PART 1

Problems

• Our profile data is supplied by a vendor, PDL, and our contract needs to be renewed.

  • New contract as of May 2023, through 2026 with option until 2030

• With only a single vendor for our supply data, we’re at risk should anything happen to them.

  • 2-year contract with Cognism for their supply data

• Investigating and addressing profile data issues

Value to Lightcast

• Having supply data that powers our Lightcast products

• Having data customers can rely on

Success Criteria

• Assure supply data is obtained for the future of our Lightcast products and services

• Resolving customer issues and identifying if they’re are of a bigger need.

PART 2

Solution Description

Legal and Ethical Considerations

Just answer yes or no.

High-Level Rollout Strategies

• Based on the impact of the issue(s) found, determine if client communication is necessary.

Risks

Focus on risks unique to this feature, not overall delivery/execution risks. 

Open Questions

What are you still looking to resolve?

Complete with Engineering Teams

Estimated Costs

Direct Financial Costs

Are there direct costs that this feature entails? Dataset acquisition, server purchasing, software licenses, etc.?

Team Effort

Each team involved should give a general t-shirt size estimate of their work involved. As the epic proceeds, they can add a link to the Jira epic/issue associated with their portion of this work.