Descriptive Panel Leadership (on-demand) Panel Development Resources
For working Panel Leaders: Want to improve your skills in and out of the panel room, but don't have time or budget to take our in-person course? These on-demand modules focus on the skills and resources you need to establish a new panel, or start work on a new panel category or product. This bundle includes 7 of the 9 modules you would receive in our all-inclusive bundle.
What's Included
Sensory Evaluation Review
A review of sensory evaluation’s role in industry, and how objective testing, specifically descriptive analysis, is used to support business objectives.
Test Controls: Factors Affecting Sensory Verdicts
Test controls are factors that influence sensory verdicts. Identifying and understanding the details that affect testing are critically important to your role as a panel leader. In this module, we will discuss the importance of test controls in collecting accurate and reproducible data.
NOTE: The content of this course is similar to our course Best Practices for Product Evaluation but geared specifically toward panel leaders. We recommend completing one or the other but not both.
NOTE: The content of this course is similar to our course Best Practices for Product Evaluation but geared specifically toward panel leaders. We recommend completing one or the other but not both.
Dealing with Difficult Dynamics
Managing your group’s dynamics is an essential skill for panel leaders. This on-demand module provides information for you to reflect on as you consider interactions with your panel.
Forming a Panel
Are you looking to build a descriptive analysis panel? In this on-demand module, we'll look at some things to consider when deciding whether or not you need an internal panel and discuss some of the considerations needed when choosing your panelists.