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    Dashboard Rationalisation & Self-Serve

    Fewer dashboards.
    More trust.

    Hundreds of dashboards and nobody trusts the numbers. I take you from sprawl to a governed core your teams use themselves, then I make myself redundant. We don't just patch your reporting; we rebuild the engine while the car is driving.

    85%
    fewer dashboards after rationalisation
    83%
    fewer reporting tables to maintain
    100+
    employees trained hands-on
    9+
    teams interviewed and aligned

    Aggregated across consulting engagements at fintechs and scale-ups. Happy to walk through the detail on a call.

    START HEREFixed 2-Week Sprint

    Phase 1: The Strategic Diagnosis

    Uncover the root causes of data friction and build the business case for change.

    What Happens

    Instead of guessing, I conduct a forensic audit of your entire data stack and culture.

    • Stakeholder Interviews

      Map the "Trust Gap" between what teams need and what they get

    • Technical Deep Dive

      Review lineage, dbt models, and dashboard inventory

    • The "Kill" List

      Identify obsolete reports costing you money

    The Deliverables

    • "State of Data" Report
    • Technical Debt Register
    • Fully Costed 90-Day Transformation Roadmap

    If you don't see value in the first week, we stop, and you pay half.

    Months 1-3Scoped & priced in the Diagnosis

    Phase 2: The Semantic Reset

    Goal: Stop the bleeding. Establish the Single Source of Truth (SSOT).

    We strip the complexity back to the studs.

    • The Great Purge

      Archive 80% of dashboards that generate noise

    • Metric Governance

      Codify core KPIs into a governed Semantic Layer

    • The "Core 30"

      Rebuild essential Management Dashboards

    Outcome

    The Board Pack is automated, Finance trusts the numbers, and the "which number is right?" debates stop.

    Months 3-6

    Phase 3: Self-Serve Enablement

    Goal: Eliminate the bottleneck. Empower the business to answer their own questions.

    I transition from "Builder" to "Teacher".

    • The Data Hub

      Central, documented portal for approved metrics

    • Departmental Training

      Hands-on workshops for commercial teams

    • Engineering Handover

      Implement CI/CD and testing standards

    Outcome

    Business teams answer 80% of their own questions. Data Engineering backlog drops significantly.

    Month 6+

    Phase 4: The Sustainable Exit

    Goal: Make myself redundant.

    I ensure the system survives without me.

    • Documentation

      Comprehensive guides for maintainers and users

    • The "NorthStar" Protocol

      Governance rules for creating new metrics

    • Final Review

      Formal sign-off confirming the "Trust Gap" is closed

    Outcome

    You own a robust, scalable data capability. I hand over the keys and exit.

    From "Data Chaos" to "Strategic Clarity"

    Stop the boardroom debates. We transition your organisation from a fragile, manual reporting environment to a governed, automated Single Source of Truth.

    The Current Reality

    • Dashboard Sprawl140+ fragmented reports with no clear ownership
    • The Trust DeficitFinance exports to Excel because they don't trust the BI tool
    • Service Desk BottleneckEngineers stuck answering basic ad-hoc queries
    • Metric DriftEvery department defines "Gross Margin" differently

    The NorthStar Standard

    • Streamlined Clarity30 core, governed dashboards that drive actual decisions
    • Single Source of TruthAutomated Board Packs that match the bank balance, 100%
    • Self-Serve CultureCommercial teams answer 80% of questions independently
    • Unified SemanticsOne governed definition for every KPI, locked in code

    1:1 Executive Partnership

    Aligning data with strategy at C-Suite level

    London-Based & On-Site

    Hybrid presence to drive culture change