TWE: IS21: RP002: Research Plan Audit

[pandanista]

Overview

We need to conduct research plan audits so we can track where we are in terms of research milestones and better prioritize research templates for the team.

Action Items

• If you missed the meeting where we discussed the instructions for research plan auditing, please watch the video at 2X speed linked Resources 1.01
• If you have any questions for the research plan audits, please leave comments and screenshot (if applicable) below as you go through each action item
• Open the link in Resources 1.02
• Read the Legend sheet and focus on the four icons we will use in the auditing process
• Glance through each sheet and familiar yourself with each research activity and phases in sheet List of steps in order since they corresponds with the columns in sheet Audit of all Current Research Projects
• In sheet Audit of all Current Research Projects, go to column A and find the row of the research plan you are assigned to
• Choose the GitHub page by clicking on the link to take you to the wiki page
• Copy the URL of the research plan's Wiki page you just opened
• Paste the URL you just copied and place it between brackets at the end of the texts in Resources 2.01 so it appears as a hyperlink
• Replace [REPLACE RP000] in Resources 2.01 with the research plan number, i.e. RP002
• Review the wiki page to get a basic idea of the research plan and its status
• In Research Roadmap section, open the wiki page and roadmap document in new windows in your browser
• Choose the appropriate icons for column E and F
• Based on the participant type on the research plan's Wiki page, choose the corresponding Research Plans and Goals Chart in the subsections of Resources 1.03, i.e. 1.03.01
• Check if the chart has been made and includes this research plan's details in the chart
• In column I, choose the appropriate icon.
• Go to All Issues section of the research plan's Wiki page, open the link in a new window in your browser because you will need to check all the open and closed issues related to this issue
• Go to Assets section of the research plan's Wiki page, and open each link in that section in a new window in your browser so you can review the assets for the research plan auditing
• Based on all the documentation you gathered, please choose appropriate icons for columns H and J to AE
• Read the research plans, or use your best knowledge if the research plan is not complete, identify the primary research method(s) for this research (columns AF to AJ), data synthesis for this research plan (columns AK to AN), whether secondary research has been done or is needed(column AO), and reporting and dissemination has been done or is needed (columns AP and AQ).
• Choose appropriate icons for columns AF to AQ
• If there is any research activity or potential template you can think of but was not included, please leave a comment on the corresponding research phase in row 2

Resources/Instructions

Resources for creating this issue

1.01 2023-03-14 Research plan audits instructions video
1.02 TWE: Research: Outstanding items for Research Plans
1.03 Research Plans and Goals Chart
1.03.01 Intern Research Plans and Goals
1.03.02 Mentor Research Plans and Goals
1.03.03 HfLA Volunteers Research Plans and Goals
1.03.04 TWE Team Member Research Plans and Goals

Resources gathered for this issue

2.01 RP002 Wiki page

[dialectic51]

@pandanista @oij11 @TobyShanti

Ying, We had a few questions as we were going through the audit process together:

1.) The Resource 1.03 Research Plans and Goals Charts isn't linked in the Resources/Instructions section. Issue #374 addresses this, but I'm not sure if it has been completed.

2.) It is unclear what the assets are or where to find them.

Thanks!

[pandanista]

@dialectic51 @oij11 @TobyShanti
1.) The Resource 1.03 Research Plans and Goals Charts isn't linked in the Resources/Instructions section. #374 addresses this, but I'm not sure if it has been completed.
Thank you for the feedback, and I just clarified it a bit more. It refers to the subsections of 1.03, such as 1.03.01.
The participant type for RP002 is HfLA volunteers, so it refers to 1.03.03. Yes, #374 is to address that, but it hasn't been completed, so I would mark that as 1 since we need to have it finished.

2.) It is unclear what the assets are or where to find them.
It refers to the assets section on the wiki page, so for RP002, it looks like this:

I edited the wording, hopefully that clears thing up.

Let me know if you have more questions. Thank you!

[pandanista]

I edited the action item and resources list, and I hope it didn't affect your progress.

I added the following sections to the issue, and filled out them as an example.

[dialectic51]

Provide Update

1. Progress:

• Met with teammates to go through auditing process
• Filled out audit for RP002 based upon wiki information and Assets section
• Next steps: go through issues mentioning RP002 to make sure I haven't missed anything and make changes to audit if needed

2. Blockers: I have a few questions:

• Still not completely clear what is meant by 1.03 Research Plans and Goals Charts, which is 1.03.03; I know that it is based on participant type (volunteer), but I don't understand where the '.03' comes from.
• I also had some specific questions about the audit spreadsheet
  • Column Q: What is the Interview Recording Upload Form? (I don't think RP002 had one, but I figured I should know what it is and whether it is needed).
  • Column's S & T: What are EasyRetro clean up and set up?
  • Column U: Do we have a standard interview training slide deck or a template that could be linked to?

3. Availability: 6 hours

4. ETA: By Thursday

[dialectic51]

Progress:

• Got questions under blocker section addressed in previous comment.
• Now, just need to search issues for RP002 to finalize the audit

Blockers: None

Availability: 6 hours

ETA: By end of week. Can then add another issue.

[pandanista]

Closing this issue as it has been completed.