N_C, regardless of the context, it is always important to ask, and be able to answer, "What problem are we trying to solve?" It's not as easy as it it sounds, but it's essential to answer before moving on to thinking about solutions... Otherwise, you don't really know what problem you're trying to solve, and, so have no way to know where to start, or when you're done, or anything in between.
Give it some thought, and another shot. You'll be glad you did.