What if you’re assigned to a new project that involved analysing large data (e.g. transaction database, market or patient data) for your organization. What you should start first? Well, there are many standard process you can begin with but there is one in specific developed for industry called The CRISP-DM project. Starting from the embryonic knowledge discovery processes used in early data mining projects and responding directly to user requirements, this project defined and validated a data mining process that is applicable in diverse industry sectors. This methodology makes large data mining projects faster, cheaper, more reliable and more manageable. Good luck with your project then.