Planning for the future, managing for success
Our clients have told us that the strategic use of their data assets is a top business priority. Executing on this need comes with many challenges that can slow down or even halt the process:
- Managing the tension between business and IT
- Dealing with the complexities of new data sources and formats, and dealing with changes in the business model including acquisitions and new lines of business
- Organizational change and adoption
- Lack of ownership of data and limited understanding of the value of data stewardship
- Changing technologies and the emergence of disruptive technologies
- Cost management and understanding the total cost of ownership
Our Project X consultants are experienced in successfully dealing with these issues and have built methodologies on the following principles:
- Understand your business and people
- Communicate up front with business stakeholders and gain senior level sponsorship
- Facilitate designs and plans in cross functional and integrated forums
- Ensure all initiatives are business driven
- Plan for organizational change management, communication and adoption
- Consider upfront and ongoing costs at a holistic level
Our core strategic data service offerings include:
Data Strategy and Roadmap Development:
- Conduct a 360 review of the business
- Align current business requirements (including regulatory), future opportunities, and the need for flexibility
- Utilize pragmatic approaches that leverage existing assets and investments
- Develop strategic business cases
Enterprise Architecture:
- Manage the coexistence of big data and data warehouse
- Assessing current and emerging technologies for your needs
- Carry out assessment, integration and proof of concept
- Balance cost / performance tradeoffs and the need for future flexibility
Data Governance:
- Drive business sponsorship and ownership
- Develop policies, practices and enforcement
- Ensure privacy and regulatory compliance
- Leverage best practices
Organizational Change Planning and Management
- Gain business sponsorship and buy in at every stage
- Listen first and Communicate across all key stakeholders
- Understand business readiness and build plans accordingly
- Train, empower and support the delivery and business teams
- Act as non-threatening agents of change
Let us help you define a strategy for your next business intelligence project. Contact us.