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Design research study

Skill alexe-ev/product-plugins/ux-research/skills/design-research-study

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Design a structured UX or product research study including method selection, protocol, stimuli, and success criteria. Use this skill when a team needs to go beyond ad-hoc interviews to a rigorous, repeatable research design.

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Design Research Study

Purpose

Help teams design a research study that is rigorous enough to produce reliable, comparable findings — whether for usability testing, concept evaluation, diary studies, or observational research.

Skill type

Conceptual skill

Use this skill when

  • A research question requires more structure than an informal interview
  • Research needs to be repeatable across participants or time periods
  • A study design needs review before execution
  • Multiple research methods need to be combined in a single study

Do not use this skill when

  • A simple user interview plan is sufficient (use run-user-interviews)
  • The goal is synthesizing completed research (use synthesize-qualitative-research)

Required inputs

  • Research question or goal
  • Participant profile

Optional inputs

  • Prototype or designs to evaluate (for usability studies)
  • Prior research findings
  • Constraints: time, budget, access to participants
  • Required output format (report, deck, video clips)

Upstream context

Works best when:

  • Research scope has been defined
  • UX research plan exists

Downstream handoff

Output can feed:

  • run-usability-testing (study design → test execution)
  • analyze-usability-findings (study design defines analysis frame)
  • synthesize-qualitative-research (study design informs synthesis approach)

Instructions

  1. Define the study goal and specific research questions.
  2. Select the research method(s): usability test, concept test, diary study, contextual inquiry, survey.
  3. Design the protocol: task order, stimuli, questions, time allocation.
  4. Define the participant profile and screening criteria.
  5. Define how data will be captured: notes, recordings, observations.
  6. Define analysis approach and success criteria.
  7. Pilot the protocol before running with real participants.

Output

Provide:

  • Study goal and research questions
  • Method selection with rationale
  • Study protocol (task list, questions, time plan)
  • Participant profile and screening criteria
  • Data capture plan
  • Analysis approach and success criteria
  • Pilot plan
  • Known risks and mitigations

Risks / caveats

  • Unstructured studies produce inconsistent data that is hard to synthesize
  • Pilot sessions are not optional — they catch protocol flaws before wasting participant time
  • Moderator bias is real: train whoever is running the study

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