The project ReachOut achieved the following results
1) Design, implementation and provision of the the ReachOut BetaCenter
https://www.reachout-project.eu/(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)The project successfully designed, implemented and provided as an online service the ReachOut BetaCenter. The BetaCenter includes the components allowing Campaign Managers to develop their project presence on ReachOut and manage their Beta-Testing Campaigns, and components allowing Beta Testers to participate in Beta-Testing Campaigns. The ReachOut BetaCenter was impelemented on the basis of well known open source tools.
2) ReachOut educational materials.
The developed in the reporting period educational materials include:
• a methodology framework defining
o Concepts and vocabulary
o Process, roles, etc.
o Dashboard
• the ReachOut Methodology presented as a project education slide deck and as a Reference Document. It introduces a set of concepts, tools, methods, tips and best practices that can be applied to efficiently develop and run a beta-testing campaign. The beta-testing methodology is the general strategy that outlines the way in which a beta-testing campaign is to be undertaken and, among other things, identifies the methods to be used to complete it.
• templates for Campaign Managers
o Communication package
o Legal notices
• ReachOut Video Tutorials presenting the different aspects of using the ReachOut BetaCenter for organising beta-testing campaigns.
All educational materials are presented on the ReachOut website.
3) Engagement and education of projects
Reachout established a contact with 174 H2020 research projects. For them ReachOut organised 39 individual private workshops or invited them to attend the ReachOut webinars (16 were organised), where they learned the ReachOut methodology and how to work with the BetaCenter. ReachOut in collaboration with the projects organised 41 beta-testing campaigns.
4) Helping projects to recruit beta testers
Abobout 600 to 750 beta testers participated in the beta-testing campaigns organised with help of ReachOut.
5) Initial Exploitation Plan
The project prepared the plans of the ReachOut consortium members for exploiting project results and for the ReachOut platform sustainability. It includes an outlook for ReachOut long-term sustainability, provides a methodology including lessons learned during three years and feedback from projects. It details the market drivers and its competitive environment. And it also brings a ReachOut value proposal, some market positioning and tactics, a SWOT analysis, revenues and costs evaluation, operating results and a generic business model.
