Data Foundation
Data Strategy Consulting
Overview
Strategy should make the next six months obvious. We assess where you are, agree what matters, and leave you with a roadmap someone can fund.
Outcomes we measure
- Use cases prioritised by value and feasibility
- Funded roadmap and business case
- Clear ownership and operating model
- Readiness score with a remediation plan
Problems we solve
Sound familiar?
- 01
There is a long list of AI ideas but no agreement on which ones are worth funding.
- 02
Data teams are busy, but the business cannot point to the value they deliver.
- 03
Ownership of data is unclear, so every initiative restarts the same debates.
What we deliver
Concrete deliverables, not slideware.
Use-case inventory and prioritisation
Value, feasibility and risk scoring for candidate use cases, agreed with business owners.
Readiness assessment
Scored view of data, platform, governance, skills and security readiness.
Target operating model
Roles, ownership, funding model and ways of working for data and AI.
Roadmap and business case
Sequenced, costed plan with milestones and measurable outcomes.
How it works
From first call to production.
- 01
Discover
Interviews with leadership and teams; collect existing documents and metrics.
1 week
- 02
Assess
Score readiness and build the use-case inventory.
1–2 weeks
- 03
Prioritise
Workshops to agree priorities, owners and success measures.
1 week
- 04
Roadmap
Deliver the roadmap and business case, whether or not you continue with us.
1 week
Tech & frameworks
Tools we use — in your stack.
- DAMA-DMBOK
- NIST AI RMF
- ISO/IEC 42001
- TOGAF
Related projects
Where we've done this.
Case studies
Case studies for this service are being prepared. Ask us for references on a call.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Scope it with a senior practitioner
Book a 45-minute readiness call.
Where you are, what to fix first, and what it would take.
