Qual research template

Qualitative research Kanban template

A visual workflow for qual projects where recruitment, discussion guides, moderation, transcripts, coding, synthesis, and stakeholder debriefs all need careful coordination.

Use it locally for free. Upgrade when the project needs team collaboration and ownership.

Qualitative Research 8 columns
Setup
Confirm sample frame
Design & Prep
Create stimulus
Topic Guide Dev
Draft guide
Recruitment
Screen participants
Interviewing
Run sessions
Analysis
Code transcripts
Reporting
Build debrief
Complete
Share outputs

Made for human-centred research work

Qual projects contain more moving parts than a calendar can show. This board keeps recruitment, moderation, analysis, and debrief tasks visible without burying the team in admin.

Keep recruitment visible

Track screeners, quotas, incentive checks, consent, scheduling, reminders, and replacement participants.

Protect analysis time

Separate fieldwork from transcription, coding, synthesis, theme development, and debrief writing.

Coordinate researchers

Keep moderator, note taker, recruiter, analyst, and stakeholder review tasks in the same workflow.

The workflow columns

The template follows a qual project from setup through participant work and synthesis.

Setup

Brief, aims, audience, research questions, and project constraints.

Design & Prep

Approach, sample, stimulus, consent materials, and logistics.

Topic Guide Dev

Discussion guide, probes, exercises, moderator notes, and approvals.

Recruitment

Screener, quotas, participant scheduling, reminders, and replacements.

Interviewing

Depths, groups, notes, recordings, consent checks, and fieldwork updates.

Analysis

Transcripts, coding, theme development, synthesis, and evidence selection.

Reporting

Debrief structure, quotes, clips, recommendations, and review cycles.

Complete

Final deliverables, archived materials, and reusable insight assets.

Where Pro helps qual teams

Qual work becomes paid-value work when the team needs shared visibility, clear ownership, and multiple projects running at once.

Free starter board

  • Open the qual workflow instantly
  • Track recruitment, guides, sessions, analysis, and reporting
  • Use comments, tags, priorities, timers, and exports

Pro qual delivery

  • Unlimited boards for studies, client projects, or participant streams
  • Unlimited team members for recruiters, moderators, analysts, and stakeholders
  • RACI ownership and analytics for delivery visibility

Common questions

Can I track participant status?

Yes. Use tags and task descriptions for participant groups, recruitment status, incentives, or interview method.

Can I add transcripts or files?

Use task descriptions and comments for links to transcripts, recordings, notes, and shared folders.

Does it work for UX research?

Yes. Rename the columns to match user interviews, usability tests, diary studies, or concept testing.

Open the qual workflow now

Start with a research-specific board, then add collaboration when recruitment and analysis get busy.

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