Planning ahead for your study launch can help your team to stay on track with your research timeline and anticipate potential challenges that could arise.
If you're working with the Outset team, we'll often check in about these questions below to help make sure we understand your research needs.
View and download a word document copy of this Project Planning template here (LINK) for your team's use!
Research Topic
What are the high-level details of your study?
Interview type |
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Use case |
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Research objectives |
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Study length | Planned length (minutes):
Planned length (questions): |
Recruiting Plan
Who do you plan to recruit, and how do you plan to recruit them? What potential recruiting challenges can be solved for in advance?
Target audience | What requirements do you have for your audience? |
Number of interviews | Total number of interviews: |
Recruiting plan |
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Incidence rate | What is your expected incidence rate for your target audience?
What if any characteristics could make this audience more difficult to source? |
Geographies |
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Language needs |
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Planned recruiting budget | What is your planned budget per participant, and in total?
Do you have room for additional incentive if needed, if recruitment is lagging?
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Planned Timeline
What is your planned timeline for research? Are there any key dates or deadlines?
Guide written and finalized (with client approval, if relevant) |
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Guide added to Outset and tested by team |
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(If relevant) “Soft launch” of study | Recommended if your timeline permits |
Full launch - Interviews begin |
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Interviews complete |
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Analysis begins |
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Analysis ends |
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Presentation of results |
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