
Market and User Research Operations
Operationalize Customer Research for Scale and Impact
Stephanie Marsh(Author)
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 3. August 2025
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-1-3986-2052-0 (ISBN)
Description
Research Operations is a reasonably new field but one that offers businesses huge opportunities to produce more high-quality customer insights by reducing the administrative toll on research departments, freeing up resource to deliver more value.
With customers demanding more personalization of experiences, fully understanding the consumer and their experience of your brand or product has never been more important. This, in turn, is increasing the demand for more, higher quality customer insights, and as a result, research teams are under more pressure than ever. However, many companies don't yet fully understand how they can operationalize their research in order to scale consistent and robust research practices, enabling their teams to create more impactful research outcomes that deliver the much needed value to key stakeholders.
This is a practical guide on what exactly research operations is and how it can benefit your research by streamlining your administration so the research team can focus on delivering more impactful insights with more frequency on time and to budget. This guide takes mid-career professionals through how you can reduce waste by increasing the capability of reusing past research and minimizing the potential for doing unnecessary research, how to plan your research to ensure the best outcome and how to choose the best tools for your research and business needs. It covers the incredibly practical, from considerations of GDPR, how to recruit participants and how to set up research projects so they run smoothly, as well as providing insight into how AI can be used as part of the research process, how to democratize research and how to adapt to changing needs and requirements.
Reviews / Votes
"Marsh has written the Swiss Army Knife of ResearchOps books. Market and User Research Operations is packed with ready-to-use templates and guides that turn ResearchOps theory into practice. Essential reading whether you're taking your first steps or you've been in ResearchOps for years." * Kate Towsey, Author of Research That Scales: The Research Operations Handbook (Rosenfeld, 2024) * "Market and Research Ops strikes the right tone between theory and practice - heavy on the practice, which means there are things that you'll be able to do the moment you close it! It's accessible, with easy-to-understand language (that won't put you to sleep) and practical tips that you can lift wholesale to present to your manager/key stakeholders. Marsh providers detailed guidance to give anyone interested in ResearchOps a thorough grounding in necessary processes and procedures. It's required reading for anyone, whether if you're doing the generic ops busywork (templates, recruitment) all the way through to building a scalable ReOps practice within your organization." * Natasha den Dekker, Lead UX Researcher * "I wish I had access to this when starting out in research ops! Stephanie's book efficiently outlines the different approaches that can be taken for every aspect of research ops, stipulating clearly what needs to be considered for each approach, and offering handy examples and templates along the way." * Saskia Liebenberg, Research Operations Lead, Monzo * "Having worked closely with Stephanie Marsh, I know firsthand how deeply they understand the real-world challenges of Research Ops. This book captures that knowledge and turns it into an indispensable guide for teams at every stage. This book is a must-read for anyone building or scaling Research Ops" * Noemie Loze, Research Operations Lead, Bumble * "Are you a Research Leader or a Research Ops professional? This book is essential reading for you! Steph has created a hugely valuable resource for all levels of organisational maturity and scale. Whether you are new to Research Operations or an experienced professional, working in a small immature research team or a more advanced function, you will find plenty of practical takeaways, tips and templates you can put into practice straight away." * Emma Boulton, Research Leader * "Whether you're setting up ResearchOps for the first time, or the fifth time, this practical guide will feel like the friend you can turn to - for reminders that yes, it is a lot, and for the best practice templates, tools, and guides - up to date, and trustworthy. Get yourself the best ReOps friend you never knew you could have, and get started!" * Brigette Metzler, Research Operations Lead, Bupa APAC and Former Co-Chair of the global ResearchOps Community * "Stephanie Marsh has written an excellent, practical, no-nonsense field manual for setting up and running research operations from scratch, no matter the size of your team. This book is sure to be a go-to reference for anyone involved in the operations of a research team." * Katie Taylor, UX Research Manager *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
637 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3986-2052-0 (9781398620520)
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Operationalize Customer Research for Scale and Impact
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Person
Author
Stephanie Marsh (she/they) is a leading UX research professional and currently UX Research Operations Lead at Springer Nature. They are the former Head of User Research and Analysis for the UK Government Digital Service and former Head of Digital Strategy for the UK Ministry of Defence. She was also previously a consultant at Bunnyfoot, a leading UX consultancy in the UK. They have contributed chapters to a range of peer-reviewed texts in related fields and has delivered talks on UX Research, Research Operations and UX strategies at a range of conferences and industry events. She is based in London.
Content
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- Chapter - 01: Introduction: What is Research Operations
- Chapter - 02: Getting Started: Laying the Foundations for Successful Research Processes and Practices
- Chapter - 03: Choosing the Right Tools for Your Organisation
- Chapter - 04: How to Recruit Participants: Models for Best Practice
- Chapter - 05: Planning Research for the Best Outcome
- Chapter - 06: How to Set Up and Run Research Projects: Practical Considerations
- Chapter - 07: Analysing and Synthesizing Findings
- Chapter - 08: Sharing your Research for Maximum Impact
- Chapter - 09: Managing Data and Knowledge
- Chapter - 10: Using AI as Part of the Research Process
- Chapter - 11: What To Do When Research is Done by Anyone and Everyone
- Chapter - 12: Adapting to Changing Needs and Requirements