Advisory & Strategy
Plan with insight, move with confidence
Successful data initiatives start with clarity. At Cubis, part of the Intellus Group, we collaborate with organizations to define vision, assess current state, and shape a roadmap that connects strategy to practical execution. Lengthy reports are not our style: we focus on actionable guidance that moves teams forward with confidence.
The role of Advisory & Strategy
They help organizations set a clear data and analytics direction. It combines visioning, assessment, and co-creation to align data capabilities with business priorities, technology evolution, and organizational maturity.
It’s about co-developing actionable strategies that guide your teams from insight to execution.
Why it matters to you
Skipping the strategic phase often leads to:
- Fragmented or duplicated efforts across teams
- Misaligned technology investments
- Low adoption of data tools
- Challenges scaling analytics
A strong advisory track helps leadership make informed decisions, prioritize initiatives, and secure buy-in from IT and business stakeholders.
Looking to bridge the gap between ambition and execution?
Get to know the Cubis approach
Cubis combines deep technical expertise (SAP, Microsoft, AWS, Databricks) with pragmatic business understanding to co-create strategies that are ready to implement.
Projects are structured around practical services tailored to your organization’s industry and maturity level:
Strategic discovery workshops
Engage stakeholders across departments to understand goals, pain points and ambitions.
Deliverable: Clear understanding of value chains, roles, existing reports, and information flows.
Use case definition & prioritization
Evaluate data & analytics use cases using technical feasibility (data complexity, architecture, workload) and business impact (value potential, KPIs supported, risk mitigation).
Deliverable: Prioritized list of data products organized into quick wins, strategic enablers, and operational needs.
Data product & evaluation matrix
Define each product’s scope, dependencies, and expected value.
Deliverable: Product Evaluation Matrix including workload estimates and risk assessments, designed to guide planning and investments.
Architecture blueprint
Design a visual, end-to-end view of your data platform, including technology stack, integration flows, governance model, and product placement.
Deliverable: Architecture Blueprint ready to guide build & scale.
Data and analytics roadmap
Translate findings into a structured execution plan with milestones, release waves, and estimated effort.
Deliverable: Visual roadmap from baseline to scaling.
Getting started with data or rethinking an enterprise-wide platform? Let us define the smartest path forward.
From strategy to execution
Rely on us to connect strategy directly to action across five key areas:
Data and analytics strategy definition
Co-develop a vision and roadmap aligned with business goals, including:
- Maturity assessments
- Capability gap analysis
- Governance & operating model design
- Technology & architecture recommendations
- Phased implementation planning
Data governance and operating models
Define roles, responsibilities, processes, and tooling:
- Set up data ownership structures
- Define data domains and business glossaries
- Select or optimize governance platforms (e.g., Collibra, Microsoft Purview)
Platform and architecture advisory
Advise on technology choices that are fit for purpose, future-proof, and aligned with your stack (SAP, Microsoft Azure, AWS or hybrid).
Deliverables: Reference architectures, build vs. buy analyses, cloud and on-prem integration strategies.
Use case and value prioritization
Identify high-impact use cases and organize them into a value roadmap. Use templates, benchmarks, and industry insights to accelerate decision-making.
Organization and change readiness
Assess readiness for adoption, including change impact, stakeholder mapping, and internal communication and enablement plans.
What you can count on
Co-creation over prescription:
Advice is tailored to your organization, not a one-size-fits-all blueprint.
Quick, focused engagements:
Most advisory tracks deliver actionable insights in 2–6 weeks.
Vendor-agnostic thinking:
Recommendations serve your goals, not product sales.
Strategy connected to execution:
Roadmaps and deliverables feed directly into implementation.
How will you activate your data strategy?
With hands-on guidance across strategy, governance, technology, and organizational readiness, your initiatives can start producing measurable impact immediately.
Trusted by
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