peterjamesthomas.com Ltd. has helped many organisations to develop or refine their Data Strategies over the last 13 years. Now this cumulative experience and expertise is at the disposal of anyone who would like to take advantage of it. In particular we are happy to launch our Data Strategy Review Service, which provides a cost-effective evaluation of existing or new Data Strategies.

If you are a senior data leader, new in role, one of your first tasks will be to either pull together a Data Strategy, or to review and existing one to check whether or not it is fit for purpose. Your own skills and background will of course come to bear in this work. However, many people also look for additional help in either kicking the tyres on a newly crafted Data Strategy, or checking that an older one is still relevant and fit-for-purpose. The problem is that such help does not come cheap and any external resource you engage may be less experienced than you might like. There is also the risk of getting involved in an open-ended consulting arrangement. To address these issues, the peterjamesthomas.com Data Strategy Review Service is fixed duration and fixed price, with costs starting at as little as £2,000 ^[1].

Also organisations are of different sizes, different complexities and different geographic spread. For example, we have helped ones ranging from large multinationals with multiple product or service lines to smaller domestic outfits, perhaps with just a single location, or one main product or service. Given this diversity, the Data Strategy Review Service comes in three tiers, Bronze, Silver and Gold, each with its own range of activities and its own fixed price.

Below is presented some information about each tier and you can also download our Data Strategy Review Service brochure. If you want to know more, just get in contact.

Data Strategy Review This is a new service which is targeted at providing a cost-effective review of an existing or draft data strategy. Bronze Service You are confident that you have a sound Data Strategy but would like an external perspective to check that you have not missed anything important. Initial one hour ‘phone call, video conference, or face-to-face meeting to provide background on your organisation and its business objectives, to cover efforts to date in the data strategy area and to walk through the current data strategy Time-boxed, but thorough review of your data strategy and related material, including you answering specific questions that arise Production of a data strategy report, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats Follow-up one hour ‘phone call, video conference or face-to-face meeting to discuss the report and any recommendations Bronze investment £2,000 [1] Silver Service Perhaps your data strategy is a little immature, or a previous one has been less than successful. You want more input and ideas from an experienced and impartial source. Initial two hour ‘phone call, video conference, or face-to-face meeting going into greater detail than in the Bronze offering More extensive review of your data strategy and related material, including two further one-hour calls / meetings with groups of pertinent people Production of a more detailed data strategy report, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats Follow-up two-hour ‘phone call, video conference or face-to-face meeting to discuss the report and any recommendations Silver investment £5,000 [1] Gold Service Either your existing data strategy is rudimentary, or you want to make sure that it is best in class with no weaknesses or missed opportunities. Initial two hour ‘phone call, video conference, or face-to-face meeting going into greater detail than in the Bronze offering In-depth review of your data strategy and related material, including five further one-hour calls / meetings with groups of pertinent people Half-day, on-site workshop with pertinent stakeholders aimed at gathering further information validating findings and generating new ideas Production of an in-depth data strategy report, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats Follow-up two-hour ‘phone call, video conference or face-to-face meeting to discuss the report and any recommendations Gold investment £10,000 [1] If none of the above suit your needs, or if instead you want help in developing your Data Strategy, then please just get in contact and we can discuss designing a bespoke engagement around your requirements. Please also see our new section, The Data Strategy Hub, which collates articles and links pertinent to Data Strategy.

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[1]	Plus travel expenses (if pertinent) and VAT.

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