User Research Report

Study: [Short name for the study] Researcher(s): [Name / team] Date: [Date] Decision this informs: [The specific product or design decision]

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1. Research goals & questions

[Why this study exists and the decision it is meant to inform — in two or three sentences. Then list the specific questions the study set out to answer. Keep the list short.]

• [Research question 1]
• [Research question 2]
• [Research question 3]

2. Method & participants

Element	Detail
Method	[Usability test / interviews / survey / diary study / field study]
Why this method	[What it lets you learn that another would not]
Participants	[Who they were, defined by behaviour and context — not just demographics]
Number	[How many, and why it is enough for the method]
Recruitment	[How you found and screened them]
Sessions	[Format, length, remote or in person, dates]
Tasks / guide	[The realistic tasks or the interview themes used]

3. Key findings & themes

[The patterns that recurred across participants. Separate observation from interpretation, and note how many people each theme touched so the reader can judge its weight.]

• [Theme 1] — [what you observed, and roughly how many participants] (severity: [high / med / low])
• [Theme 2] — [observation] (severity: [high / med / low])
• [Theme 3] — [observation] (severity: [high / med / low])

4. Supporting evidence

[The specific behaviours and quotes behind the themes — the raw material that makes the findings credible. Quote participants in their own words where it lands.]

• [Observation or quote that supports a theme above]
• [Observation or quote]
• [Observation or quote]

5. Insights

[The non-obvious, decision-changing implications behind the findings. State how confident you are in each, and why.]

• [Insight 1] — [what it means for the product and why it matters] (confidence: [high / med / low])
• [Insight 2] — [meaning] (confidence: [high / med / low])

6. Recommendations & next steps

[Each recommendation should trace back to an insight and be specific enough for a real team to own. Give each a priority and an owner.]

#	Recommendation	Owner	Priority
1	[Specific, ownable change]	[Team]	[High / Med / Low]
2	[Change]	[Team]	[High / Med / Low]
3	[Change]	[Team]	[High / Med / Low]

Next steps: [What happens now — which document captures the decision, when you will re-test, who is accountable.]

7. Limitations

[What this study cannot tell you — sample limits, who was not included, anything that should temper the conclusions.]

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Appendix

• [Full task list or interview guide]
• [Session recordings / notes]
• [Raw analytics or survey data, if used]