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Colleagues,
The AIA Global Innovation / New Business Development team is assessing a number of products and services to determine their suitability for launch as new offerings to AIA members and customers.
To advise AIA staff on the suitability of these products and services, the AIA is asking for volunteers for an ad hoc focus group to provide feedback on potential products and services. This feedback supplements other vetting steps that AIA staff will perform as part of a comprehensive due diligence review for each new product or service.
Feedback is expected to cover a wide range of areas, and can include overall quality of the offering, suggestions to improve it, as well as ideas for what support would be necessary to make the offering more compelling.
The Focus group will do all its work virtually through webinars. The typical session will begin with an introduction to the product, work through a demonstration, and then be asked a series of questions in person, and online through a follow up sessions.
In 2015, the Focus Group is expected to meet 4 times, and is seeking approximately 20 members. The first focus group session is scheduled to review a product in March.
Focus group members must be willing to keep all information provided to them in confidence and sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Focus group members are also encouraged to suggest new ideas for AIA products.
If you are interested, please reply directly back to me, or send me an email at mhashem@aia.org.
Regards,
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Maan Hashem PMP, CAE
Managing Director, AIA Global Innovation
New Business Development
The American Institute of Architects
Washington DC
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