Embracing Wallowing in the Data

Michael Hurst has an interesting post:   About his team's agile approach to complex data and the need to be  'wallowing in the data'.  He is skeptical about the term, but I like its intent.  One way to achieve a deep understanding of data is to include on the mining team a true expert in the data.  Ideally an expert or experts in both the structure of the data and its business uses.  Or allow the designers to wallow in its complexity in a well connected sandbox.   As he suggests, becoming intimate with the data.  Also much more on his agile framework.