Activity: Determine Business Objectives
The first objective of the data analyst is to thoroughly understand, from a business perspective, what the customer really wants to accomplish. Often the customer has many competing objectives and constraints that must be properly balanced. The analyst’s goal is to uncover important factors, at the beginning, that can influence the outcome of the project.
DescriptionWork Breakdown StructureTeam AllocationWork Product Usage
Purpose
Find out what the customer really wants to accomplish.
Relationships
Parent Activities
Key Considerations
 A possible consequence of neglecting this step is to expend a great deal of effort producing the right answers to the wrong questions.

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