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Four ways to engage one practitioner.

Most engagements start as a conversation rather than a service line, and most clients draw on more than one.

  1. Forecasting and capacity planning

    Demand, capacity and FTE forecasting for operational functions, with the Power BI reporting that turns a forecast into a plan leadership will act on.

    Engagement

    Usually a fixed-scope build of the models and pipeline, then a retained arrangement through the first planning cycles so the forecast is reviewed by the person who built it.

    Forecasting in detail
  2. Data and analytics engineering

    Analytics engineering in dbt, legacy-to-cloud migrations with reconciliation, and the automation and integrations that keep pipelines running unattended.

    Engagement

    Typically fixed-scope with a defined end point, for example a migration or an integration, followed by a short retained period while the team takes ownership.

    Data engineering in detail
  3. Advisory and embedded leadership

    Retained or embedded senior data capacity for teams that need experience rather than headcount: model review, analyst mentoring and operational planning.

    Engagement

    Usually a retained arrangement with a standing number of days per month, reviewed at agreed points. Embedded arrangements, where I sit inside the team for a defined period, are also common.

    Advisory in detail
  4. AI code and output review

    Independent review of AI-generated SQL, Python and R before it reaches production or a decision. Fluent enough to use it, sceptical enough to catch errors.

    Engagement

    Often bundled into an advisory arrangement as a standing review cadence. One-off reviews of a specific model, pipeline or report are the lowest-commitment way to start.

    AI review in detail

Next step

Not sure which service line applies?

Describe the problem in a few lines, and I will say which of these fits, or that none of them does, and what I would suggest instead.