THE CHALLENGE
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A split from the European parent left the business with a data platform built by and for someone else
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The handover was three hours of video and documentation that had lost its context
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Nobody could say what the platform did, whether it was sound, or what to build on top of it
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No budget for a wholesale replacement, and no evidence to say whetheer one was needed
WHAT WE DID
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Assessed the platform itself, not the documentation describing it
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Scored every area one to five as a traffic light report for a non-technical board
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Ranked eight recommendations: three quick wins, four medium-term, one long-term
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Selected tooling against the weaknesses the assessment found
OUTCOME
1
Missing
2
Developing
3
Functional
4
Mature
5
Optional
Data structure and organization
Security and governance
Orchestration and CI/CD
4/5
3/5
3/5
Overall
3/5
Every area scored 1 to 5
Overall: a solid three, approaching four. Testing and compute were also reviewed, as supporting practices.
Eight recommendations, in priority order
3 quick wins
4 medium-term
1 long term
BEFORE
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An inherited platform nobody could explain
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Layers repeated project by project
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Transformation code with no version control
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No agreed order of work
AFTER
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Assessed the platform itself, not the documentation describing it
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Scored every area one to five as a traffic light report for a non-technical board
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Ranked eight recommendations: three quick wins, four medium-term, one long-term
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Selected tooling against the weaknesses the assessment found
ENGAGEMENT
Advisory — platform health check, architecture and tool selection
TIMELINE
Three weeks
STAKEHOLDERS
CIO and the internal IT team
TECHNOLOGY
Databricks
dbt
Fivetran
Medallion Method
IN THE CLIENT'S WORDS
[Client quote pending approval — Todd. Preferred attribution: CIO or equivalent. The quote should speak to the clarity the assessment gave them and what it let them decide.]
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ADVISORY
Building controls manufacturer
Three months to price a build before committing to it.
TRANSFORMATION
Manufacturer of recycled rubber products
One week of manual reporting, cut to one hour.
TRANSFORMATION
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