#2 is somewhat problematic. I would suggest finding someone in your organization that truly knows the business you are in and it’s day to day challenges. Identi

#2 is somewhat problematic. I would suggest finding someone in your organization that truly knows the business you are in and it’s day to day challenges. Identifying this person or people might be hard but it is crucial. Establishing true and open relationship with this person or group is the next step. It has to be genuine. Once that’s established you will see the stream of real pain points and it will be your job to map them into data science opportunities. An alternative option is to shadow day to day ops crew and distill requirements that way.