04 Usability Study Announcement (if needed)

Trigger: Thursday before usability study starts

Purpose

From:Alert DORISstakeholders Research
Subject:that Researcherwe will be onsite startingobserving nexthow week
Recipients:space Everyoneis /used.

People

Interdependencies

Usability study is finalized (i.e. RA assignments, dates, locations)

Directions

Use the Usability announcement template in the spaceslink beingfile studied

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Youwe maywill noticesend a DORISreminder researcher inand the buildingtemplate datecan be revised to date.serve (RAas names)a reminder. It's important to ask the client if they think sending an announcement and a reminder will be observing workspaces by collecting occupancy and behavioral data on her phone.useful.

DORIS will never report back on a single individual’s behavior. We observe;
how many people are in each location (conference rooms, workstations, breakrooms),  the tools/tech in use (whiteboard, laptop, etc.), and what activity (in a meeting, focusing, talking on the phone, eating). 

Resources

Basically,Participant theyComms are marking if workspaces, meeting rooms, phone booths, etc., are occupied and, if so, how they're being used (e.g., a meeting, individual work, what tech is being used). templates

A really important detail about the usability study is that DORIS will never report back on a single individual's behavior. DORIS combines all the data to see a high-level view of utilization and what activities are happening in the space. 

What should you do?

Carry on as usual, there’s no need to time your break or change your behavior.

Meet the Researcher  

Include picture, name, what floor/building they are doing