Pre-Study for data analytics projects

There are many decisions to make and requirements to consider when starting a data analytics initiative.

For the project owner leading the future implementation, it is crucial to properly scope what the organisation and its stakeholders need, and to make choices that are both practical and viable in the long term. Through a pre-study, Scandic Fusion helps create that clarity, so investments in your future data analytics ecosystem are deployed efficiently. By the end of the project, you have a clearly defined scope, architecture, implementation plan, and estimates, shaped together with stakeholders across business, IT, and data teams.

Project parts

AUDIT OF THE CURRENT ECOSYSTEM

Scandic Fusion examines the existing data analytics ecosystem and the current analytics solutions within your organisation, understanding their purpose, assessing performance and evaluating whether they are fit for the outcomes your company needs them to deliver.

DEEP DIVE INTO BUSINESS NEEDS

Scandic Fusion leads interviews with key business stakeholders to understand both their operational and advanced analytics requirements. The workshops are guided by a functional expert - a specialist with experience in a relevant business area who deeply understands the business context and typical data needs. As a result, we identify and structure needs across the main business functions and shape them into a clearly defined scope, including implementation areas and steps to deliver them.

TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE OPTIONS

After reviewing the analytics needs and current solutions within your organisation, we propose viable technical architecture options, which outline detailed components across each stage of the data flow. If applicable, we evaluate and present several alternatives, which are aligned with your specific circumstances and priorities.

CLOSING WORKSHOP

At the end of the pre-study initiative, we lead a closing workshop to present the findings - an assessment of the status quo, data requirements by business function, and viable architecture scenarios. The goal is to guide you not only through what we propose, but also why. Where applicable, the closing materials also include an initial scope and potential implementation timeline and budget for the next phase of your data analytics journey - whether it is a straightforward enhancement or a full-fledged data platform implementation.