Developing the Research Plan Includes Determining the exact information needed Developing a plan for gathering it efficiently Presenting the written plan to management Outlines Sources of existing data Specific research approaches Contact methods Sampling plans Instruments for data collection O Copy rights reserved, Zou Deqiang22 22 © Copy rights reserved, Zou Deqiang Developing the Research Plan • Includes: ¾Determining the exact information needed. ¾Developing a plan for gathering it efficiently. ¾Presenting the written plan to management. • Outlines: ¾Sources of existing data ¾Specific research approaches ¾Contact methods ¾Sampling plans ¾Instruments for data collection