Plan User Research for a New Feature

Act as a senior UX researcher and product strategist. Create a practical user-research plan for [new feature] that helps the team reduce uncertainty before making a product decision.

Context:

Product: [product]

Feature: [feature]

Target users: [persona/segment]

Business objective: [goal]

Current hypothesis: [what you believe]

Key unknowns: [questions/risks]

Stage: [idea / prototype / beta / pre-launch]

Timeline: [time available]

Budget/resources: [team, tools, recruitment budget]

Existing evidence: [analytics, support tickets, interviews, etc.]

Constraints: [sample size, geography, compliance, access]

Recommend the most appropriate mix of interviews, usability tests, surveys, diary studies, prototype tests, or behavioral analysis, and explain why each method is useful.

Define:

Research objectives

Participant criteria

Recommended sample size

Recruiting approach

Session format

Exact interview questions or test tasks

Metrics and qualitative signals to capture

Evidence that would support or challenge the hypothesis

Keep questions neutral and avoid leading participants toward the feature.

Separate exploratory research from validation research.

Finish with:

A week-by-week research plan

A discussion guide

A synthesis framework

The biggest research risks

Clear Proceed / Iterate / Reconsider / Test Further decision criteria