Advanced level · Module 6: Data Science Capstone · Lesson 1 of 5
Capstone Plan and Governance
Plan the analysis around the programme's decisions and set up governance from the start.
In this lesson you will
- Write a multi-method analysis plan
- Set up documentation, privacy and reproducibility
Key concepts
decision questionsmethods per questiongovernance set-uptimeline
The lesson
Start from the directors' decisions: continue or change the programme, and how to target the next round. Write the questions each analysis must answer.
Choose methods for each question: causal analysis for impact, spatial analysis for need, predictive modelling for targeting and text analysis for feedback.
Set up the repository, documentation templates, privacy rules and quality checks before analysis begins.
Step by step
- Write the decision questions.
- Map methods to questions.
- Set up the repository and documentation.
- Agree the plan and timeline.
Practice activity
Submit the capstone plan for milestone 1.
Expected result: An approved plan with methods, governance and timeline.
Check your understanding
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Where should the capstone plan start?
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With the decisions the analysis must inform.
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Why set up governance before analysis?
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So privacy, quality and reproducibility are built in from the start.
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