Data that gives direction
When data informs decisions, both technology and business need to be involved. dba consult finds experienced freelance consultants for Information Management, bringing together analytics, BI, data warehousing, master data, integration and governance. From the initial discussion to a data environment your organisation can build on.
From requirements to useful data
A report is only as useful as the data and definitions behind it. Which decisions should it support? Where do the figures come from, and who is responsible for them? These questions help us assess the experience your consultant needs.
Some assignments call for a specialist in a particular integration. Others need an architect who can connect the data landscape, or a team with several skills. We clarify the difference with you, so the people involved suit the business purpose of the solution.
Expertise
A connected data environment
BI and Advanced Analytics
Analysts and BI specialists who connect business questions with shared KPIs, data models and Power BI. For AI and Advanced Analytics, we find specialists experienced in statistical modelling and machine learning, from data foundations and testing to forecasts for demand or capacity and use in the business.
Master data and data quality
Master data management (MDM) specialists who work with information that several systems depend on. Customer data, products and organisational structures need clear rules, ownership and maintenance. The consultant must be able to make both the data model and the collaboration around it work.
Data warehousing and data architecture
Architects for data warehousing, data modelling and platform selection. They map sources, dependencies and use, so the architecture can support new requirements while remaining connected to the existing environment.
Data transformation and integration
Specialists who retrieve, process and connect data across systems. We assess experience with data sources, transformation rules and error handling for assignments involving SQL, ETL tools or a cloud platform, for example.
Data engineering
Consultants who develop and maintain the data supply behind analytics and applications. The work covers data pipelines, automation and implementation in relevant cloud environments, with attention to capacity, reliable operation and the requirements placed on the data by its use.
Governance and data maturity
Advisers who connect technical possibilities with responsibility and priorities. Where should the organisation begin, who owns the data, and which requirements must the solution meet? A shared foundation makes it easier to choose the work that will move you forward.
Case stories
From complex data to a shared foundation
Five assignments with different needs: a new data foundation, master data, user testing, risk management and agile analytics.
Featured case
A new data foundation in a regulated business
A financial services business with extensive regulatory requirements was modernising its core business systems. This required a new data warehouse capable of receiving and processing data from the new sources.
A senior consultant joined the project team as architect and lead developer. The role connected architectural decisions with development of the solution that would bring the company’s data together on a cloud platform.
The work covered data architecture, integration and development of the new data foundation. The consultant worked on the connections between source systems, data transformation and the data warehouse on Snowflake.
The value in this type of assignment lies in connecting system modernisation with the data the business needs. Someone who can both design the architecture and work on implementation can carry the same technical decisions from design into development.
AssignmentA new data warehouse as part of modernising core systems.
ResponsibilityData architecture, integration and lead development.
ContributionNew data sources, transformation and a shared cloud platform.
Master data with the business closely involved
An international business needed a shared solution for master data and customer registration. The assignment covered both the system and the business rules governing how data was handled.
The consultant was responsible for master data and development of a global rules-based solution. The ambition was to let the business maintain its own rules and master data, rather than starting every change as a technical development task.
This calls for a consultant who understands how users register data and can translate that into structures, systems and responsibilities. Data quality and organisation meet here: the rules must be understandable to the people using them.
For the client, the aim is a more coherent foundation for customer data and clearer responsibility for its maintenance.
Assignment
A shared solution for master data and customer registration.
Responsibility
Master data and development of a global rules-based solution.
Contribution
Business rules, data model and responsibility for maintenance.
BI that users can approve
An international business needed to test a shared BI solution in several pilot countries. Finance and operations had to be involved so the assessment would cover how the solution was used in the business.
The consultant led user acceptance testing and brought end users and product owners together. The work required coordination across the organisation, activity follow-up and reporting to stakeholders at several levels.
Users in the pilot countries approved the solution as a basis for a subsequent wider rollout. This gave the project a concrete reference point: the business had tested and assessed what would move forward.
The assignment shows the value of a consultant who can connect BI, test management and collaboration with the people who will use the solution.
Assignment
Testing a shared BI solution in several pilot countries.
Responsibility
Leading user acceptance testing and coordinating users and product owners.
Contribution
User approval as a basis for a subsequent rollout.
Shared definitions of risk
A financial services business needed a shared analytical foundation for risk management. The work formed part of establishing a Business Intelligence Competency Center (BICC), connecting data sources, definitions and the basis for analysis.
The consultant helped define data, consolidate sources and establish a data mart for the risk function. The role connected an understanding of the business information with the specific structure on which the analyses would be built.
The contribution was a consolidated analytical foundation with shared definitions. Risk management was therefore supported in the data model itself, as well as in the presentation of reports.
Assignment
Establishing the data foundation for a risk management BICC.
Responsibility
Data analysis, data definitions and consolidation of sources.
Contribution
A data mart and shared concepts for risk analysis.
Analysis close to the decision
What should a new BI solution actually help the business understand? In an international company, this question was explored in an agile development environment, using analysis and working solutions to refine the requirements.
The consultant worked as business analyst, developer and architect. The assignment covered developing BI solutions with the business and supplying data for more advanced analysis.
This way of working allowed the understanding of the requirement to be tested in a solution under development. The contribution lay in connecting business questions with data and technical design, allowing clarification to continue through concrete iterations.
Assignment
Agile development of BI solutions and a data foundation for analysis.
Responsibility
Business analysis, development and architecture.
Contribution
Clarifying requirements through working solutions and data for advanced analysis.
A professional match that avoids unnecessary detours
At dba consult, selection begins with a conversation about what needs to succeed. We clarify the technical environment, the deliverable and collaboration with the people the consultant will join. You meet candidates assessed against your assignment, so the conversation can focus on the solution and the working relationship.
This also allows the role to be defined properly from the outset. A reporting task may first require better control of master data. A new platform may need both architecture and a developer who can establish the data supply. This clarification is part of the value of working with us.
Contact
Talk to Carsten about your data
Talk to Carsten about what you want to achieve with your data. He can help you describe the requirement and identify the experience that would be relevant.
Questions and answers
What clients often ask
Do we need to know the exact profile before contacting you?
No. Describe the assignment or challenge you are facing. We help clarify whether you need analysis, architecture, development or a combination. This is often where a broad assignment becomes specific enough to find the right match.
Can you find both an individual specialist and a complete team?
Yes. We find consultants for defined assignments and several people for a connected programme of work. For a team, we also clarify roles and collaboration with your own staff, so their skills complement each other.
Can the consultant work in our existing data environment?
That is part of selection. We review platforms, sources, development tools and workflows to match the experience to the assignment. This could involve extending an existing environment or moving to a new platform.
How do you approach documentation and handover?
We clarify expectations from the outset. These include data models, transformation rules and the knowledge your team needs to operate and develop the solution. Handover must fit the responsibilities that remain with you after the assignment.
What should we prepare for the first conversation?
A short description of the requirement, your current environment and any deadlines is enough to begin. Tell us who will use the solution and what currently makes the work difficult. We can then clarify the next step together.