Data & Analytics Strategy and Model Optimization

Our clients are drowning in data – yet they often are not able to retrieve satisfying value and the insights they need. We help you identify areas where data and analytics can provide real business value and support you in defining future-proof D&A capabilities that are aligned to your business needs. Through our offering we enable our clients to identify sources of business value and outline the necessary steps to exploit them:

• Maturity Assessment: Together with our clients we assess all relevant data strategy dimensions towards their maturity. This helps to identify potential gaps, but also opportunities for competitive advantages in an increasing data driven world
• Vision & Value from Data & AI: We support our clients to identify their visionary north star and highlight how latest technologies can help to reach it. Identifying and prioritising high value data and AI use cases
• Data Strategy Development: Through success-proven methodologies and accelerators we help our clients to define and implement effective data strategies. By starting from the as-is state to constructing the to-be state and outlining all necessary steps in-between we ensure a holistic and actionable roadmap

Our clients struggle to capture the full value of their D&A use cases because the required data, capabilities, and tools are scattered throughout the organisation and often operate in silos. We help to define  consistent D&A operating models and support in selecting D&A platforms that are fit for key business activities, including processes for controlled platform exceptions:

• D&A Capability Set-Up: Scaling value from data is a challenge for most organizations. By establishing and setting up the right D&A organization model, we enable clients to foster effective data ecosystems and to accelerate time-to-market of new products through business value from data and AI
• Target Operating Model Development: We develop and deliver tailored D&A Target Operating Models that cover all our clients’ core processes such as strategic planning, platform management and others. Furthermore, we help our clients to set up their use case life cycle that guides the journey of D&A use cases - from identification and prioritization in line with business value criteria, through to developing and operating these
• D&A Impact Measurement: Providing a comprehensive set of KPIs and OKRs is crucial to create transparency about the value generated by D&A activities. We help to cover all relevant measurement dimensions through which we enable effective portfolio steering as well as impact tracking of upskilling and knowledge sharing across the organization

Numerous cross-industry trends challenge businesses to govern their data in efficient ways and coordinate activities and extract value from data in motion. Effective Data Governance can help clients to adapt and comply with ever changing regulatory landscapes. We help our clients to reimagine their data capabilities through governance and change their organizational mindset to realize true potential and support to achieve desired business objectives:

• Data Governance Organisational Setup: We support the creation of an effective Governance Charter and co-develop its vision, mission and related objectives. By deriving a tailored and suitable operating model we simultaneously ensure an effective implementation
• Roles & Responsibilities: A well-structured organization of core data-use roles and governance bodies ensures transparency and clear decision-making processes. Based on stress-tested frameworks we provide detailed role descriptions that provide full clarity on responsibilities and ownerships within the organization
• Data Governance Operations: By establishing efficient processes & policies, we help our clients to bring Data Governance & communications to life. This can include for example the development of a data catalogue as well as defining processes on e.g. MDM and data quality.