OBSERVE
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Product decisions from evidence,
not guesses.
Research is not “do more interviews.”
It is setting the question,
recording observation,
forming hypotheses,
supporting or breaking them with evidence,
and moving findings into product decisions.
Product Research Template is the board
that connects study results to what you build.
OVERVIEW
Insight is not
a pile of notes.
Interview, pain, alternatives, competitors, reviews,
hypothesis, evidence, insight, decision —
one flow so research survives into the product.
Separate gut feel from evidenced findings
by giving them different cells.
This template turns research into sprint input,
not decorative report filler.
WHO IT'S FOR
Who this template is for.
PRODUCT MANAGERS
When feature requests pile up
and evidence plus priority need one board
RESEARCHERS
Handing interview and review analysis
into a product decision log
FOUNDERS
Refusing to build on assumption alone
and wanting even short studies written down
DESIGNERS
Clarifying pain points and alternatives
before screen decisions
COMPETITIVE PASSES
Accumulating competitor and review mining
as a reusable board, not a one-off slide
DECISION MEETINGS
Wanting “why this feature”
to fit in one evidence-backed line
MODULES
Cells that connect
study to decision.
RESEARCH QUESTION
The core question this study must answer.
Wide questions produce blurry findings.
USER INTERVIEW
Interview notes.
Keep quote and interpretation separate.
PAIN POINT
Problems that keep appearing.
Separate one-off complaints from patterns.
CURRENT ALTERNATIVE
How users solve it today.
See the reality your product must replace.
COMPETITOR RESEARCH
Compare competing products.
Prefer reasons people choose over feature grids.
REVIEW MINING
Analyze reviews and community signals.
Collect repeating praise and complaint language.
HYPOTHESIS
Hypotheses formed from the research.
If it cannot be tested, it is not a hypothesis.
EVIDENCE
Evidence for or against each hypothesis,
with sources attached.
INSIGHT
Key findings to apply to the product —
one-line conclusions, not note dumps.
PRODUCT DECISION
Turn findings into feature and scope decisions.
Record what you chose not to do.
INCLUDED
What's included
Core items in this product. Exact formats may refine before release.
- Research Question Card
- Interview Note Template
- Pain Point Board
- Alternatives Sheet
- Competitor Compare
- Review Mining Grid
- Hypothesis Log
- Evidence Log
- Insight Summary
- Decision Log
OUTCOMES
Decisions that enter
the next build.
TRACEABLE WHY
Behind each feature decision:
a path of question, evidence, and insight.
PATTERN VIEW
See one-person opinions
separately from repeating pains.
KILL LIST
Explicitly drop weak ideas
instead of quietly carrying them.
SPRINT INPUT
Research feeds roadmap and backlog
without a translation gap.
HOW TO USE
How to use it.
Narrow the research question
On Research Question, write only what this round must answer.
Park the rest for a later round.Split quote from interpretation
In Interview and Review Mining,
keep user words and team interpretation in separate cells.Make hypotheses testable
On Hypothesis, name the observation that would falsify it,
then attach support or pushback on Evidence.Insight as one line
Do not dump long summaries on Insight.
Leave only conclusions that change the product.Close with Decision Log
On Product Decision, record do / do-not
and the linked evidence IDs.
PREVIEW
Research Board Preview
Preview · sample data only
OBSERVATION
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7 / 10 interviewsINSIGHT
Reduce setupDECISION
Redesign onboardingFORMAT
Formats
- Research Board
- Interview Guide
- Decision Log
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
No. It is a qualitative, observation-first template for product decisions. Large studies are out of scope.
You get a guide and note cells. Long industry scripts are extended for your context.
Yes. Follow question → notes → hypothesis → evidence → decision.
The Store template is a self-serve tool. For deeper or facilitated research, continue through Business Research.
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