Once your lifecycle surveys are up and running, the next step is turning responses into insights. Lifecycle Surveys play a crucial role in capturing feedback before, between, and after major initiatives like engagement surveys and performance reviews. By analyzing trends across key employee milestonesâsuch as onboarding, anniversaries, or exitsâyou can identify whatâs working, spot areas for improvement, and take timely, strategic action to enhance the employee experience.
In this article, you will learn...
- How to Analyze Lifecycle Survey Results đ©âđ»
- Take action from Lifecycle Survey results đ
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) â
Access and availability
âïž Required access to the Lifecycle Surveys Dashboard.
đ„ This article is relevant to Account admins and Managers.
đŠ This feature is available in the Total Platform, Legacy Perform, and Engage pricing packages.
Note
This article is applicable to Account admins and managers if managers were granted visibility into their direct reports' responses during the lifecycle survey setup.
How to Analyze Lifecycle Survey Results đ©âđ»
- Click Surveys in 15Five's main, left-hand navigation, then select Lifecycle.
- Scroll to the "Surveys" section and click the name of the survey you want to view.
Alternatively, click the ellipsis (âŻ) to the far right of the survey name and select View details. A side drawer will then open on the right-hand side of your screen, showing a quick overview of the surveyâs participant-level summary. From there, you can click the
 hyperlink to open the full results page.
- Each lifecycle survey includes two main reporting views designed to help you explore data: the Overview report and the All Results report.
Tip
In reporting, you can use the dropdown option to switch between different Lifecycle Surveys, allowing you to easily navigate and view the results for each survey without leaving the page.
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The Overview report offers a participant-level summary of survey status (complete, incomplete, or expired), individual responses, and response perspective (employee or manager). Employee and manager surveys are connected in collapsible rows in the list view, and the list also shows who triggered each survey for added context.
Use the "People" filter to focus on a specific person or group...
...or take advantage of the Quick filters to jump straight to completed, incomplete, or expired surveys.
To view a participantâs responses, click "View results" next to their name. A side drawer will open on the right-hand side of your screen showing their answers. Within this drawer, manager and employee responses are separated into dedicated tabs, making side-by-side review simple and clear. You can also use the search box to quickly find specific questions and apply filters to narrow results based on responses. - Switch to the All Results report to see a breakdown of how all participants responded to each survey question.
Use the filters at the top of the page to view results for specific groups, attributes, or outcomes, matching all the HROD filters. Learn more about filtering optionsâ
You can also use the "Compare by" filter in the top, right-hand corner of the report to compare responses across time (monthly, quarterly, yearly).
Click on an answer bucket within a statement's reporting to see who gave that response.
Take action from Lifecycle Survey results đ
After reviewing your Lifecycle Survey results, you donât have to stop at understanding the dataâyou can immediately turn insights into impact by creating an Action Plan directly from the reporting page. Action Plansâ in 15Five are a structured, strategic tool that helps HR leaders and managers turn insights into measurable improvements across performance, engagement, and retention. They allow you to capture key takeaways, outline targeted improvements, and assign accountability so that survey results lead to real organizational change. You can follow the steps below to create an Action plan directly from Lifecycle reporting view:
- Head over to the All results tab in your Lifecycle Survey.
- Use the filters at the top of the page to view results for specific groups, attributes, or outcomes to narrow down your target group.
- Click the Draft Action Plan button.
- Check out our "Create an Action Plan" articleâ for next steps.
Lifecycle Survey Controls and Insights
Gain more visibility and flexibility when managing surveys. From filtering and pausing to previewing templates and reviewing participant details, these updates give HR teams faster ways to track survey performance, respond to issues, and take action, all within the Surveys list.
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Filter by type â Easily switch between Triggered and Manual surveys for clearer organization.
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See key context at a glance â See key details like trigger schedules, next send dates, upcoming audiences, and response rates right from the survey list.
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Pause/Resume controls â Manage survey activity more intuitively with dedicated pause and resume options.
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Participant details â Open a side panel to review participant status, next send dates, and response rates, with quick actions like re-open, nudge, or view results.
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Preview template questions â Preview both employee and manager questions directly from the survey overview before sending.Â
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) â
By default, only account admins have access to Lifecycle survey results.
However, you can use the "Manager visibility into team results" setting when creating the surveyâ to grant managers visibility into surveys submitted by their direct reports. This added flexibility supports a range of privacy preferences and organizational needs.
Many HR leaders prefer to keep survey responses limited to the HR teamâespecially for sensitive moments like onboarding or exitâto help ensure employees feel safe providing candid feedback.
No. Account admins can see who completed the survey, who didnât, and view individual responses.
If the âManager visibility into team resultsâ setting is enabled for the survey, managers will also have access to responses from their direct reports.
Participants are informed during the survey that their responses will be visible to the HR team and, if applicable, to their manager.
To view a managerâs direct report responses, search for the managerâs name in the survey results view. Youâll see a list of surveys theyâve been involved inâeither as the subject (i.e., feedback about them) or as a participant (i.e., feedback they submitted).
In the results list, refer to the "Perspective" column:
- Manager indicates the manager is the subject of the feedback.
- Employee indicates the manager was the one providing feedback.
For example: Filtering by âVictoriaâ will show survey responses where âManagerâ perspective responses come from Victoriaâs team, and âEmployeeâ responses are those Victoria submitted herself.