Research Template
Research Template
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Realistic Timeline
Risk Assessment
Calendar
Attendance Planner
XX Project Name
Project Plan
November
Week 1 HOLIDAY
M T W T F M T W
11/15 11/16 11/17 11/18 11/19 11/22 11/23 11/24
Holiday / PTO
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Milestone Meeting
Type
FRAME
Extreme User Definition
Draft criteria
Co-create criteria with Google
Finalize with Google
Screener
Draft screener
Co-create screener with Google
Review / finalize with Google
Research Charter D
Draft charter
Share charter with Google
Review / finalize with Google
EXPLORE
Diaries
Define Guide Research Objectives
Define Recruit
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Develop Screener
Define Key Questions & Diary Guide
Share guide with Google
Program Digital Diary (1 day by Pixel)
Review / finalize Guide with Google
Review potential participants
Have SIS translate Diary Guide for Brazil (24-36
hours)
Program dscout missions
Select Participants with Google
Launch diaries (runs over weekend)
Actively moderate diaries
IDIs
Determine IDI research objectives
Draft discussion guide
Share guide with Google
Review / finalize with Google
Select follow-on participants from Diaries
Schedule interviews
Define IDI research roles
Conduct interviews
Prepare notes and transcripts for analysis
xx Interviews
Create discussion guide
Select participants
Onboard Haley
Take notes
Synthesize
SYNTHESIZE
Internal Synthesis Sessions
Organize unstructured data
Conduct internal analysis
Conduct internal synthesis workshop
Distill opportunity spaces
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Research Immersion
Organize themes for session
Share agenda with Google
Facilitate Session
CO-CREATE
Research Primer
Draft document
Share document with Google
Train moderators
Dyad/triad Study
Choose research objectives
Draft Screener
Share screener with Google
Finalize Screener with Google
Draft Guide
Share with Google
Finalize w/Google
Define Concept Stimulus
Deaign Concept Stimulus
Share w/ Google
Finalize w/Google
Conduct Dyads/Triads
Analysis + Synthesis
Analyze research outputs to refine opportunity
spaces
VALIDATE
Survey Development
Draft survey guide based on co-creation results
Share guide with Google
Review / finalize with Google
Work with vendor to program survey
Launch survey
5
Field survey
Analyze results
Develop summary material
Quant Immersion
Share Immersion session materials with Google
Facilitate Session
REFINE
Opportunity Space Validation Synthesis
Further refine opportunity space descriptions
Validate User Types for Feature Concepts
Incorporate Validation Findings into CUJs
Define Final Feature Concept Architecture
Detail Final Feature Concepts
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December
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Client Scope
Level of
Clear Internal Level of Clarity on Clarity on Clarity on
Handholding
Mandate? Clarity Timing? Outcome? Outputs?
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August 2018 8/31/2018
September 2018 9/30/2018
October 2018 10/31/2018
November 2018 11/30/2018
December 2018 12/31/2018
January 2019 1/31/2019
February 2019 2/28/2019
March 2019 3/31/2019
April 2019 4/30/2019
May 2019 5/31/2019
June 2019 6/30/2019
July 2019 7/31/2019
August 2019 8/31/2019
September 2019 9/30/2019
October 2019 10/31/2019
November 2019 11/30/2019
December 2019 12/31/2019
January 2020 1/31/2020
February 2020 2/29/2020
March 2020 3/31/2020
April 2020 4/30/2020
May 2020 5/31/2020
June 2020 6/30/2020
July 2020 7/31/2020
August 2020 8/31/2020
September 2020 9/30/2020
October 2020 10/31/2020
November 2020 11/30/2020
December 2020 12/31/2020
January 2021 1/30/2021
February 2021 2/28/2021
March 2021 3/31/2021
April 2021 4/30/2021
May 2021 5/31/2021
June 2021 6/30/2021
July 2021 7/31/2021
August 2021 8/31/2021
September 2021 9/30/2021
October 2021 10/31/2021
November 2021 11/30/2021
December 2021 12/31/2021
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