Fractional data leadership
Senior direction for data strategy, platform decisions, team structure, and vendor choices for companies building or rescuing analytics.
Many companies reach a point where data is central to the business but there is no senior owner. Tools are chosen ad hoc, teams duplicate work, and leadership cannot get consistent answers.
We provide fractional leadership for data, including strategy, platform and vendor decisions, team structure, governance, and delivery oversight, until the company is ready to hire or grow its own leader. The goal is clear ownership of data decisions and a team that can carry the work forward on its own.
Things to keep in mind
- Start with the decisions data must support, not with tools.
- Governance should be light enough to be followed.
- Plan the handoff to permanent leadership from the start.
How it works
Assess
Review data assets, tools, teams, and pain points.
Set direction
Agree priorities, platform choices, and governance.
Oversee delivery
Guide teams and vendors on an agreed cadence.
Transition
Help hire or develop permanent data leadership.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a part-time head of data?
It can be, on a cadence that fits your needs.
What does it cost?
Leadership advisory is billed at $175 to $275 per hour or scoped by cadence.
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