OK Seattle-area Project Managers, this is one you won't want to miss.  This study is a site visit, so if you've wanted to participate in a User Research Study but can't take the time out from your schedule, we'll come to you!  A User Researcher will visit you in your office to observe the tools and processes you use to manage your projects.  They will occasionally ask questions during the observation but will otherwise make every attempt to allow you to remain productive. This study will last approximately 4 hours and is scheduled at your convenience.   

Another advantage of this study is that participants will receive 2 gratuities.  All of our software and hardware gratuities come in retail packaging so if you decide to give one away as a holiday gift that's ok with us ;).

Here are the study details - as always please email me if you have questions.  Thanks - Andrew

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Microsoft User Research is looking for Seattle area Project Managers or people who perform Project Management duties as part of their job for a User Research study.  We would like to visit you where you work to observe your processes and ask questions about how you accomplish certain tasks.  This visit will take approximately 4 hours and is designed to be as non-intrusive as possible.  Since this study is longer than a typical User Research study, we are offering 2 pieces of software or hardware from our gratuity list.  See the end of this posting for some examples of available titles.

Here are the criteria for this study:

·         Work for companies with 100 to 1000+ employees

·         Work in the Puget Sound Area

·         Perform project management duties (but do not necessarily have to be project manager by title)

·         Manage projects that typically last less than 1 year

·         Must be using software to plan and organize their projects – This includes MS applications (Excel, Sharepoint, Outlook, and Project users with little experience with the software) as well as competitor products

·         Are in beginning stages of current project