User Research & Persona Report

Comprehensive report detailing user personas (Executive to Expert), data journeys, and prioritized functional requirements. The current tools for integrating mines data are unable to support reliable analytics, leading analysts to rely on manual processes and time-consuming workarounds. Data products (reports, dashboards, etc.) break when data sources are updated, resulting in outdated information and potential errors. As a result, trust in mines divisions data is reduced, decision-making is slowed and transparency with regulatory agencies and external partners is impacted. (Source: ED Briefing Note crafted by Mia Bautista in March 2024.) Thus, The Mines Data Repository project will move this to a modern, cloud-based architecture on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric — creating a single, governed, and shareable platform for all mines data.

**Story Points:** 13

Start with the issue body and the March 2024 ED Briefing Note cited as its source. Define the report scope around the Executive-to-Expert personas, data journeys, and prioritized functional requirements for the Azure and Microsoft Fabric platform. Done should be a comprehensive report that captures these findings and requirements.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.