15Five’s Engagement feature is a research-backed survey solution that helps organizations measure, understand, and improve employee engagement at scale. With flexible survey options, AI-powered analysis, and built-in action planning tools, Engagement equips HR leaders and managers with the insights they need to take meaningful action that drives performance, retention, and culture.
This article provides a tactical overview of the Engagement feature, including how it works, key components, and where to find additional support and resources.
In this article, you will learn...
- What is 15Five's Engagement feature? 🌟
- How it works 🧑💻
- Key components 🔑
- Additional resources (Articles, Courses, & Videos) 📝
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ❓
Access and availability
⛔️ Required access to Engagement.
👥 This article is relevant to all roles.
📦 This feature is available in the Engage, Legacy Perform, and Total Platform pricing packages.
What is 15Five's Engagement feature? 🌟
15Five’s Engagement feature enables you to survey employees, analyze insights, and take action to improve engagement across your organization. With flexible survey options, AI-powered analysis, and built-in action planning tools, Engagement helps HR leaders and managers take informed, scalable action to increase performance, reduce turnover, and build a culture where employees thrive.
Use Engagement to:
- Capture employee sentiment through confidential, research-backed surveys
- Identify focus areas with dashboards and Predictive Impact insights
- Create and manage Action Plans that target high-impact areas
- Equip managers with team-specific data to guide action
- Feed results into the HR Outcomes Dashboard to measure impact on engagement over time
How it works 🧑💻
- Launch your survey: Quickly create and send engagement surveys using pre-built templates or customize your own.
- Employees complete the survey: Surveys take about 6 minutes to complete and can be accessed from any device—making participation easy and accessible for everyone.
- Analyze results: Once responses are in, use 15Five’s built-in dashboards to filter and analyze data by team, department, tenure, demographics, and more. Identify key strengths and areas of opportunity across your organization.
- Take action: Use insights from the survey to create targeted Action Plans that address high-impact areas and improve engagement over time.
- Repeat regularly: We recommend running surveys 2–4 times per year. A consistent cadence helps track progress, inform strategic decisions, and keep employee engagement tied to your ongoing business planning.
Ready to get started?
Check out our quick-launch guide for steps on configuration, creating, and launch an engagement campaign!
Key components 🔑
Customizable Surveys
Easily send engagement surveys to your entire organization or specific groups. Use science-backed templates to measure engagement, manager effectiveness, DEI, eNPS, and more, tailored to your unique needs. Learn more →
Data-Rich Insights
Drill down into engagement data by department, team, tenure, and more. Slice results by demographic attributes, track trends over time, and pinpoint exactly where to focus your efforts. Learn more →
Benchmarking
Use the Benchmark Group filter to compare your results with companies of similar size, industry, and region. These dynamic benchmarks provide context and help you understand how your engagement scores stack up. Learn more →
Predictive Impact Model
Leverage AI to identify which survey statements and groups will have the biggest impact on engagement if improved. Prioritize your efforts with confidence, backed by predictive analytics. Learn more →
Action Planning
Go from insight to impact. Build targeted Action Plans based on Predictive Impact insights to address high-priority drivers. Assign owners, set goals, and track progress to ensure real follow-through and measurable improvements in engagement. Learn more →
Additional resources 📝
- 🌟 Quick-launch guide: Launch an engagement campaign
- Create an engagement campaign
- Configure Engagement feature settings
- Access & analyze engagement campaign results
- Predictive Impact Model: Tool Overview
- Action Plans: Tool Overview
- Confidentiality for engagement surveys
- Engagement for employees
- Engagement for managers
You can access role-specific Engagement articles by navigating to the "Using 15Five" section of the Help Center, selecting your role, and then clicking "Engagement surveys."
- Create and Launch an Engagement Campaign (3 min)
- Reporting options for engagement surveys (6 min)
- Access your company's engagement results (Admins) (1 min)
- Access your company's engagement results (Managers) (1 min)
- Engagement Action Plans: Process Overview (3 min)
- 5 Insights You Can Get From Engagement (2 min)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ❓
We recommend quarterly or bi-annual surveys to track progress and respond to changes before issues escalate.
Surveys are fully anonymous. Written responses are never tied to individuals, and results are only shared in aggregate for groups with at least 3–5 respondents. Learn more →
A machine-learning model that identifies which engagement drivers will most influence performance and retention if improved. Learn more →
Follow the steps in the "Access & Analyze Engagement Campaign Results" article.
Create Action Plans based on insights to address problem areas, assign owners, and track improvements over time.
Visibility is role-based. HR Admins have full access; other users can be assigned varying levels of visibility. Results are always anonymized and shown only for qualifying group sizes. Learn how to assign results visibility →