Moving Research Ops Forward:
A Planning Guide for 2026
When planning starts from last year’s constraints, even ambitious goals stay small. This eBook helps Research Ops leaders step back, assess the foundations beneath their plans, and plan for 2026 with clearer systems, stronger visibility, and better enablement.
For many Research Ops teams, planning doesn't start with a blank slate.
It begins instead with unresolved issues from the prior year: spreadsheets that have quietly become systems of record, manual participant tracking that no one fully trusts, and workflows that rely on tribal knowledge rather than documented ownership.
This guide is designed to help Research Ops leaders take a more intentional approach to planning their 2026 goals.
