Stage Allow Deliverable
Kick off meeting 1 week • Agreed meeting schedule
• First invoice submitted
• Agreed narrative priorities
Background research and drafting core data points 1 week • Internal brainstorm
• 1-2 page summary of 10-15 headline data points and structure
Internal sign off on core data points 1 week • Core data points agreed by internal project lead
Client sign off on core data points 1-2 weeks • Client agrees data point summary
Agree core research questions 1 week * Agreed research questions
Prototyping modelling approach 1 week • Polling questions for modelling draft
Drafting questionnaire 1 week • First internal draft of questionnaire
Internal sign off on questionnaire ½ week • Questionnaire agreed by internal project lead
Getting sign off on questionnaire 1-2 weeks • Client agrees questionnaire
Scripting ½ week • Poll ready to launch (in English)
Translation of questionnaire 1 week • Spreadsheet of translation
Getting sign off on translation 1 week • Agreed spreadsheet of translation
Fieldwork 1-3 weeks • Polling tables
Produce interim polling results 1 week • Slide deck of key polling results
Modelling 2 weeks • Spreadsheet of core modelling results, produced in Public First style guide
Drafting report 3-4 weeks • First draft of report
Internal data checks 1 week • Modelling and spreadsheet signed off internally
Client feedback 2 -4 weeks • Client agrees text
Translation of report 1 week • Translated document
Getting sign off on translation 1 week • Locked translated document
Peer review 2 weeks • External sign off of modelling approach
Design 2 weeks • First draft of HTML or PDF
Design feedback 2 weeks • Client signs off HTML or PDF