Strategy and Advisory
In the age of AI, data isn't just information – it's your most valuable asset to enabling AI. Is your data foundation ready to support this AI evolution? Are you seizing its full potential? Amid rapid AI transformation, data flows faster and bigger than ever. With the right strategy and execution, you can maximise your digital investment by transforming vast amounts of data into powerful decision engines—delivering accessible, actionable insights right at your fingertips.
Data & AI Strategy and Roadmap
A well-defined data and AI strategy serves as your north star, guiding you through the complexities of modern business. With data proliferating at an unprecedented pace, having a strategy ensures that you're not just collecting information, but harnessing it to its full potential. In the era of AI, a good strategy lays the foundation for trusted, AI-ready data—empowering informed decision-making, strategic alignment, resource optimisation, and risk mitigation to confidently navigate challenges and unlock new opportunities. We help you navigate the layered complexities and simplify the journey to your new data and AI landscape.
Use our expertise to help craft your data & AI strategy and execution plan.
Data Maturity Assessment
In today's dynamic business landscape, staying ahead requires understanding where you stand on the data maturity spectrum. A data maturity assessment offers a panoramic view of your data capabilities, uncovering strengths and areas for improvement. By benchmarking against industry standards, you gain a clear understanding of your data's potential and gaps in your data foundations and capabilities which hinder your AI journey. This assessment is more than a snapshot; it's a transformative tool that empowers you to make strategic decisions, allocate resources efficiently, and embark on a journey of continuous improvement. The outcomes will assist you in determining the technology, data architecture, processes, practices, and culture required to achieve your data and AI vision.
Elevate your data game by understanding your strengths and weaknesses.
Data & AI Platform Modernisation Assessment
Data Platform Modernisation serves as your foundation for data and AI transformation. We assess your existing technology and data landscape, juxtaposing it against your envisioned future to facilitate a smooth transition. Our specialists tailor a custom tech stack that aligns with your strategic data and AI aspirations, while a high-level design and architectural blueprint supports your vision. Our considerations extend beyond technology, encompassing business processes, security, and governance. We cross-reference against best practices and leverage our reference architecture, which lays a robust foundation for innovation. Furthermore, we calculate the costs of both capital and operational expenditures, aiding you in constructing a robust business case and ensuring long-term sustainability.
Redefine your data and AI platform with our comprehensive Data Platform Modernisation Assessment.
The Benefits of a Strategy and Advisory Engagement
North Star: Gives purpose. A data and AI strategy helps to drive innovation and ensures data initiatives are not only effective but also transformative.
Tailored Roadmap: No one-size-fits-all. Strategies must align with business goals and adapt to specific evolving business needs.
Goal Alignment: Align efforts with business objectives. Ensures data and AI initiatives directly contribute to overarching goals.
Future-Proofing: Be agile and evolve. Data efforts should stay aligned with technological advancements and changing business needs.
Strategic Focus: Pinpoint strengths and weaknesses. Understanding capability gaps help with strategic prioritisation of areas for improvement.
Performance Benchmarks: Compare and improve. Understanding how your organisation compares to industry standards offers a benchmark to measure progress.
Holistic View: Gain perspective. Assessing the current state, analysing the data and AI objectives, and identifying gaps are essential steps in creating a strong business case for transformation.
Why choose us for Strategy and Advisory
Foresight: Partnering with Barfoot & Thompson to Enable a Data Strategy
Read about how we helped Barfoot & Thompson with their Data Strategy and Data Roadmap.
Collaborative: Working with One NZ to Enable Customer Insights
Explore how we unified data for a single view of Enterprise customer for One NZ, enabling customer insights and conversations.
Methodology: Govern and Secure Data with the Right Tools
Explore our methodologies and how our partnership with DataMasque can secure and govern data and AI solutions.
Other Services
Modern Data and AI Platform
A Modern Data and AI Platform brings together technologies, people, and processes—often cloud-based—to enable efficient, scalable data and AI operations.
Data Management
As decisions increasingly depend on complex models and AI automations, how data is governed, structured, and built matters more than ever.
Data Insights
In a world flooded with data, simply knowing what happened isn’t enough. Organisations need to understand why things happen and what might come next.
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