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Digital Product Pilot Test Kit / Notion import + kit

Digital product pilot test plan

Run a small task-based pilot and turn observed problems into prioritized improvements.

Made for creators testing a product before launch.

Price and availability

Catalog price: $19 USD

One-time purchase · No subscription

  • FilesZIP with five editable Markdown documents, an offline HTML workbook, a reading edition, and optional Notion import files (not a configured workspace). A worked example is included.
  • To useExtract the ZIP. Open the workbook in a current desktop browser; edit Markdown in a text editor. No account needed for the workbook or Markdown files. A Notion account is needed only for the optional import; set database properties and relations yourself.
  • LicenseUse for your own or client work; do not redistribute the original templates or tools. Full terms.
  • SupportProduct questions and corrections by email; no custom implementation or professional review. 14-day refund policy.
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The task

What you'll make

A prioritized revision list based on observed use of the actual product.

Gather before you start

  • Target task
  • Candidate users
  • Observation method

Mark missing information so you can check it before using your work.

When to skip this kit

  • You need a native Excel, Canva, or Word template. This download contains Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook, plus Notion import files you configure yourself.
  • You need autosave or cloud sync. Export Markdown or save a backup before closing the offline workbook.
  • You need someone to complete the work. These are worksheets to fill in yourself.

Read the first worksheet below to see whether its questions help with your task.

Included files

What's inside

  1. 01Pilot task
  2. 02Participant fit
  3. 03Observation record
  4. 04Revision priority
  5. 05Retest

Each document has instructions, questions, and space for your answers. The final document includes a common mistake to check for before using your work.

Your completion check

The pilot tests completion and comprehension rather than collecting only praise.

Before you finish

Check this before you use it

Asking whether users like it replaces watching them complete a task.

Give a realistic task and record hesitation, errors, and unfinished steps.

Use the final worksheet to record what needs fixing and what you still need to check.

Free worksheet

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Pilot task

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Worksheet 1 of 5. Pilot task Project: {{project}} Prepared by: {{business}} Review with: {{contact}} Target: {{deadline}}

Instructions

Give a realistic task and starting information without coaching the expected path.

Worked example, fictional

Context: A creator asks three freelancers to use a new quoting workbook on a fictional project. Completed response: Tester must produce a quote from supplied hours and costs.

Your decision

What observable output will show the pilot task is complete? My answer: [ ] Source and date: [ ] Still to check: [ ] Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]

Before moving on

[ ] My answer uses my own facts. [ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.

Next worksheet: Participant fit.

Before you start

  • Target task: [Source or notes]
  • Candidate users: [Source or notes]
  • Observation method: [Source or notes]

What you will make

A prioritized revision list based on observed use of the actual product.

View plain worksheet text
Worksheet 1 of 5. Pilot task
Project: {{project}}
Prepared by: {{business}}
Review with: {{contact}}
Target: {{deadline}}

Instructions
Give a realistic task and starting information without coaching the expected path.

Worked example, fictional
Context: A creator asks three freelancers to use a new quoting workbook on a fictional project.
Completed response: Tester must produce a quote from supplied hours and costs.

Your decision
What observable output will show the pilot task is complete?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]

Before moving on
[ ] My answer uses my own facts.
[ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.

Next worksheet: Participant fit.

Before you start
- Target task: [Source or notes]
- Candidate users: [Source or notes]
- Observation method: [Source or notes]

What you will make
A prioritized revision list based on observed use of the actual product.

This is the complete first worksheet from the current edition. The full kit adds the remaining four documents, a worked scenario, and the offline editing workbook, plus an optional Notion import ZIP with Markdown pages and CSV databases.

Before you choose

What should I have ready for this kit?

Bring target task, candidate users, observation method. Mark anything you still need to check.

How do I know the work is finished?

A prioritized revision list based on observed use of the actual product. Check your answers against the original records and note anything unresolved before sharing your work.

What is in the Notion import pack?

The download includes an optional NOTION-IMPORT.zip with authored Markdown page templates and sample-filled CSV databases. Import the files in Notion, then set field types and any database relations yourself. Alongside those files, you receive editable Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook. Set up the imported pages and tables yourself. These are not native Excel, Canva, or Word templates. Extract the whole ZIP before opening the HTML files. Mobile file managers may not run local scripts; the text files and reading edition remain available.

Will this do the work for me?

The kit supplies structure, questions, and examples. You provide the facts, make the decisions, and adapt the finished output. You are responsible for checking the finished work. Custom implementation and professional review are not included.

Included Notion import files · fictional preview data

Digital Product Pilot and Feedback Lab

4 Notion page templates and 4 sample-filled CSV databases. Extract the product download, then import NOTION-IMPORT.zip in Notion desktop or web.

05-Pilot-Brief.md

# Pilot brief · [product alias]

## Decision and scope
- Decision this pilot can inform: [one practical uncertainty]
- Decision owner and date needed: [ ]
- Product version, build reference, device, and test environment: [ ]
- Intended buyer task and evidence behind that choice: [ ]
- Product areas included / explicitly excluded: [ ]
- Task(s) and observable completion checks: [link to task rows]
- What would cause a hold or stop: [ ]

## Participant fit and invitation
- Relevant task experience required: [describe behavior, not sensitive traits]
- Recruitment route and why this person is a useful fit: [ ]
- Conflicts or prior involvement that affect interpretation: [ ]
- Invitation states purpose, time, voluntary nature, and stop option: [ ]
- Incentive, timing, and terms are the same regardless of opinion or result: [ ]
- Accessibility and participation adjustments offered: [ask what is useful; do not request a diagnosis]

## Consent, evidence, and data plan
- Notice and approved consent process reference: [ ]
- Recording: off by default; separate permission and retention rule if applicable: [ ]
- Minimal observations to keep and reason: [ ]
- Approved restricted evidence location and access owner: [ ]
- Neutral participant alias used in this workspace: [ ]
- Data access, removal date, and person verifying removal: [ ]
- Real personal, client, account, and payment data excluded: [ ]

## Interpretation boundary
- Number of participants and why: [ ]
- How recruitment and task wording limit the conclusion: [ ]
- Evidence that would change the release decision: [ ]
- Claims this pilot cannot support, including demand or sales: [ ]

01-Pilot-Plans · sample database

Pilot IDProduct aliasProduct versionIntended buyer criteriaRecruitment rationaleDecision this pilot informsModerator roleTest windowNotice or consent referenceRecording choiceIncentive termsApproved record locationRemoval dateStatus
Sample: PL-014Freelance quote workbookv0.7Independent freelancers who have prepared a fixed-scope quoteTwo volunteers with recent quoting experience; convenience sampleCheck whether a first-time user can make a bounded quote and distinguish contingency from profitProduct owner A2026-10-06 to 2026-10-10Fictional notice N-014; reviewed before invitationNo audio or screen recording25 USD for time; unchanged by feedback or resultRestricted fictional study folder / PL-0142026-11-10Pilot complete; revision required

Example rows are fictional. The import creates pages and databases; set property types and any relations inside Notion. You configure the tables after import.

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