Research Strategy Audit

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$999.99

Quantitative (Standard)

$179

Independent review of your quantitative research design, measures, sampling, analysis plan and methodological risks. Includes written recommendations within 5 business days. Does not include full statistical analysis, data cleaning or rewriting. Taxes, where applicable, are calculated and added at checkout based on your location.

Quantitative (Priority 48h)

$259

The same Quantitative Research Strategy Audit, prioritised and delivered within 48 hours. Same scope; no additional analysis or editing. Taxes, where applicable, are calculated and added at checkout based on your location.

Qualitative (Standard)

$199

Independent review of your qualitative design, sampling, data collection, analytical approach, interpretation and methodological risks. Includes written recommendations within 5 business days. Does not include transcript coding, full-corpus analysis or rewriting. Taxes, where applicable, are calculated and added at checkout based on your location.

Qualitative (Priority 48h)

$279

The same Qualitative Research Strategy Audit, prioritised and delivered within 48 hours. Same scope; no transcript coding, full-corpus analysis or editing. Taxes, where applicable, are calculated and added at checkout based on your location.

Review and Evidence Synthesis (Standard)

$229

Independent review of your review question, methodology, search and selection strategy, synthesis approach and methodological risks. Includes written recommendations within 5 business days. Does not include running searches, screening records, data extraction or writing the review. Taxes, where applicable, are calculated and added at checkout based on your location.

Review and Evidence Synthesis (Priority 48h)

$309

The same Review & Evidence Synthesis Research Strategy Audit, prioritised and delivered within 48 hours. Same scope; no searching, screening, extraction or rewriting. Taxes, where applicable, are calculated and added at checkout based on your location.

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Your methodology does not need to sound impressive. It needs to survive questioning.

The Research Strategy Audit is an independent research methodology and research design review for PhD students, Master's researchers and academics who want to identify weaknesses before they become expensive or irreversible research limitations.

Whether you are developing a research proposal, finalising your methodology before data collection, or reviewing work already underway, the Audit stress-tests the decisions your study depends on: your research question, design, sampling or evidence strategy, data collection, analysis plan and the claims the research will realistically be able to support.

You receive a clear assessment of what is methodologically sound, what could become a limitation, what can still be improved, and which risks you need to understand and defend before you move forward.

Choose the Audit that matches your research: Quantitative, Qualitative, or Review & Evidence Synthesis.

No ghostwriting. No generic methodology advice. Independent research judgment, delivered in writing.

Delivered in writing within 5 business days (Standard) or 48 hours (Priority). No meetings. No editing. Independent research judgment focused on the methodological decisions, risks and limitations that matter most.

Built for researchers who want to catch problems before they become limitations

Research Proposal and Planning

For researchers developing a proposal, methodology, or research plan before major decisions become difficult to change. The Audit stress-tests your design early, identifies avoidable methodological limitations, and shows you what needs strengthening before you commit time, data, or resources.

Research Already Underway

For researchers who have started data collection, analysis, or evidence synthesis and want an independent check that the research still holds together. The Audit identifies what remains fixable, what needs closer attention, and which limitations now need to be managed rather than ignored.

Submission, Review and Defense

For researchers preparing for thesis or dissertation submission, viva or defense, peer review, manuscript revision, or another form of serious scrutiny. The Audit helps you identify the methodological weaknesses most likely to be challenged and distinguish what can still be improved from what must now be clearly justified and defended.

How it works

1. Choose your audit and purchase. Select the option that matches your research: Quantitative, Qualitative, or Review and Evidence Synthesis.

2. Submit your research materials. After purchase, you’ll receive clear instructions on what to send so I can focus on the decisions, evidence and methodological risks that matter most.

3. Receive your written audit. You’ll receive an independent assessment of what is methodologically sound, what needs attention, which limitations matter, and what you should address before moving forward.

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What you receive

A focused written audit covering:

What is methodologically sound: the decisions and elements of your research that are well aligned and defensible.
What needs attention: the weaknesses, inconsistencies or methodological risks that could undermine the study.
Which limitations matter: what can still be improved, what must be managed, and what may need to be clearly acknowledged or defended.
What to do next: a prioritised set of practical actions so you know where to focus before moving forward.

The aim is not to give you more feedback. It is to help you make better research decisions.

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A Master's researcher in qualitative health studies arrived with twelve supervisor comments she could not action. The audit identified that nine of the twelve traced back to one methodological decision.

FAQs

Ideally before major research decisions become difficult to change (e.g. during proposal development, methodology planning, or before data collection or analysis). An Audit can also help later by identifying what can still be improved and what now needs to be acknowledged or defended.
Choose Quantitative for primarily quantitative studies, Qualitative for primarily qualitative studies, and Review & Evidence Synthesis for research based mainly on existing literature or evidence. If your study uses genuinely mixed methods, contact me before purchasing.
AI can help you generate ideas and explore options. Your supervisor can provide essential academic guidance. The Research Strategy Audit serves a different purpose: an independent, focused review of the methodological decisions, risks and limitations in your specific study.
The Audit tells you what is sound, what needs attention, why it matters and what should be addressed next. It does not include rewriting, statistical analysis, qualitative coding, literature searching, screening or other execution of the research.
No. This is a research strategy and methodology audit, not a re-analysis of the entire study. Where necessary, selected outputs, extracts or decision samples are reviewed to assess the underlying research logic.
The scope is identical. Standard is delivered within 5 business days. Priority places your Audit at the front of the queue for delivery within 48 hours.
Due to the personalized nature of the Audit, purchases are non-refundable once the intake has been submitted.
Clarification window: One round of clarification questions about the delivered Audit is included.

Important

The Research Strategy Audit is an independent advisory review based on the materials you provide. It does not constitute formal approval, certification or validation of your research, and it cannot guarantee academic, publication, examination or review outcomes.

You remain responsible for your research decisions and for meeting the requirements of your institution, supervisor, ethics body, journal or other relevant authority.

Where the Audit reviews selected outputs, extracts or samples rather than the complete underlying dataset or research corpus, conclusions are necessarily limited to the evidence available for review.

Research Strategy Audit

Built for researchers who want to catch problems before they become limitations

Research Proposal and Planning

Research Already Underway

Submission, Review and Defense

How it works

What you receive

FAQs

When is the best time to order an Audit?

Which Audit should I choose?

Why not just ask ChatGPT or my supervisor?

Will you fix the problems you identify?

Do you review all my data, interviews or review records?

What is the difference between Standard and Priority?

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