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Projects Basic Overview


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About the Projects Page

The Projects page is a one-stop shop listing all the XM projects you’ve created and that have been shared with you. The Projects page can be accessed in 2 ways:

  1. Open the navigation menu on any page of the Qualtrics website and select Projects.
    Navigation menu opened, projects is the second thing listed
  2. When you first login and land on Home, you can also click See all projects.
    The See all projects link on the homepage
Qtip: Clicking the Qualtrics logo does not take you to the Projects page – it takes you to the Home page.

From the Projects page, you can do the following:

  1. Create new projects.
  2. Organize, sort, search, and view your projects.
  3. Collaborate on projects with colleagues.
  4. Identify your projects by their project type.
Qtip: The homepage is the default landing page for all users.

Available Project Types

There are many different types of projects available to you. When you create a new project in Qualtrics, you have several options to select for the Project type. Each Qualtrics software solution has its own unique strengths, so the project type helps determine which software you can use.

Qtip: Because you can customize what project information is displayed, your project type might not appear exactly as shown below.

A few different project types with differing icons

  • Survey: With survey projects, you can create a survey, distribute it to respondents, analyze the data, and build reports, all inside 1 project.
  • Imported Data: If you don’t want to create a survey before importing data to Stats iQ for analysis, you can create a standalone Stats iQ project.
  • Website & App Insights: This project type allows you to seamlessly integrate feedback surveys with your website.
  • Dashboards Project: Visualize your research by building shareable, dynamic reports. This project type is also called CX Dashboards.
  • Conjoint: Conjoint analysis is a market research technique used to identify consumer preferences and evaluate the product trade-offs they would make. Our choice-based model allows your respondents to provide feedback so you can easily narrow down the types of packages and products you should offer.
  • MaxDiff: MaxDiff (Maximum Difference) is an advanced survey research technique used to obtain preference and importance scores for multiple items. This is done by presenting respondents with samples of the full list of items you wish to assess, and then having them mark the items they prefer the most and the items they prefer the least in each set.
  • Frontline Feedback: Collect, organize, and prioritize suggestions from users in your Qualtrics organization.
  • Assorted Guided Solutions: When you create a guided solution, its name will appear as the project type – for example, “Pricing Study (Gabor Granger)” or “Brand Tracker.”
  • Reputation Management: Online Reputation management is a means of understanding and managing your brand’s online reputation. Here, you can create dynamic dashboards that report on reviews you receive, and trigger close-the-loop responses when reviews come in that require action.
  • Ticket Feedback: Attaches to ticket tasks and lets ticket owners provide additional follow-up details.
  • Programs: Organize different related projects in 1 container. Depending on your license, you may be able to access expertly-designed programs, or build your own from scratch.

You can also find a list of Employee Experience projects, such as Engagement, 360, Lifecycle, and more. See Types of Employee Experience Projects for more details.

Warning: If you don’t have access to one of these project types and would like to make a purchase or request a demo, contact your Account Executive.

In addition to sorting projects by type, you can filter by project type. See more under Organizing, Viewing, Searching, & Sorting Projects.

A picture of the filter in the upper-left and the type column

Creating New Projects

A typical project consists of a survey, a distribution record, responses, and reports. You can start with any project type available to you.

New projects are created on the Catalog page. You can also easily start from Home or the Projects page itself. Below, we’ll show you what creating a survey looks like on the Projects page.

  1. From any folder on the Projects page, click Create project.
    clicking Create project on the projects page

    Qtip: The folder you start in doesn’t affect where your project will be stored once it’s created.
  2. Scroll through the sections or filter or search to find the type of project you’d like to create.
    Selecting the Project Type and solution in the project creation window
  3. Select from among the many project creation options, including Survey or one of the solutions offered.
  4. Click Get Started.

Go to the Creating a Project page for step-by-step examples of how to create new projects using any of these options.

Organizing, Viewing, Searching, & Sorting Projects

The Projects page displays practical, at-a-glance information to help you organize, view, monitor, track, and sort through your projects. For example:

Layout of the Projects page

  1. View and organize projects by folder or category. You can choose between:
    • Starred projects
    • Projects shared with you
    • Projects and programs
    • Folders you’ve created
      Qtip: The “Projects and Programs” folder is your root folder. Here you can find folders, projects, and programs that haven’t been categorized into other folders.
  2. See the folder you’re located inside along the left or the top of the page.
  3. Filter by project types or statuses.
  4. Search for projects, programs, and folders by typing terms into the field. This will search by name, survey ID, or project type.
  5. View different information about your projects and click column headers to sort by that information. You can customize what columns appear here using the gear button on the far-right.

On the far-right of every project name you’ll see 3 dots that open the project actions drop-down menu. From here you can activate, rename, copy, edit, translate, delete your projects, and more.

Project Actions dropdown menu to the right of a project

Go to the Organizing & Viewing Your Projects page for step-by-step examples of how to get the most value and power out of the Projects page. This page goes through:

  1. The project actions drop-down menu’s options.
  2. The organization of your folders and categories.
  3. The sorting and searching of your projects.

Collaborating On Projects

Collaborating on projects is as easy as clicking Collaborate from the project actions drop-down menu.

Collaborate option in the project dropdown menu

If your account has the proper permissions, you can collaborate with:

  • Individuals inside your organization.
  • Groups within your organization.
  • Collaborators outside your organization.
Qtip: If you don’t have the ability to collaborate, reach out to your Brand Administrator.

To begin collaborating, enter a colleague’s email address in the Collaborate popup menu.

Collaborate pop up window
You determine the security level of the projects you share. You can designate full or limited access.

  • Full access rights: Allows collaborators unrestricted access (while still protecting your account information).
  • Limited access rights: The Collaborate on Project popup menu lets you customize access to specific collaborator needs.

Collaboration permissions pop up menu

For example, translators may be limited to “Edit” permissions only while their “Activate/Deactivate” and “Distribute” permissions are disabled.

When people invite you to collaborate, their projects will show up in your Projects page. There is even a folder called Shared with me to help you find these projects quickly.

Shared with Me folder in the folder pane on the left

Qtip: If you would like to transfer a copy of a survey to another Qualtrics account, see Import & Export Surveys for more information.

Navigate to the Collaborating on a Project page for step-by-step examples of how to collaborate on projects.

Variations for Different Project Types

The Projects page has a lot of functions that are shared by all types of projects. You can view all of your projects on this page, and you can star them and sort them into folders however you see fit.

However, there are a few key differences to keep in mind, especially regarding:

  • Collaboration
  • Management (such as copying projects, status changes, and project actions)

Luckily, we have resources to help with these key differences. See the linked pages below for more information about collaboration and management in different project types.

Attention: The types of projects you have access to varies based on what’s included with your license and your user permissions. If you’re interested in a feature you don’t have access to, reach out to your Brand Administrator or your Account Team for more information.

Collaborating on Different Project Types

Collaborate option in the project dropdown menu

Qtip: Certain projects may have other, similar functionalities, such as sharing dashboards by role or distributing to participants. This list only covers how to invite other users to collaborate with you on editing and managing projects.

Managing Different Project Types

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