Road Test Fears

I decide if the product is of interest to me. Then I try and determine what I can I provide to the product vendor from my evaluation (i.e. RoadTest).

I look at the evaluation exercise as a contract job, requiring output to Element14. Now it would be nice if Element14 could tell me what the output should contain. That being said, Element14 is looking for my freelancer insight. Telling me how to evaluate something reduces that.

I still feel the program could do with some templates to assist would be RoadTesters through a framework. I do like Randal, listings types of RoadTest. Template for RoadTests based on types of RoadTest would narrow down use cases I would need to develop. Creating use cases is a struggle. Providing a starting point with templates would help.

If you were evaluating a solder extractor (sucker). I suspect a vendor would appreciate a review from both an experienced evaluator and a review from someone with very little experience. The vendor is the one that decides the target market for their product. A poor review from an inexperienced evaluator is not a bad thing for a vendor. Maybe some changes based on feedback from the inexperienced evaluator, gives insight into a new market for the product.

I have withdrawn from RoadTests because after further evaluation, I felt I could not deliver reasonable review material Element14 needed to provide to the vendor. I struggle with what constitutes a reasonable review. I would love to evaluate an Oscilloscope! Just unboxing the unit turning it on and trying to find something to display would be a challenge. I have a conflict of interest in wanting to work with the cool stuff verses delivering results. If I damn the results, I would apply on all cool tech stuff. I don't feel that is what my employer (i.e. Element14) is looking for.

My work ethic continues to remind me, nothing is free. There is a cost to grabbing he fun from free stuff, especially tech stuff. Be cool to have a job that has you evaluate cool tech. Oh I just retired, I don't want a job. Here is an Oscilloscope, go find something to do with it and let us know about it.

sean

(always to long)

I decide if the product is of interest to me. Then I try and determine what I can I provide to the product vendor from my evaluation (i.e. RoadTest).

I look at the evaluation exercise as a contract job, requiring output to Element14. Now it would be nice if Element14 could tell me what the output should contain. That being said, Element14 is looking for my freelancer insight. Telling me how to evaluate something reduces that.

I still feel the program could do with some templates to assist would be RoadTesters through a framework. I do like Randal, listings types of RoadTest. Template for RoadTests based on types of RoadTest would narrow down use cases I would need to develop. Creating use cases is a struggle. Providing a starting point with templates would help.

If you were evaluating a solder extractor (sucker). I suspect a vendor would appreciate a review from both an experienced evaluator and a review from someone with very little experience. The vendor is the one that decides the target market for their product. A poor review from an inexperienced evaluator is not a bad thing for a vendor. Maybe some changes based on feedback from the inexperienced evaluator, gives insight into a new market for the product.

I have withdrawn from RoadTests because after further evaluation, I felt I could not deliver reasonable review material Element14 needed to provide to the vendor. I struggle with what constitutes a reasonable review. I would love to evaluate an Oscilloscope! Just unboxing the unit turning it on and trying to find something to display would be a challenge. I have a conflict of interest in wanting to work with the cool stuff verses delivering results. If I damn the results, I would apply on all cool tech stuff. I don't feel that is what my employer (i.e. Element14) is looking for.

My work ethic continues to remind me, nothing is free. There is a cost to grabbing he fun from free stuff, especially tech stuff. Be cool to have a job that has you evaluate cool tech. Oh I just retired, I don't want a job. Here is an Oscilloscope, go find something to do with it and let us know about it.

sean

(always to long)