How and why to make CRISP-DM your secret weapon: Use it to communicate effectively about where you are in the data science life cycle. Organize your slide deck around the CRISP-DM process to craft clear and concise presentations. Use it to help prioritize the mission-critical steps of Business Understanding and Data Understanding. Upskill your stakeholders in the framework so they understand where you are at in the process or why you might be circling back to a previous phase. Begin thinking about your tasks in terms of CRISP-DM in order to prioritize and stay on track Take notes organized by CRISP-DM phases, then when you iterate through the phases again, you can revisit your notes for that phase.