UX Research Plan

Maddy Daigle

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The UX Research Plan Canvas is a lightweight, collaborative template that helps teams get clear on what research they’re doing, why they’re doing it, and how they’ll actually carry it out. It’s designed to help teams align on goals, users, assumptions, key research questions, and methods- so research isn’t performative, rushed, or disconnected from real decisions.

Built with UX work in government contexts in mind, this canvas works well for multidisciplinary teams navigating policy, constraints, ethics, and accessibility requirements. It can be used solo or in facilitated sessions to align stakeholders, choose the right research approach, and produce a clear, defensible research plan before discovery or delivery begins.

Maddy Daigle

Product designer @ Government of Canada

I am a senior product designer with 15+ years experience in GC. I'm passionate about transforming digital products and services to make them more accessible, user-centered, and impactful for all. My approach blends research-driven design with Agile frameworks like SCRUM, Kanban or LeanUX to make sure we’re solving the right problems for the people that need it most in the right ways.