Enterprise-grade patterns, applied only where they earn their complexity.
This is the technical detail behind the plain-language pitch. If you want to know what we would actually do, and what we would refuse to do, it is here.
The value case comes first
We do not start with a target-state diagram. We start by working out which two or three initiatives drive measurable value, and what they are worth. The architecture follows that answer.
Enterprise patterns, applied selectively
Data Vault 2.0 and medallion architecture are genuinely good patterns. They are also frequently oversold to companies that will never need the full shape of them. We apply them where they earn their complexity and say plainly where they do not.
Strategy and build are the same engagement
We are comfortable at the roadmap level and in the pipeline. You are not handing off between a strategist who has never built the thing and an engineer who was not in the room for the decision.
Hand-off is a deliverable
We have built platforms and then supported them in Level 2 operations, which changes what you build. Documentation and hand-off quality are part of the work, not an afterthought once the budget runs out.
Weeks, not quarters.
- 01
Prove
Weeks 1–4Understand the estate as it actually is. Identify candidate use cases, size them, and pick the two or three worth doing first. You get a prioritized plan you could hand to somebody else.
- 02
Build
Weeks 5–12Build against a named use case — a migration, a pipeline, a data foundation, or a proof of concept that establishes value before you commit further budget.
- 03
Hand off
Weeks 13+Document it, hand it over, and make sure your people can run it. Or keep us in a fractional leadership seat for as long as that seat needs filling.
| Initiative | Value | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| 1Salesforce ↔ NetSuite | High | Med |
| 2Finance close | High | Low |
| 3Inventory forecast | Med | Med |
| —Full lake rebuild | Low | High |
A typical first-quarter prioritization. Bottom row: descoped, on purpose.
Technical questions
Straight answers, including the ones where the answer is “it depends, and here is on what.”
Do you always use Data Vault 2.0?
No. It is a pattern we know well and use where the company has the source-system complexity and change rate to justify it. On a smaller estate, a simpler model is the right answer and we will say so. Applying an enterprise pattern that the business will never grow into is the specific failure this practice exists to avoid.
What is a medallion architecture, in plain terms?
It is a way of organizing data in layers as it gets cleaner: raw data lands first, gets conformed and de-duplicated next, and is shaped for business consumption last. It makes it clear where a number came from and where to fix it when it is wrong. Useful for most companies — but the number of layers should match the estate, not the diagram.
Which cloud platforms do you work in?
Platform choice is part of the advisory work rather than a fixed answer. We evaluate cloud and modernization tooling against what the company already runs, what the team can maintain, and what the prioritized use cases need. The goal is a platform your people can operate after we leave.
How long is a typical engagement?
Shorter than a traditional consulting programme. The shape above runs in weeks, not quarters, because the first phase is deliberately scoped to produce a decision rather than a discovery document. Fractional leadership engagements are ongoing by design.