Source-grounded research support and commissioned reports that turn defined questions, public information and evidence into clear, cited material for responsible human review.
Define the question before collecting the sources.
Research begins with the decision or review need, the intended audience and an agreed source hierarchy. Evidence, inference, assumptions, gaps and conflicts remain distinguishable throughout the work.
Useful when: A business, professional or member of the public needs a defined method, reliable sources, recorded assumptions and a review-ready synthesis.
01Market Research
02Legal Research
03Management Research
04Other Research Services
Four research categories
A defined method for the question at hand.
Businesses, professionals and members of the public can commission an end-to-end report or select research support. Each category is scoped around an agreed audience, source hierarchy, output and human-review point. Research is source-grounded and does not turn information into a regulated determination.
Commissioned reports
Clear scope, traceable sources and visible limits.
A commissioned report is designed for its agreed question, audience and use. The same standard can guide a full report or a selected research-support work product.
01Defined question, scope and intended audience
02Method and source hierarchy
03Current-as-at date and source register
04Findings separated from assumptions and inference
05Conflicting, missing or limited evidence
06Citations and material limitations
07Human-review status and responsible next reviewer
Research category 01
Market Research
Market and marketing research that makes commercial assumptions, competitive context and the supporting evidence visible before decisions are made.
Typical scope
01Market and marketing research
02Evidence-based SWOT analysis
03Target-market and customer-segment research
04Competitor, channel and route-to-market research
05Porter’s Five Forces analysis with the relevant industry boundary stated
06Market-sizing assumptions and scenario ranges
07Pricing, positioning and trend research
08Surveys and interviews where separately scoped
Possible work products
01Cited market or marketing research report
02SWOT, competitor, channel or Five Forces analysis
03Market-sizing assumption model and scenario note
04Pricing, positioning or trend brief
05Survey or interview plan and synthesis where separately scoped
Research category 02
Legal Research
Current public-source legal-information research that locates, checks and organises relevant authorities for review.
Typical scope
01Current public-source legal-information reports
02Locating legislation, court decisions and official guidance
03Source maps, authority tables and chronologies
04New Zealand Law Style Guide citation checking
Possible work products
01Current-as-at legal-information research report
02Legislation and decision source map
03Authority table or chronology
04New Zealand Law Style Guide, 3rd edition citation check
Research category 03
Management Research
Structured organisational and management research that supports reviewable decisions, programme learning and practical implementation.
Typical scope
01Literature and evidence reviews
02Operating-model and organisational research
03Governance and policy comparisons
04Benchmarking
05Change and programme evaluation
06Stakeholder research
07Decision-option briefs
Possible work products
01Cited literature or evidence review
02Operating-model or organisational research brief
03Governance, policy or benchmarking comparison
04Change or programme evaluation framework
05Stakeholder research synthesis and decision brief
Research category 04
Other Research Services
Flexible research, analytical and editorial support that keeps sources, reasoning, authorship and review status visible.
Typical scope
01Research skeletons and detailed notes
02Source and literature reviews
03Developmental editing, fresh-eyes clarity and argument feedback
04Annotated bibliographies
05Evidence matrices and data tables
06English–Mandarin research support
07Fact-checking and source-verifying AI-generated work
08Research planning and coaching that preserves the client’s authorship
09APA 7, New Zealand Law Style Guide, 3rd edition or agreed client-style referencing guidance
Possible work products
01Research skeleton or detailed source note
02Annotated bibliography, evidence matrix or data table
03Editing and argument-feedback memorandum
04English–Mandarin source or terminology support
05Fact, citation and source-verification record
06Reference list formatted to the agreed citation style
Defined service scope
Practical support, shaped to the engagement.
These examples help define a starting scope. Final responsibilities, review points, specialist boundaries and work products are confirmed in writing before delivery begins.
Scope areas
01Desk research using an agreed question, audience and source hierarchy
02Public-source evidence collection with source, date and status recorded
03Comparative analysis with assumptions, boundaries, gaps and conflicts made visible
04Separately scoped surveys or interviews with a defined method, consent, data-minimisation and privacy controls
Typical work products
01End-to-end commissioned research report or decision brief with a current-as-at date
02Source map, annotated bibliography or authority table
03Evidence matrix, data table, chronology or comparative framework
04Review-ready working material with limitations, gaps and human-review status
A reviewable engagement
Define. Design. Verify. Synthesise.
The work moves from a defined question to a cited handover, with source status, material limitations, gaps, conflicts and the required human review kept visible.
01
Define the question and audience
Confirm the decision to be supported, intended reader, scope, current-as-at date and the distinction between research, synthesis and any specialist advice.
02
Design the method and source hierarchy
Set the research method, preferred primary or authoritative sources, inclusion boundaries and any separately scoped primary research.
03
Verify evidence and record gaps or conflicts
Check facts and citations against accessible sources, distinguish evidence from inference and record material gaps, conflicts and assumptions.
04
Synthesise, cite and hand over
Deliver a clear, cited output with its current-as-at date, limitations, review status and next responsible human reviewer.
