Business strategists have touted ‘big data’ as the battleground for competitive advantage in recent years. Well-managed and utilised data offers benefits in virtually every business endeavour. However, the catch-cry to ‘Use big data to be better’ is all-pervasive and nebulous.
Transforming entire organisations to become data-driven requires long-term, uncertain investments to change everything from culture to legacy systems. A horde of management consultants often drives this and can become deeply embedded. That’s not our gig and not our way.
We work with organisations at an initiative level, improving the ROI or operational performance from that particular program. Far from being a piecemeal approach, we align with ‘transformation’ efforts but provide short and medium-term results.
Digital Transformation
We work with project sponsors, operations managers and problem owners to develop a rich understanding of what they’re trying to achieve and how information (data) is central to this. We work on problems like:
Business process performance definition, measurement and improvement
Materials tracking, handling and delivery optimization
Optimization network design, cost and schedule
Simulations for scenario planning
Improving information use through data visualisation
From years of experience, we’ve developed reusable patterns and platforms which enable us to deliver outcomes at a fraction of the effort of traditional engineering or consulting approaches.
We have expert knowledge of relevant public data sets, how to leverage internal data, and how to source novel data based on project requirements (measuring flow in pipes, analyzing satellite imagery for vegetation & ecosystem types, custom-built IoT devices collecting all sorts of data, DNA analysis for species mix, etc.)
Our preferred approach is to build stakeholder confidence through regular and consistent wins throughout the life of a project.