Establish the Target Operating Model Needed to Execute Your Data Strategy

Engineer a data management model that is co-owned, co-designed, and strategically aligned.

The Situation

In the age of AI, a tailored data strategy is essential – but without the right operating model, even the best strategy will stall. Because data is owned and used by the entire organization, Data leaders must understand and engage with their organization’s internal dynamics and key stakeholders to ensure their operating model and data management capabilities are unique to their needs and effective. Our comprehensive framework will support that relational approach to enable an effective, value-driven data strategy.

Establish the Target Operating Model Needed to Execute Your Data Strategy visualization

Check yourself.
Though IT leaders can feel like they are plugged into their organizations, in practice they often over rely on passive communication and siloed execution. Check in on your partners and stakeholders to ensure everyone is working together on the right things.
Don’t lose sight of context.
Many IT leaders fall back on leveraging generic frameworks that emphasize data management capability maturity, but without relating your target operating model to desired organizational outcomes, momentum can stall and what you build may not be what you need. Be sure to actively work to understand the context around your target operating model.
Simplify, simplify.
The process of developing your target operating model is just as critical as the model itself. Ensure your communication with stakeholders and partners is as simple as possible to ensure your operating model has the sustainable and agile foundations it needs to drive desired outcomes.

Blueprint Contents

Establish the Target Operating Model Needed to Execute Your Data Strategy Phases 1-4
Data Capabilities Assessment
Data Operating Model and Program Roadmap C-Suite Presentation Template
Target Operating Model Conversation Guide
Target Operating Model Workbook

Member Testimonials

After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.

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$20,119

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Client	Ent Credit Union
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	N/A
Days Saved	N/A
Testimonial	Valuable to discuss strategies, trends, how to establish fundamentals with critical impact on technology decisions, and alignment with desired busi... Valuable to discuss strategies, trends, how to establish fundamentals with critical impact on technology decisions, and alignment with desired business outcomes.

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Client	MDU Services LTD
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	9/10
$ Saved	$11,099
Days Saved	50
Testimonial	Andrea has set us on a data literacy path that we are confident can deliver what is necessary to engage both now and in the future with driving val... Andrea has set us on a data literacy path that we are confident can deliver what is necessary to engage both now and in the future with driving value from data at our organisation. Being able to assess the matrutiy levels of litercay and then having the tools available that have worked from practical application from Andrea's and Info-tech research is supper helpful.

Member Testimonials
Client	Rocky View County
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$50,000
Days Saved	55
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Client	Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$2,000
Days Saved	4
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Member Testimonials
Client	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$5,000
Days Saved	10
Testimonial	Having reference material to build from that has all the research and analysis pre-done and vetted Having reference material to build from that has all the research and analysis pre-done and vetted

Member Testimonials
Client	Société des Mines d’ITY S.A.
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	9/10
$ Saved	$32,499
Days Saved	10
Testimonial	good approach good approach

Member Testimonials
Client	Chief Industries, Inc.
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	N/A
Days Saved	2
Testimonial	Rajesh helped us towards a decision. Rajesh helped us towards a decision.

Member Testimonials
Client	Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Experience	Workshop
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$95,000
Days Saved	47
Testimonial	Best part of the experience is being obtaining tangible steps, techniques and processes to work on in the next 2 years to mature our data managemen... Best part of the experience is being obtaining tangible steps, techniques and processes to work on in the next 2 years to mature our data management landscape. Worst part underestimating the pre-work needed to ensure the workshop success. Almost needs a workshop roadmap - what needs to be done to ensure success.

Member Testimonials
Client	PRIDE Industries
Experience	Workshop
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$68,500
Days Saved	120
Testimonial	Igor was extremely knowledgeable, disciplined and pleasant to work with and lead our workshop! The outcome and expectations of the workshop were f... Igor was extremely knowledgeable, disciplined and pleasant to work with and lead our workshop! The outcome and expectations of the workshop were fair and very consumable. We look forward to executing on the initiatives and working with Igor in the future on those initiatives.

Member Testimonials
Client	TCU Financial Group
Experience	Workshop
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$25,000
Days Saved	20
Testimonial	The workshop materials were well organized and easy to follow. The instructor was excellent. He is very knowledgeable and he did a great job in kee... The workshop materials were well organized and easy to follow. The instructor was excellent. He is very knowledgeable and he did a great job in keeping everyone engaged and on track.

Member Testimonials
Client	Reiter Affiliated Companies
Experience	Workshop
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$68,000
Days Saved	10
Testimonial	All out C level executives were very much involved and stayed and saw the great value of this workshop. And Reddy D did a great job of delivering t... All out C level executives were very much involved and stayed and saw the great value of this workshop. And Reddy D did a great job of delivering the content and modeling based on our needs thanks a lot. Content was well organized and tailored for our organization's need. Frameworks will be helpful beyond the workshop. Reddy's moderation was top-notch and helped keep all participants engaged.

Member Testimonials
Client	Caerus Operating LLC
Experience	Workshop
Impact	9/10
$ Saved	$37,400
Days Saved	5
Testimonial	Our workshop was very insightful and has generated a lot of good conversation and collaboration between the teams that participated Our workshop was very insightful and has generated a lot of good conversation and collaboration between the teams that participated

Member Testimonials
Client	Advizex
Experience	Workshop
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$34,000
Days Saved	20
Testimonial	Get exercise in understanding data management. Get exercise in understanding data management.

Member Testimonials
Client	Cloud and Things Inc
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	9/10
$ Saved	$2,720
Days Saved	N/A
Testimonial	We just started getting bit deeper in to it and trying to relate to our projects, so it is too early to judge anything. That is the reason first re... We just started getting bit deeper in to it and trying to relate to our projects, so it is too early to judge anything. That is the reason first response in N/A and second could be higher but giving small number for now. Best - Will be when we will apply the tools and experience to project and win more business. Worst - If we just learn and not leverage that expertise or not been able to apply the tool to solve our customers problem.

Member Testimonials
Client	City of Apex, NC
Experience	Workshop
Impact	9/10
$ Saved	$5,440
Days Saved	3
Testimonial	best part was use case scenarios - unanimous vote to get people to talk and participate with real issues worst part per majority of users was the ... best part was use case scenarios - unanimous vote to get people to talk and participate with real issues worst part per majority of users was the individual scoring of categories, said it was monotonous and they had a hard time with definitions (claim not technical enough to understand) and would have preferred to evaluate a different way vs guessing (maybe score against use case scenarios and how we are handling to better understand where we are and where we want to be).

Member Testimonials
Client	Parsons Inc.
Experience	Workshop
Impact	8/10
$ Saved	$10,000
Days Saved	5
Testimonial	There were pro's & con's to the workshop being conducted virtually. There were some challenges with participation at certain points over the 4 day... There were pro's & con's to the workshop being conducted virtually. There were some challenges with participation at certain points over the 4 days. The workshop met my expectations and provides a good framework to advance Digital Data Management at Parsons. I would have liked to look at some specific case studies for Autodesk and Bentley as our main CAD & design platforms.

Member Testimonials
Client	Real Estate Council of Ontario 1
Experience	Workshop
Impact	7/10
$ Saved	$100K
Days Saved	10
Testimonial

Member Testimonials
Client	Kentucky COT (Commonwealth Office of Technology)
Experience	Workshop
Impact	8/10
$ Saved	$68,000
Days Saved	55
Testimonial	Well experienced staff and matured methodology used but deliverables may need some work. An executive summary slide deck with a detailed PDF/DOC re... Well experienced staff and matured methodology used but deliverables may need some work. An executive summary slide deck with a detailed PDF/DOC report would have been helpful.

Member Testimonials
Client	Gateway Technical College
Experience	Workshop
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$408K
Days Saved	44
Testimonial	The best part of my experience during this workshop is being able to work with experienced, knowledgeable, and engaging SMEs! Both Reddy and Scott ... The best part of my experience during this workshop is being able to work with experienced, knowledgeable, and engaging SMEs! Both Reddy and Scott provided a wealth of knowledge in a practical and consumable way. I would say the power/influence exercise was not that valuable for our team. The other worst part is knowing where we could be (future state) and knowing how much time/effort it would take to get there.

Member Testimonials
Client	UCLA Anderson School of Management
Experience	Workshop
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$136K
Days Saved	60
Testimonial	Enjoyed the workshop overall and Reddy was great. There's a lot of information to digest in 4 days and the virtual component made this even more ex... Enjoyed the workshop overall and Reddy was great. There's a lot of information to digest in 4 days and the virtual component made this even more exhausting.

Member Testimonials
Client	LGM Financial Services
Experience	Workshop
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$47,500
Days Saved	10
Testimonial

Member Testimonials
Client	Sunflower Bank
Experience	Workshop
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	N/A
Days Saved	90
Testimonial

Member Testimonials
Client	Auckland Transport
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	7/10
$ Saved	$34,000
Days Saved	10
Testimonial

Member Testimonials
Client	St Vrain Valley School District
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$13,600
Days Saved	10
Testimonial	The information and thoughtful prompts provided by Rajesh are very helpful. It is difficult to determine the time and cost benefits at this time.... The information and thoughtful prompts provided by Rajesh are very helpful. It is difficult to determine the time and cost benefits at this time. We may be able to better evaluate that in the future!

Member Testimonials
Client	Midmark Corporation
Experience	Workshop
Impact	7/10
$ Saved	$12,240
Days Saved	10
Testimonial	The framework and Reddy's leadership through the discussion was the best part of the workshop. The user stories that we created were also very valu... The framework and Reddy's leadership through the discussion was the best part of the workshop. The user stories that we created were also very valuable. I would have preferred that the slides presented would have been shared ahead of time so that I could jot my notes on them (in OneNote) rather than keeping separate notes.

Member Testimonials
Client	WernerCo.
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	9/10
$ Saved	$136K
Days Saved	5
Testimonial	great conversation and road mapping, took us a few tries to get there. great conversation and road mapping, took us a few tries to get there.

Member Testimonials
Client	Fusion Superplex
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$1M
Days Saved	60
Testimonial	Igor is extremely knowledgeable, easy to converse with, solutions driven and is a great resource to assist with implementation of our Data Manageme... Igor is extremely knowledgeable, easy to converse with, solutions driven and is a great resource to assist with implementation of our Data Management Strategy

Member Testimonials
Client	Cross Country Mortgage, Inc.
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	10/10
$ Saved	$68,000
Days Saved	20
Testimonial	Igor provided a lot of wise advice after hearing about our situation. Much appreciated. All positive. Igor provided a lot of wise advice after hearing about our situation. Much appreciated. All positive.

Member Testimonials
Client	Inmarsat Solutions Canada
Experience	Workshop
Impact	8/10
$ Saved	$1M
Days Saved	N/A
Testimonial

Member Testimonials
Client	Leonardo DRS
Experience	Guided Implementation
Impact	9/10
$ Saved	$9,520
Days Saved	10
Testimonial	Igor's experience and insights into data governance/management. Igor's experience and insights into data governance/management.

Member Testimonials
Client	Experience	Impact	$ Saved	Days Saved	Testimonial
Ent Credit Union	Guided Implementation	10/10	N/A	N/A	Valuable to discuss strategies, trends, how to establish fundamentals with critical impact on technology decisions, and alignment with desired busi... Valuable to discuss strategies, trends, how to establish fundamentals with critical impact on technology decisions, and alignment with desired business outcomes.
MDU Services LTD	Guided Implementation	9/10	$11,099	50	Andrea has set us on a data literacy path that we are confident can deliver what is necessary to engage both now and in the future with driving val... Andrea has set us on a data literacy path that we are confident can deliver what is necessary to engage both now and in the future with driving value from data at our organisation. Being able to assess the matrutiy levels of litercay and then having the tools available that have worked from practical application from Andrea's and Info-tech research is supper helpful.
Rocky View County	Guided Implementation	10/10	$50,000	55
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada	Guided Implementation	10/10	$2,000	4
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada	Guided Implementation	10/10	$5,000	10	Having reference material to build from that has all the research and analysis pre-done and vetted Having reference material to build from that has all the research and analysis pre-done and vetted
Société des Mines d’ITY S.A.	Guided Implementation	9/10	$32,499	10	good approach good approach
Chief Industries, Inc.	Guided Implementation	10/10	N/A	2	Rajesh helped us towards a decision. Rajesh helped us towards a decision.
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada	Workshop	10/10	$95,000	47	Best part of the experience is being obtaining tangible steps, techniques and processes to work on in the next 2 years to mature our data managemen... Best part of the experience is being obtaining tangible steps, techniques and processes to work on in the next 2 years to mature our data management landscape. Worst part underestimating the pre-work needed to ensure the workshop success. Almost needs a workshop roadmap - what needs to be done to ensure success.
PRIDE Industries	Workshop	10/10	$68,500	120	Igor was extremely knowledgeable, disciplined and pleasant to work with and lead our workshop! The outcome and expectations of the workshop were f... Igor was extremely knowledgeable, disciplined and pleasant to work with and lead our workshop! The outcome and expectations of the workshop were fair and very consumable. We look forward to executing on the initiatives and working with Igor in the future on those initiatives.
TCU Financial Group	Workshop	10/10	$25,000	20	The workshop materials were well organized and easy to follow. The instructor was excellent. He is very knowledgeable and he did a great job in kee... The workshop materials were well organized and easy to follow. The instructor was excellent. He is very knowledgeable and he did a great job in keeping everyone engaged and on track.
Reiter Affiliated Companies	Workshop	10/10	$68,000	10	All out C level executives were very much involved and stayed and saw the great value of this workshop. And Reddy D did a great job of delivering t... All out C level executives were very much involved and stayed and saw the great value of this workshop. And Reddy D did a great job of delivering the content and modeling based on our needs thanks a lot. Content was well organized and tailored for our organization's need. Frameworks will be helpful beyond the workshop. Reddy's moderation was top-notch and helped keep all participants engaged.
Caerus Operating LLC	Workshop	9/10	$37,400	5	Our workshop was very insightful and has generated a lot of good conversation and collaboration between the teams that participated Our workshop was very insightful and has generated a lot of good conversation and collaboration between the teams that participated
Advizex	Workshop	10/10	$34,000	20	Get exercise in understanding data management. Get exercise in understanding data management.
Cloud and Things Inc	Guided Implementation	9/10	$2,720	N/A	We just started getting bit deeper in to it and trying to relate to our projects, so it is too early to judge anything. That is the reason first re... We just started getting bit deeper in to it and trying to relate to our projects, so it is too early to judge anything. That is the reason first response in N/A and second could be higher but giving small number for now. Best - Will be when we will apply the tools and experience to project and win more business. Worst - If we just learn and not leverage that expertise or not been able to apply the tool to solve our customers problem.
City of Apex, NC	Workshop	9/10	$5,440	3	best part was use case scenarios - unanimous vote to get people to talk and participate with real issues worst part per majority of users was the ... best part was use case scenarios - unanimous vote to get people to talk and participate with real issues worst part per majority of users was the individual scoring of categories, said it was monotonous and they had a hard time with definitions (claim not technical enough to understand) and would have preferred to evaluate a different way vs guessing (maybe score against use case scenarios and how we are handling to better understand where we are and where we want to be).
Parsons Inc.	Workshop	8/10	$10,000	5	There were pro's & con's to the workshop being conducted virtually. There were some challenges with participation at certain points over the 4 day... There were pro's & con's to the workshop being conducted virtually. There were some challenges with participation at certain points over the 4 days. The workshop met my expectations and provides a good framework to advance Digital Data Management at Parsons. I would have liked to look at some specific case studies for Autodesk and Bentley as our main CAD & design platforms.
Real Estate Council of Ontario 1	Workshop	7/10	$100K	10
Kentucky COT (Commonwealth Office of Technology)	Workshop	8/10	$68,000	55	Well experienced staff and matured methodology used but deliverables may need some work. An executive summary slide deck with a detailed PDF/DOC re... Well experienced staff and matured methodology used but deliverables may need some work. An executive summary slide deck with a detailed PDF/DOC report would have been helpful.
Gateway Technical College	Workshop	10/10	$408K	44	The best part of my experience during this workshop is being able to work with experienced, knowledgeable, and engaging SMEs! Both Reddy and Scott ... The best part of my experience during this workshop is being able to work with experienced, knowledgeable, and engaging SMEs! Both Reddy and Scott provided a wealth of knowledge in a practical and consumable way. I would say the power/influence exercise was not that valuable for our team. The other worst part is knowing where we could be (future state) and knowing how much time/effort it would take to get there.
UCLA Anderson School of Management	Workshop	10/10	$136K	60	Enjoyed the workshop overall and Reddy was great. There's a lot of information to digest in 4 days and the virtual component made this even more ex... Enjoyed the workshop overall and Reddy was great. There's a lot of information to digest in 4 days and the virtual component made this even more exhausting.
LGM Financial Services	Workshop	10/10	$47,500	10
Sunflower Bank	Workshop	10/10	N/A	90
Auckland Transport	Guided Implementation	7/10	$34,000	10
St Vrain Valley School District	Guided Implementation	10/10	$13,600	10	The information and thoughtful prompts provided by Rajesh are very helpful. It is difficult to determine the time and cost benefits at this time.... The information and thoughtful prompts provided by Rajesh are very helpful. It is difficult to determine the time and cost benefits at this time. We may be able to better evaluate that in the future!
Midmark Corporation	Workshop	7/10	$12,240	10	The framework and Reddy's leadership through the discussion was the best part of the workshop. The user stories that we created were also very valu... The framework and Reddy's leadership through the discussion was the best part of the workshop. The user stories that we created were also very valuable. I would have preferred that the slides presented would have been shared ahead of time so that I could jot my notes on them (in OneNote) rather than keeping separate notes.
WernerCo.	Guided Implementation	9/10	$136K	5	great conversation and road mapping, took us a few tries to get there. great conversation and road mapping, took us a few tries to get there.
Fusion Superplex	Guided Implementation	10/10	$1M	60	Igor is extremely knowledgeable, easy to converse with, solutions driven and is a great resource to assist with implementation of our Data Manageme... Igor is extremely knowledgeable, easy to converse with, solutions driven and is a great resource to assist with implementation of our Data Management Strategy
Cross Country Mortgage, Inc.	Guided Implementation	10/10	$68,000	20	Igor provided a lot of wise advice after hearing about our situation. Much appreciated. All positive. Igor provided a lot of wise advice after hearing about our situation. Much appreciated. All positive.
Inmarsat Solutions Canada	Workshop	8/10	$1M	N/A
Leonardo DRS	Guided Implementation	9/10	$9,520	10	Igor's experience and insights into data governance/management. Igor's experience and insights into data governance/management.

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