Data strategy and governance consultancy: a plan for your data that a human can actually follow.
Built on the eight critical elements, the plan we actually use
A strategy short enough to be read
Definitions everyone finally agrees on
A sequenced roadmap with owners
You know your data is an asset you're under-using, but every attempt to 'sort it out' stalls because there's no agreed picture of what good looks like or who owns what.
- A pragmatic data strategy sized to your business, not a 60-page document nobody reads
- The critical elements: sources, ownership, definitions, quality, security and the roadmap to close the gaps
- Governance that's proportionate: enough control to trust the numbers, not so much that nobody can move
- A single agreed set of definitions so 'revenue' means the same thing in every report
The eight elements of a workable data strategy.
The checklist we actually use, not a slide. Mark each element you could honestly claim is true of your business today, and be strict: the gaps are more useful than the ticks.
Your answers stay in your browser.
Nobody is watching, which is exactly why this works. Most engagements begin with the elements a business cannot honestly press.
From scattered data to a plan with owners
Discover
We map what data you hold, where it lives, and what decisions depend on it.
Prioritise
We rank the gaps by what they cost you today, not by what's technically interesting.
Plan
A short, sequenced roadmap you can hand to whoever does the work, us or your team.
The deliverable, annotated.
A data strategy short enough to be read fits on pages people actually turn. Press the numbered dots to see what each part of the real document covers.
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Where your data lives today
One line per source: the system it sits in, the named person who owns it, and every manual step between it and a report. The honest map most businesses have never actually drawn; naming the owners is half the value.
Stylised preview: the grey blocks stand in for your content. The real document is yours to keep and act on, with or without us.
Strategy engagements typically from £3,000.
A short conversation to scope it, then a fixed written figure. Nothing is billed by the hour, so nothing drifts.
Our writing on the eight critical elements of a data strategy is among our most-read, because it's the plan we actually use. The deliverable is short enough to be read and specific enough to be actioned: sources, owners, definitions, gaps and a sequenced plan, on pages people actually turn.
Asked before every strategy engagement
How is this different from a big-consultancy data strategy?+
It is sized for an SME: weeks not quarters, pages not binders, and priced so acting on it is still affordable. Every recommendation names an owner and a first step.
Do we need a strategy before buying any tools?+
Ideally yes: the strategy usually changes the shopping list. It is much cheaper to agree what 'revenue' means than to re-platform because two systems disagree.
How long does the strategy take to produce?+
Weeks not quarters is the shape we work to, and the exact schedule is fixed in writing at scoping, alongside the price. If you need it for a particular board meeting, tell us; we will say honestly whether that date is achievable before you commit.
Data Strategy & Governance starts with what your data costs you today.
- Describe the muddle. Where the numbers disagree and who stopped trusting them; expect a reply within one working day.
- Map it together. The scoping call is with the consultant who would write the strategy, not a salesperson.
- Read the fixed figure. It arrives in writing, and if you genuinely do not need a strategy yet, that is what we will say.