ARA ANALYTICS — RESEARCH BRIEF TEMPLATE
Use this as a planning tool. It is not a contract or a quotation.

1. ORGANISATION AND PROJECT OWNER
Organisation:
Name and role:
Contact details:

2. THE DECISION
What decision or research question must this project inform?
Who makes the decision, and by when?
What will you do differently with the findings?

3. SCOPE
Target population or audience:
Location(s) and language needs:
Time period:
Included topics:
Explicit exclusions:

4. AVAILABLE EVIDENCE
Existing datasets or reports:
Access permissions and restrictions:
Known data-quality concerns:
Missing information:

5. METHODS AND ETHICS
Potential methods (to be confirmed):
Institutional or sector ethics requirements:
Participant consent and safeguarding:
Data protection and confidentiality needs:

6. DELIVERABLES AND ACCEPTANCE
Required outputs:
Format and audience:
Review and acceptance criteria:
Internal reviewers and decision-makers:

7. PRACTICAL CONSTRAINTS
Indicative budget and currency:
Target completion date:
Procurement or tender process:
Dependencies (access, approvals, travel, staff):

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