A practical research tool for PhD students who feel stuck in scattered experiments, unclear next steps, and messy paper drafts.

This template helps you map your experiments in the right order, identify what each one unlocks, and stop wasting time on work that is not yet strategic. It also helps you connect your figures to the story your paper needs to tell, so you can see what is complete, what is missing, and when you are actually ready to write.

Inside, you’ll use it to:

• sequence experiments by dependency

• identify blockers and decision points

• track what each result enables

• map figures to your paper’s core argument

• spot narrative gaps before drafting

This is for the PhD student who has been working hard but needs more structure, visibility, and clarity on what to do next.

Instead of guessing your next move, you’ll be able to see your project more clearly, make better research decisions, and build a stronger paper narrative with confidence.