Part of my job at element14 is to manage the Roadtest program. That entails lots of every day activities such as speaking with suppliers about the products that they would like to roadtest or creating roadtest pages or even answering all kinds of questions. I also try to find ways to improve the program. To do this, I often create discussions and polls to get your feedback and your ideas on how to make things work better. With these things, I usually find out what I am doing right and sometimes what I'm not.
I recently ran a poll/discussion on the time it takes our roadtesters to complete a roadtest. Now, I know roadtests are unpredictable. We roadtest such a wide variety of products such that each roadtest is undoubtedly unique. I figured our roadtesters put in a considerable amount of time. But I think when I saw the poll results, it put a number on how much time is spent conducting a roadtest. I've spoken to my boss about this poll. She and I have started a discussion on what else we can do to reward roadtesters beyond the product. That discussion is a work in progress.
But today I want to give a big thank you to all the roadtesters. I know you spend a lot of time on the roadtests. Speaking for the entire element14 community, I just want to say I value the time you have devoted to the roadtest program. I know most roadtesters have full time jobs, so the time you take to do a roadtest is all the more valued. Thanks!
Randall Scasny
Roadtest Program Manager
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