How to write a research plan that facilitates team alignment

Image courtesy of Margie Mateo Villanueva

Image courtesy of Margie Mateo Villanueva

Arguably the most important milestone, which sets up the next two milestones for success, the Project Kickoff often gets skipped, as teams work under the misconception that being comfortable with ambiguity means being comfortable with designing solutions without a clearly defined strategy. And so they go straight into the ideation phase without fully understanding the problem space.