Shift Membership Case Studies
While some of Shift’s work was confidential, we are grateful to have received client permission to share the following case studies of projects we completed.
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- Academic and scholarly
- Charity
- Conference research
- Medical and healthcare
- Membership research
- Professional
- Publications and new service development research
- Qualifications and accreditation research
- Regulatory
- Research to inform policy development
- Trade
Project journal research
APM’s quarterly Project journal is their flagship publication and one of their most popular member benefits. APM would like to ensure that Project continues to meet members’ expectations and perform as it should – and commissioned Shift to conduct research exploring members’ attitudes to the journal, particularly its content and distribution format.
Membership research, Professional, Publications and new service development research
Interviews exploring data usage in project management
We conducted research for APM exploring how project professionals currently use data in their roles.
Professional, Publications and new service development research
Qualification review
We conducted qualitative research for a professional organisation and awarding body, who wanted to look into their qualifications, to ensure they were continuing to meet the changing needs of industry professionals.
Professional, Publications and new service development research
Multi-method competence framework review
Shift undertook a literature review and online focus groups in this consultation for APM, to inform the update of their Competence Framework, a core part of their offer.
Professional, Publications and new service development research
Interviews and usability testing around CPD development
We conducted qualitative research and usability testing with APM's membership, to to understand how members accessed and used their CPD resources, as well as to user-test a potential new CPD area.
Professional, Publications and new service development research
Scholarly publishing audience and competitor research
The Royal Society of Chemistry needed a better understanding of the value and impact of their academic journal CERP. In-depth interviews, e-survey, competitor analysis and literature review allowed Shift to paint a detailed picture of the publication and the sector.
Academic and scholarly, Publications and new service development research
Engagement of young people
A world-leading professional organisation sought to develop an offer to engage young people aged 5-16 with the aim to support, inspire and encourage participation in their sector. As well as needing to find out what specifically would appeal to young people across their target age range, this organisation sought to understand what concerns parents might have about the use of their children’s data and to gauge the level of awareness of their organisation amongst their intended audience.
Professional, Publications and new service development research
Interviews around primary chemistry resources
We conducted 40 phone interviews with primary teachers who taught science to explore their experiences and challenges, as well as their perceptions of RSC services.
Academic and scholarly, Publications and new service development research
Analysis of market segments, needs and demands to enable future development of products and services
The ICSA were keen to re-evaluate their offering to their members and find new opportunities for products and services. We had many objectives within this research; the most notable being to understand the potential market size for membership and training; key and emerging segments within this market; the nature of the broader business qualifications market; and the needs of the professional education market outside the role of Charted Secretaries.
Membership research, Professional, Publications and new service development research
Faraday Primary
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) were looking to expand its Faraday programme into primary, by making free engineering-related teaching resources readily available for primary teachers. Research needed to be undertaken to understand what level of demand there is for resources to help teach this content, what the Faraday programme should consist of at a primary level, and how it should be marketed.
Academic and scholarly, Publications and new service development research