# Research plan

## Decision
What will we decide, by when, and who is responsible?

## What we know
- Evidence and source:
- Assumptions:
- Most consequential unknown:

## Research question
What do we need to understand to make this decision?

## People and method
- Relevant participant experience:
- Perspectives we may be missing:
- Access and communication needs:
- Method and why it fits:
- Recruitment approach and agreed participant thank-you, if any:

## Participant care and data
- Information and consent process:
- What we need to collect, and why:
- Recording choice and alternatives:
- Who can access the notes and where they are kept:
- Retention and deletion plan:

## Session outline
- Introduction and permission to stop:
- Topics or tasks:
- Closing questions:

## Use the findings
- How we will review and synthesise:
- Evidence that could change our mind:
- Decision review date and owner:
- Limitations to report:

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Cumulative · Plan research around a decision
Guide: https://cumulative.com.au/resources/research-plan

This planning worksheet is not a participant information sheet or consent form. Arrange those for your actual research context before involving people.