What Impact Will Research Have on a Project?

Will research have an impact on that particular team? Yes or no based on those metrics or goals? Will it then have an impact, let's say, on multiple teams? Can qualitative research answer this question? Has there been previous research done on this topic? I ask this within the intake document one, because I want to make sure that my team has done the due diligence before they request research. Another question that I ask myself is the project set up for success?"