Deliverable 7.1 accomplishes four purposes: a) It presentsthe BPM Life Cycle according to [2] as the general methodology for designing and developing the CUTLER Business Process Model and the CUTLER Business Process, respectively. It is applied to the specificities of the CUTLER context and will serve as the reference methodology for developing a CUTLER implementation process at the end of the CUTLER project. This shall facilitate the adaptation and implementation of the CUTLER platform to new applications beyond the lifetime of the CUTLER project. b) It is specifying and defining the core concepts and terminology of Work Package (WP) 7. Due to the fact that the WP7 concepts need to be technically implemented by other WPs, a common and agreed understanding is essential. c) It is inferring a generic Baseline CUTLER Process Model that is incorporating the properties of WP7’s core concepts. The Baseline CUTLER Process Model is independent from any use-case and is responding to an abstract policy-cycle. It is therefore suitable for a discussion of the properties of big data technology in the political process in general. d) It is outlining the results of the first two steps of the CUTLER BPM Life Cycle: Project Identification and Project Discovery. Project Identification is summarizing the process of identifying the concrete political areas in which the CUTLER platform is going to be applied.