Table 1 Functions of DAPS as derived from literature

Support the translation of business goals into a data-analytic problem (that is, into questions about Y and X variables)

[7,8,9, 18, 22, 23]

Help to define the anticipated business value, by articulating how the model is going to be used, and what value that is expected to bring

[7, 18, 22, 24]

Help to define the type of model that is needed

[2, 3, 6, 9, 18]

Support the breaking down of a long-term ambition into manageable chunks, and thus scope the project

[18, 25]