Research Plan Template

Research Plan Template: a polished, practical template for product, technical & operations work.

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Research Plan

Research question

[Primary and secondary questions]


Decision to inform

[Participant criteria and exclusion]


Participants and sampling

[Interview or task script]


Method and protocol

[Sample target and stopping rule]


Recruiting and consent

[Consent and data handling]


Analysis plan

[Coding framework and decision owner]


Bias and limitations

[Bias and limitations: decision, evidence, owner, constraints, and next action]


Deliverables and readout

[Deliverables and readout: decision, evidence, owner, constraints, and next action]


Measurement and Ownership

Measure or deliverable Baseline or input Target or acceptance condition Source Owner Review date
[Recruitment rate] [Current state] [Target or acceptance condition] [System or evidence source] [Accountable role] [Date]
[Completion rate] [Current state] [Target or acceptance condition] [System or evidence source] [Accountable role] [Date]
[Task success] [Current state] [Target or acceptance condition] [System or evidence source] [Accountable role] [Date]
[Saturation signal] [Current state] [Target or acceptance condition] [System or evidence source] [Accountable role] [Date]
[Decision confidence] [Current state] [Target or acceptance condition] [System or evidence source] [Accountable role] [Date]