Data Strategy
Decide before you build.
Architecture reviews, data roadmaps, and the roles you need before you hire them.
Sometimes the decision is the deliverable.
Data Strategy · live signal
What this engagement looks like by the numbers
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Problems we solve
If any of these sound familiar, we can help.
What we build
The deliverables.
Architecture review
A forensic read of your current stack — what's working, what's bleeding, what's next.
Data roadmap
A 6-12 month plan sequenced by impact, not ambition.
Team structure design
The roles you actually need, in the order you need them.
Build vs. buy analysis
Vendor landscape, cost modelling, and a defensible decision.
Vendor selection
Run the evaluation. Draft the RFP. Close the contract.
Engagement models
Three ways to work together.
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Strategy sprint
Two-week intensive: stakeholder interviews, architecture review, roadmap.
Cadence
- Day 1-3Stakeholder interviews
- Day 4-8Architecture audit
- Day 9-12Target-state design
- Day 13-14Written report + walkthrough
- Full audit in 14 days
- Written report + live walkthrough
- Prioritized 90-day plan
02
Advisory retainer
Monthly touchpoints for guidance, architecture reviews, decision support.
Cadence
- Ongoing2-4 hrs/wk on-call
- MonthlySteering session
- Per PRArchitecture review
- QuarterlyRoadmap refresh
- 2–4 hrs/week on-call
- Monthly steering session
- Async architecture reviews
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Embedded advisor
Part-time role as your fractional head of data.
Cadence
- WeeklyTeam standup + review
- MonthlyBoard-level reporting
- OngoingHiring panels + coaching
- As neededVendor negotiations
- Hiring panels
- Board-level data reporting
- Vendor negotiations
Tools we use