# One-page pilot plan

Project and version: [name]
Owner and review date: [person / date]
Decision this pilot will inform: [continue, change, stop, or another specific decision]
One uncertainty: [what we do not know]
Participant situation and recruitment route: [who / how invited]
Complete promise: [what the recipient will receive or be able to do]
Task and scope: [included / explicitly not tested]
Observation method and window: [source / observer / dates]
Completion categories: [independent / assisted / not completed / not observed]
Assistance to record: [what help is allowed and how it will be logged]
Decision rule and rationale: [what would change the next decision, and why]
Protection and permission: [minimum data / voluntary participation / separate publishing permission]
Limits to publish beside the finding: [sample / selection / missing data / timing]
After the pilot: [finding / unresolved question / decision / owner / date]

This is a planning template, not evidence that a result occurred. Do not put identifiable participant information in a public copy.

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Blank template by Daniel Ziedins (https://www.danielziedins.com).
Read the guide: https://www.agent-six33.com/journal/how-to-plan-a-small-pilot
Template library: https://www.agent-six33.com/field-kit
Guide updated: 2026-10-18

Public blank prompts only. No private journal notes or tool drafts are included. Keep completed copies and participant details private.