Data Strategy & Audit

Understanding the Landscape

Many UK organisations suffer from information sprawl. Spreadsheets multiply, legacy databases remain siloed, and SaaS applications create overlapping records. A structured data strategy audit can help clarify this environment.

Core Audit Areas

• Data Inventory: Logging existing systems and file repositories.
• Spreadsheet Review: Identifying business-critical manual files.
• Ownership: Defining who is responsible for specific datasets.
• Quality Assessment: Highlighting gaps, inconsistencies, or stale information.
• Duplicate Identification: Finding where the same metric is tracked differently across departments.

The Data Signal Map

We utilise an illustrative framework to trace how information moves and where it loses fidelity.

* Illustrative framework only.

Prioritisation & Next Steps

Not all data requires immediate restructuring. We assist in prioritising interventions based on reporting dependencies and business impact, outlining a pragmatic sequence for improvement.