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How Do You Solve RoadTest "RoadBlock" ?

rscasny

This past weekend I began a discussion about RoadTests called A Conversation about RoadTests, Missing Reviews, and the Future. The post received 66 comments to date and was a great discussion. I appreciate everyone who took the time to contribute.

 

One of the most informative comments I read was from someone who explained that he was excited to RoadTest the product yet when he actually sat down do to the RoadTest, he found it overwhelming. Then, when he saw he was not meeting his goals, he got discouraged and put off writing the review. To me, it sounded like he had what I call RoadTest RoadBlock. It can happen to anyone. You think you know what you want to do or you know what you want to do, but then you find out the RoadTest was a bigger job than you had imagined.

 

Technical work can be mind-bending at times. You could be staring at it for hours, and you know the solution is at the tip of your tongue, but something is blocking you. While it may be painful when the roadblock is occurring, it can also be a learning experience. Perhaps even a natural part of career growth.

 

There are a couple of easy things you can do if you experience RaodTest RoadBlock. First, leave a comment about your problem on the RoadTest page. Be as detailed as possible, If you need to post a schematic with your readings or scope shots, go ahead. Members will read your comment and often will offer suggestions or help you troubleshoot. The other thing you can do is contact me at . While I am not as hands-on as I was in the past, I do have access to suppliers and may be able to get you some support.

 

So, what do you do to solve RoadTest RoadBlock?

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  • I don't believe there's such a thing called RoadTest Roadblock.

    Winners of RoadTests should be euphoric from  winning something and be using this energy to rip open the box and put the product through its paces.

    All one needs to do is to scribe or record the events at the time and jot/post it down.

    Once you think you've tested everything out you can then write up a final summary.

     

    "RoadTests - It's about the journey and not the destination." - Just like life.

  • in reply to COMPACT

    When your road test is "I want to verify the product specs and it claims", then you just need to look at the specifications and marketing material, verify and test it, write it down and you are done. If the road test is for a more complex item (lets say an oscilloscope) its not as simple anymore. Then its more like exploratory testing and evaluation, and the writing gets more difficult. And when you want to do a real project for the test to see how its to be used in reality, the number of problems you might encounter is endless...

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  • in reply to COMPACT

    When your road test is "I want to verify the product specs and it claims", then you just need to look at the specifications and marketing material, verify and test it, write it down and you are done. If the road test is for a more complex item (lets say an oscilloscope) its not as simple anymore. Then its more like exploratory testing and evaluation, and the writing gets more difficult. And when you want to do a real project for the test to see how its to be used in reality, the number of problems you might encounter is endless...

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