Becoming a panelist at Osterman Research requires that you are an IT professional or non-technical end user in a small medium or large corporation. You corporate email address, company name and other information will be needed to fill out the online registration form. If you are selected to take surveys, you are expected to share opinions and insights about your current corporate IT infrastructure. You answers submitted through free surveys are used to created valuable sets of data giving the pulse of the IT industry that can be the catalyst for change in many of Osterman Research's clients. Members of the panel benefit because they help to shape the IT industry and improve the products and service they may actually purchase themselves.Typically, you can take surveys from the convenience of your own home or office space and schedule to time commitment to fit your schedule. As a thank you for taking these free online surveys, you could possibly be offered various compensation that will be detailed at the start of each paid survey.