I've always wanted to be the 'data guy'. As a product manager, I can say that in 30 years I've never had a dataset that truly is a slam dunk. People - sales ma

I've always wanted to be the 'data guy'. As a product manager, I can say that in 30 years I've never had a dataset that truly is a slam dunk. People - sales managers, waffling customers, risk-adverse GMs - are always the primary sources of information. I've never had the luxury of simply pulling a SaaS analytics report and saying "there.". I'm sorry that this doesn't answer your question. The only path out of the box is to clearly state the alternatives, advocate a preferred path going forward, and demand that people buy in or step the hell aside. Otherwise you'll simply develop an ulcer.