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Usability

The Usability Study is an opportunity to collect in-depth quantitative data about the workplace and its use today. 

Review client-provided floor plans

Purpose To ensure we have all the floorplans (FPs) needed to set up Vantage Space and they have ...

Prep Vantage Space

Purpose We use Vantage Space to collect usability study data. By uploading floor plans, we can a...

Floorplan Walkthrough

Purpose Ensure the points in Vantage Space accurately reflect the office layout and departmental...

Edit Vantage Space / Assign Spaces to Research Assistants

Purpose Updates from the walk-through are changed in Vantage Space so the points are correct and...

Purchasing Study in Vantage Space

Purpose Need to purchase the study to use Vantage Space for the Usability Study. Responsible Pa...

Hire contract RAs (as needed)

Purpose At DORIS, our standard practice is to recruit contract research assistants (RAs) to cond...

Send Usability Announcement Comm

Purpose Let employees know why someone is walking around their workspace.  Responsible Party D...

Create materials for RA orientation

Purpose For each project, a usability orientation presentation and packet are created. These mat...

Conduct RA orientation

Purpose Give RAs an overview of who DORIS is, the organization being studied, what is expected o...

Conduct Usability Study

Purpose Collect quantitive space use data Responsible Party Contractors and/or DORIS corporate...

Check Vantage Space + RAs daily during the study

Purpose Ensure RAs are showing up and syncing their tours  Responsible Party Operations Manage...

Send Usability Announcement Reminder Comm

Purpose Remind people there will be RAs walking through the building.  Responsible Party Data ...

Thank RAs and document any information collected outside of Vantage Space

Purpose Make people feel appreciated and ensure all collected data is input for analysis. Respo...