Tools, Tips & Cheat Sheets

Additional data resources to supplement your data science needs.
Learn about AI Read about Machine Learning Learn about Leveraging Data Science in PDU

Tools to Help you Get Started

A. 3 Major Steps to Data Science Project

B. Data Analytics Pyramid

C. Data Science Project Scorecard

D. 10 Questions to Understand Your Data

E. Data Analytics Lifecycle with Questionnaire

F. Data Analytics Planning Template

3 Major Steps to a Data Science Project



  1. Planning

    • Pose your operational problem as a data question
    • Make sure you have a good problem to solve with data science
    • Determine where your project falls in the lifecycle

  2. Execution

    • Stage the data
    • Select an analytic approach
    • Do the analytic work
    • Hand off the patterns to Action Team
    • Communicate the benefits to stakeholders

  3. Action Team

    • Share insights with your Action Team
    • Action Team will use them to implement change

Data Analytics Pyramid

Data Science Project Score

10 Questions to Understand Your Data

Data Analytics Lifecycle with Questionnaire

Data Analytics Planning Template