Data and Analytics Gap Analysis and Strategic Microsoft Roadmap for Executives [6 Weeks]

Who is this for?

Stellar’s business advisory team helps organisations of all shapes and sizes capitalise on the efficiencies, advantages and opportunities presented by data and analytics. We work with business decision-makers to identify and quantify the value of their data analytics and business intelligence strategy and turn their ideas into a realistic action plan designed to gain the most from their investment. Ideal for customers looking to develop trusted data sources and architecture in readiness to move to Microsoft Azure.

What is the offer?

The Gap Analysis and Strategic Roadmap is our recommended offer with initial client engagements. This starts a personal introduction to your project lead and sponsors with a conversation to understand business challenges and opportunities. A resulting scope of work, assessment and delivery of a clear direction for improving your business intelligence strategy built on a suite of Microsoft Azure cloud services and applications.

What is our approach?

Stellar Consulting’s unique, best practice Seven Essentials of Success framework enables long-term success by ensuring all essential areas are in focus. It draws on our broad experience in designing, implementing, and supporting data analytics solutions, and helps to bring focus to the often-overlooked people and process areas that are so crucial to adoption and ongoing success.

What are the deliverables and outcomes?

*** Strategy Definition - interviews with senior executives and/or key stakeholders to understand your business context, and customise a direction based on your needs. Involves both business advisory and architecture consultants to bridge business, technology, and data requirements. [Milestone WEEK 2 based on the agreed scope with sponsors] *** Business Analysis - collation and analysis of identified reporting needs, existing requirements analysis and information architecture artefacts relating to the scope [Milestone WEEK 4 with a workshop with business to align on initial observations/opportunities] *** Data Maturity Assessment - providing an as-is data capability based on observations and resulting recommendations on a to-be solution that is fit for the purpose [Milestone WEEK 4 with a workshop with business to align on initial observations/opportunities] *** Strategic Roadmap - analysis of the current state and the future roadmap to address the gap between the requirements and any implementation requirements [DELIVERABLE Week 6 with a presentation / discussion with key stakeholders] *** Preparation and presentation of the findings, roadmap, and definition of the next phase of data and analytics readiness for cloud migration [COMPLETION @ Week 6]

Microsoft data and analytics technology stack (recommended)

Data Sources & Processes: SQL server and Power Automate Data Integration: Azure Synapse Data Flows and Pipelines (based on Azure Data Factory) Data Storage: Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2 (based on Azure Blob Storage) Logical Data Warehouse/Data Access: Azure Synapse On-demand SQL pool Data Visualisation: Power BI service

Business Intelligence is our specialty and we would with partners to deliver the Microsoft outcomes, working with Umbrellar as our CSP for licensing and Azure, along with engaging with Microsoft for any direct licensing needs.