Map the AI data supply chain before touching the data
Map an AI data workflow with SIPOC so readiness work starts from the actual suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, and customers.
The move: map the workflow before you profile the table. SIPOC gives AI readiness work a clear starting boundary. Suppliers are the systems or teams that create the data. Inputs are the fields, files, events, labels, or documents the AI workflow needs. Process is how those inputs are transformed, joined, filtered, labeled, or approved. Outputs are the artifacts the AI workflow depends on, such as a feature table, document corpus, evaluation set, or retrieval index. Customers are the people or systems that rely on the output. This matters because AI failures often come from invisible handoffs rather than obvious data…
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