# data life cycle - Plan ## Definition(s) ### [[Nexus - Google Analytics Certificate Course|Google Analytics Certificate]] >[! Definition] >The first phase of the [[data life cycle]]. The planning phase will answer three key questions; >1. _What_ kind of [[data]] is needed? >2. _Who_ will be responsible for the data? >3. _How_ will the data be managed? ## Examples ## Related [[data life cycle]] ## Resources