Hello Data Analyst,
I know how difficult it can be to ask the right questions that will generate the key insights you need to solve a problem or make a data-driven decision.
Here are 20 key questions to help you understand and solve problems with data.
I know how difficult it can be to ask the right questions that will generate the key insights you need to solve a problem or make a data-driven decision.
Here are 20 key questions to help you understand and solve problems with data.
1. Why was I asked to review this? – Problem Statement/Purpose
2. What does the product/process do? – Domain knowledge
3. Where are we now? – Actual Performance
4. Where should we have been? – Plan/budget
5. Did we achieve what we planned to achieve? – Variance Analysis
2. What does the product/process do? – Domain knowledge
3. Where are we now? – Actual Performance
4. Where should we have been? – Plan/budget
5. Did we achieve what we planned to achieve? – Variance Analysis
6. Why did we not achieve what we planned to achieve? – Root cause analysis
7. Where are the gaps in our process/strategy? – Gap Analysis
8. What did we not consider before? – Gap Analysis
9. What has changed within this period? – Trend Analysis
7. Where are the gaps in our process/strategy? – Gap Analysis
8. What did we not consider before? – Gap Analysis
9. What has changed within this period? – Trend Analysis
10. Where do we want to be by XYZ time? – Vision/Predictions
11. What do we need to do to get there? – Prescriptions
12. What are the quick wins (easy to implement at low cost)? – Low hanging fruit
13. What if thing(s) don’t go as planned? – Sensitivity & Scenario Analysis
11. What do we need to do to get there? – Prescriptions
12. What are the quick wins (easy to implement at low cost)? – Low hanging fruit
13. What if thing(s) don’t go as planned? – Sensitivity & Scenario Analysis
14. What are the specific success factors? – Detail-Oriented Thinking
15. Does the cost of implementing these ideas match the benefits? – Cost-Benefit Analysis
16. Who should be accountable for implementing this? – Responsibility Assignment
15. Does the cost of implementing these ideas match the benefits? – Cost-Benefit Analysis
16. Who should be accountable for implementing this? – Responsibility Assignment
17. Who is drawing this product/process backwards? – Stakeholder Analysis
18. What will happen for me to know the business objectives were met? – Acceptance criteria
19. How do we know that the full benefits for our efforts were achieved? – Benefits Realization Tracking
18. What will happen for me to know the business objectives were met? – Acceptance criteria
19. How do we know that the full benefits for our efforts were achieved? – Benefits Realization Tracking
20. How does this product/process/solution fit our overall ambition/strategy? – The big picture
Is there a question you believe should be added to this list? Please share.
Go solve problems leveraging insights from data!
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#Data #ProblemSolving #KeyQuestions #Analytics
Is there a question you believe should be added to this list? Please share.
Go solve problems leveraging insights from data!
🥂
#Data #ProblemSolving #KeyQuestions #Analytics
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