THE FABRICATOR’S REFERENCE DESK

Shop interview and demonstration kit

Printable working sheets for collecting original evidence. These are blank research forms; nothing is submitted or stored by this page.

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Interview context

Interview date, interviewer, contributor name and roleShop work mix and responsibilities relevant to the discussionProduct model/version and period of useVendor, reseller, employment or sponsorship relationshipsPermission for recording, quotation, attribution and any supplied photographs

Owner interview

Describe one completed job that illustrates the process before the change.What changed in quoting, templating, production or installation?What became harder, and who had to learn something new?What evidence supports any claimed time, cost or error improvement?For which type of shop would your recommendation be different?Which statements or images need verification before publication?

Demonstration record

Task and acceptance criteria agreed before the sessionExact product, package, version, options and operatorInputs and baseline conditions; use redacted practice recordsObserved result, manual steps, assistance and errorsElapsed time boundary and what was excludedEvidence file references, remaining questions and reviewer decision

Survey planning

Question being studied and intended populationRecruitment method and invitations sentCollection dates, consent and privacy arrangementsExact questionnaire and definitionsResponse count, exclusions and missing answersLimits on generalizing the results

Keep quotes faithful to the contributor’s words. Supplier case studies should be attributed to the supplier; they should not be recast as interviews conducted by this publication.