- Before a research is planned a few questions need to be answered like:
- Why should a research be conducted?
- What is its purpose? What is the problem area to be resolved? Or are the opportunities available in the market?
- What alternatives can the researcher find besides and including research?
- Who is the set of recipient using this research and what should be their expectation?
- What should be the area on which research should be conducted? Establish research objectives.
- What set of questions need to be prepared by the research proposal
- What set of hypotheses need to be established?
- Should there be any boundaries or limitations for the study?
- Is the research topic undertaken worth the study?
- What is the value of information and whether its cost be more then the cost of collecting it? Would it be possible also to obtain the information?
- If the benefit is not exceeding the cost that is involved, one should not conduct the study as it is the suitable course of action for all.
- What should be the way to design a research to achieve the set objectives?
- Should it be primary or secondary research?
- Which course of alternative to be chosen?
- Specifying sampling plan
- Designing the experiments.
- Collecting the data.
- Designing and collecting the data.
- How should the data be analysed, interpreted and also used to give recommendations for further action?
- Reporting the research results.
- Providing strategic recommendations.
