Business intelligence (BI) consulting can unlock the full value of your company's data and help drive key business decisions. As businesses today generate massive volumes of data through various systems and channels, making sense of it all in a coherent way has become crucial. This is where specialized BI consulting services come in.

Alrafay Global offers a comprehensive range of BI consulting to help organizations better understand their data landscape, identify actionable insights, and put information to work. Here is an overview of our core BI consulting services offerings:

Data Strategy and Architecture BI Consulting Services

We begin by conducting an assessment of your current data environment to understand sources, quality, architecture and governance practices. Our consultants then work with your team to develop a future-state data strategy and roadmap aligned with business objectives. This includes recommendations around data modeling, taxonomies, master data management and integration architecture.

Analytics Platform Evaluation and Selection

Choosing the right analytics and BI platform is key to unlocking value from your data. We evaluate your requirements and make platform recommendations factoring in things like data volumes, user base, reporting vs. analytics needs, budgets and more. Platforms we commonly consult on include Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Looker and others.

Dashboard and Report Development

Through workshops with business users, we capture and translate reporting and analytics requirements into optimized visualizations, dashboards and reports. Our consultants leverage best practices in report design, interactivity, formatting and layout. We also implement an iterative development approach for feedback.

Data Integration and Engineering

To populate analytics platforms, raw data needs to be extracted, transformed and loaded (ETL) from various sources like databases, data warehouses, CRM systems and more. Our experts help design and deploy robust ETL processes and data integration architectures leveraging tools like SQL Server Integration Services, Informatica, Talend and others.

KPI and Metric Framework Development

Establishing a structured set of key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics tied to business goals and objectives is essential for measurement and decision making. We work with cross-functional teams to define, calculate and implement the right metrics and KPI framework aligned to your strategies.

Optimization and Governance Framework

As BI programs mature, proper governance practices ensure sustainability, reliability and value over time. We help formalize governance policies, roles & responsibilities, change management processes, report approval workflows and metadata standards. Ongoing optimization approaches are also recommended.

Training and Knowledge Transfer

No matter the size of your BI program, it's imperative for users to understand newly delivered analytics capabilities. We provide role-based training and knowledge transfer plans to drive ongoing adoption, utilize software capabilities to their fullest and empower self-service.

Ongoing Consulting Support

Whether it's enhancements to existing reports/dashboards, development of new analytics, adoption challenges or platform optimization, our experts are available for ongoing support services on flexible contract terms.

Data Strategy and Architecture Consulting

As your trusted BI consultants, developing a robust data strategy is one of our top priorities. We'll start by conducting an assessment of your current state - analyzing sources of data, quality levels, architecture designs and more. This upfront discovery helps expose any gaps or inefficiencies in how data is being captured, stored and accessed across your organization.

With a clear picture of your as-is environment, our experts then facilitate strategic workshops with business and IT stakeholders. The goal is to align on high-level visions, principles and objectives that data capabilities need to support over the next 1-3 years. Areas of focus typically include growth initiatives, product roadmaps, customer experience transformation and operational excellence.

Armed with insights from both the assessment and workshops, we then draft a comprehensive data strategy document outlining strategic imperatives and critical success factors. The plan also includes recommended target data models, architectures and information governance best practices tailored to your business needs. We present the strategy to senior leaders to socialize findings and gain approval to begin execution.

Analytics Platform Evaluation and Selection

A big part of any data monetization effort is selecting the right analytics technology platform. As your BI consultants, we've evaluated almost every major option in the market. By having those hands-on experiences across different projects, we're highly qualified to guide your selection process.

Our methodology involves conducting discovery interviews with key stakeholders to define must-have criteria. Technical factors like data volumes, integration requirements and reporting vs. analytics needs are assessed alongside organizational preferences for on-prem vs. cloud, cost structures and more.

We then develop detailed RFPs to solicit information from shortlisted vendors. Those responses are scored against the selection matrix. Demos are arranged of top contenders to assess look and feel as your users would experience it. Total cost of ownership models are also constructed.

Finally, we correlate all findings to make an evidence-based recommendation on the most suitable platform for your unique needs. A business case outlines risks, assumptions, rollout approach and timelines. Post-selection, we can also help with procurement, contracting and initial configuration/integration work