Data and Analytics Assessment, Strategy and RoadmapMethodology and Framework

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Business Value of a Data and Analytics Strategy

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A robust Data and Analytics Strategy is key to leveraging the power of modern data and analytics capabilities for business value

Align

Assess

Envision

Transform

Saama’s Data and Analytics Strategy enables our clients to:

…align business needs and value drivers of data

…create a business case with specific ROI from analytics

…resolve process pain points and inefficiencies

…reduce TCO by rationalizing data and system assets

…modernize data platforms and analytics architecture

…discover opportunities for monetization of data

…accelerate business adoption and benefits realization

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Saama’s Four Step Strategy Assessment Approach

Business Priorities and Alignment

Current State Readiness

Assessment

Future State Blueprint

Roadmap Planning

• Articulate the vision driving the organization’s data and analytics strategy• Confirm the key business capabilities and use cases that must be enabled• Align business and IT stakeholders on the project direction and approach

• Assessment and gap analysis of the current state of information architecture• Enterprise data and applications technology architecture• Data governance and mgt framework (master data, data mgt, data quality, access, security)• Reporting and Analytics capabilities• Organization structure and process

• Creation of data and analytics strategy enabling the future state • Future state strategy recommendations• Future state data and technology architecture blueprint

• Enumerate opportunities, clarify dependencies, prioritization and phasing • Define opportunities around technology architecture, data architecture, analytics capabilities, business

process / org• Identify key priorities and dependencies around the opportunities, high level cost-benefit• Create and align stakeholders on the 3 year roadmap for data and analytics

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Step 1: Align to the Business PrioritiesBusiness

Priorities and Alignment

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Key Activities

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During this step, Saama interviews business stakeholders to articulate and analyze the key business capabilities that are needed

Business sponsor / stakeholder interviews

Documentation of needs and capabilities

Analysis of use cases and value drivers

Business alignment readout of business goals and priorities

Outcomes Business needs and use cases

documented and validated

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Step 2: Current State Readiness and GapsCurrent State

Readiness Assessment

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During this step, Saama performs a detailed assessment of current state data and analytics capabilities and key gaps / pain points

Key Activities Interviews with IT and data operations

personnel Assessment of current state

operational processes, technology, skills, data quality and governance

Capability Gap Analysis against articulated use cases

Outcomes Current state assessment and

gap analysis

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Step 3: Future State BlueprintFuture State

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The Future State Blueprint brings together a set of recommendations for change, along with a technology blueprint enabling the evolution

Key Activities Iterative development of strategy recommendations Detailed technology architecture planning Options analysis on data, systems, process and organizational decisions

Outcomes Strategy Recommendations Technology Architecture Blueprint

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Step 4: Prioritizing Opportunities for Roadmap

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Roadmap Planning

4The final step involves prioritizing the recommendations into a phased roadmap for implementation

Key Activities Sizing and prioritizing strategic recommendations from a business perspective Identifying key IT and operational dependencies Iterative development of the implementation roadmap of opportunities Planning, estimation and validation for first phase of execution

Outcomes Execution Roadmap (Business use

cases, Technology evolution, Ops / Processes)