518 Interior Design Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Helen Filatova/Shutterstock.com Figure 14-31 Prior to beginning a design project, it is important for a designer to walk through a client’s space. Questions for Programming Data Survey Questions Questions for Personal Interviews and Focus Groups ■ What type of work does this organization, department, or unit do? ■ What is the culture of the organization? What are the interior design goals to refl ect this culture? ■ What is the philosophy of the business related to customers? Does a mission statement exist? ■ What is the client’s vision for the business in fi ve and ten years? Is there projected growth that should be considered? ■ How many employees work at this location? Are there satellite offi ces? ■ What are the employee demographics in regard to age, gender, and culture? ■ What are preferred employee work styles? ■ Will the furniture be new or repurposed? ■ What type of organizational branding should be visible in the client space? ■ What type of communication is preferred between administration and key individuals? ■ What sustainable and green design factors are to be encouraged? ■ What do the current spaces look like now? How do they refl ect or not refl ect the needs of the corporation? ■ Do employees prefer to work in traditional workstation confi gurations or fl exible cafés? ■ What is your department? What is its function? ■ Do you have a department organization chart to understand who reports to whom? ■ What adjacency requirements does your department have? ■ Who are your personnel? Are you expecting additional personnel? ■ What type of tasks of [specifi c personnel] are completed in a common workday? ■ What is your preferred work style? ■ What, if any, are the security requirements for specifi c tasks or departments? ■ What tasks are hindered by the current work space(s)? Figure 14-32 Formulating survey and interview questions is key to the designer’s programming work. What questions might you add to these?