Modernize Data Architecture for Measurable Business Results
Enable the business to achieve operational excellence, client intimacy and product leadership with an innovative, agile and fit-for-purpose data architecture practice.
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Organizations who do not modernize their data architecture practice:
- Cannot take advantage of new innovations in the data space.
- Fail to create a data blueprint that supports evolving business needs.
- Will suffer from issues with data access and quality.
Maturing an organization’s data architecture capabilities and investing in modern elements will:
- Allow the organization to capitalize on new opportunities in big data and analytics.
- Enable the business to have more accurate and scalable data models and data blueprints.
- Improve the business’s access to trustworthy data.
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Onsite Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn’t enough, we offer low-cost onsite delivery of our Project Workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a road map in place to complete your project successfully.
Book NowModule 1: Develop a Data Architecture (DA) Vision
The Purpose
- Discuss key business drivers and strategies.
- Identify data strategies.
- Develop a data architecture vision.
- Assess data architecture practice capabilities.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A data architecture vision aligned with the business.
- A completed assessment of the organization’s current data architecture practice capabilities.
- Identification of "to be" data architecture practice capabilities.
- Identification of key gaps.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Explain approach and value proposition |
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| 1.2 | Discuss business vision and key drivers |
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| 1.3 | Discover business pain points and needs |
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| 1.4 | Determine data strategies |
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| 1.5 | Assess DA practice capabilities |
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Module 2: Assess DA Core Capabilities (Part 1)
The Purpose
- Assess the enterprise data model (EDM).
- Assess current and target data warehouse, BI/analytics, and big data architectures.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A completed assessment of the organization’s current EDM, data warehouse, BI and analytics, and big data architectures.
- Identification of "to be" capabilities for the organization’s EDM, data warehouse, BI and analytics, and big data architectures.
- Identification of key gaps.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Present an overarching DA capability model |
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| 2.2 | Assess current and target EDM capabilities |
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| 2.3 | Assess current/target data warehouse, BI/analytics, and big data architectures |
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| 2.4 | Identify gaps and high level strategies |
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Module 3: Assess DA Core Capabilities (Part 2)
The Purpose
- Assess EDM.
- Assess current/target MDM, metadata, data integration, and content architectures.
- Assess dynamic data models.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A completed assessment of the organization’s current MDM, metadata, data integration, and content architectures.
- Identification of “to be” capabilities for the organization’s MDM, metadata, data integration, and content architectures.
- Identification of key gaps.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Present an overarching DA capability model |
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| 3.2 | Assess current and target MDM, metadata, data integration, and content architectures |
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| 3.3 | Assess data lineage and data delivery model |
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| 3.4 | Identify gaps and high level strategies |
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Module 4: Analyze Gaps and Formulate Strategies
The Purpose
- Map performance gaps and document key initiatives from the diagnostic assessment.
- Identify additional gaps and action items.
- Formulate strategies and initiatives to address priority gaps.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Prioritized gap analysis.
- Improvement initiatives and related strategies.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Map performance gaps to business vision, pain points, and needs |
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| 4.2 | Identify additional gaps |
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| 4.3 | Consolidate/rationalize/prioritize gaps |
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| 4.4 | Formulate strategies and actions to address gaps |
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Module 5: Develop a Data Architecture Roadmap
The Purpose
- Plot initiatives and strategies on a strategic roadmap.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A roadmap with prioritized and sequenced initiatives.
- Milestone plan.
- Executive report.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 5.1 | Transform strategies into a plan of action |
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| 5.2 | Plot actions on a prioritized roadmap |
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| 5.3 | Identify and discuss next milestone plan |
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| 5.4 | Compile an executive report |
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