Step 01 · Frame
Decompose the question before touching the data
We break a business problem into the decisions being made, the constraints around them, and the single number that must move. Most failed analytics projects were framed wrong, not modelled wrong.
Mini process diagram
Question
Decisions
Constraints
Baseline
Target
Problem decomposition, the Decision Culture way.
01
Decision inventory
Who decides what, how often, with what information today.
02
Value at stake
A baseline and a target agreed before the build starts.
03
Constraint map
Budget, capacity, policy and fairness limits written down up front.
2 weeks
Framing sprint
Before build
Baseline agreed
Signed-off brief
Stakeholders aligned
Other delivery steps