− | The Westlake team encountered some challenges in the information-gathering phase. First, the 360-degree assessment, while widely responded to, did not present sufficient feedback on the effectiveness and operations of working groups within the GNSO. A separate survey was launched specific to working groups, and while the responses received were a useful source of qualitative data, there were not enough responses to draw conclusions on quantitative grounds.<ref name="draftrep" /> There were also a number of "high priority" respondents that did not answer either survey, resulting in a need to increase the number of interviews conducted.<ref name="draftrep" /> In all, there were over 156 completed responses to the initial 360-degree assessment, twenty-five responses from twenty individuals to the follow-up survey on working groups, and forty interviews conducted to both validate findings from the assessments and to provide depth and background.<ref name="draftrep" /> As Westlake reported: | + | The Westlake team encountered some challenges in the information-gathering phase. First, the 360-degree assessment, while widely responded to, did not present sufficient feedback on the effectiveness and operations of working groups within the GNSO. A separate survey was launched specific to working groups, and while the responses received were a useful source of qualitative data, there were not enough responses to draw conclusions on quantitative grounds.<ref name="draftrep" /> There were also a number of "high priority" respondents that did not answer either survey, resulting in a need to increase the number of interviews conducted.<ref name="draftrep" /> In all, there were over 150 completed responses to the initial 360-degree assessment, twenty-five responses from twenty individuals to the follow-up survey on working groups, and forty interviews conducted to both validate findings from the assessments and to provide depth and background.<ref name="draftrep" /> As Westlake reported: |