Our Expertise - Acumen BI

Empowering Smarter Business with Data That Delivers

From strategy and advisory to analytics engineering and ongoing support, our end-to-end approach ensures measurable business impact, not just dashboards.

Advisory

Maturing how your business harnesses data through strategic guidance and pragmatic solutions. We help enterprise leaders build future-ready data operating models and roadmaps that align with business priorities.

Aligning strategy, structure, and security for data-driven success.

Operating Model Design: Build modern data governance and operating models that scale.
Data & Analytics Roadmaps: Define a clear, actionable path to transform your data capabilities.
Assurance Reviews: Independent evaluations to de-risk your initiatives.
Options Analysis: Make confident technology and architecture decisions.
Security & Compliance Reviews: Stay ahead of evolving regulations with enterprise-grade data security strategies.

Learn how we helped Watercare build a resilient and scalable data warehouse →

Analytics

Streamlining the way your organisation uses business intelligence. From visual dashboards to predictive models, we turn data into actionable insights that empower faster, smarter decisions.

Delivering the insights that drive better decisions.

Analytics Platform Development: Deploy modern BI tools and environments tailored to your team.
Analytics Product Design: Build reusable data products that deliver value across teams.
Requirements & Solution Design: Align business needs with the right analytical solutions.
Analytics Health Checks: Identify opportunities for improvement across tools, processes, and adoption.

See how we helped Ando improve workflow efficiency via automation →

Data Engineering

We make sure your data flows where it should—securely, accurately, and efficiently. Our engineering team builds robust data platforms that scale with your business needs.

Building the backbone of your data ecosystem.

Data Platform Architecture & Build: Design scalable, cloud-native platforms that support advanced analytics.
FinOps for Data Platforms: Optimise cloud data costs while maintaining performance.
Data Integration & Pipelines: Break down silos with seamless data ingestion and transformation.
Data Modelling & Product Development: Structure your data for clarity, reuse, and reporting at scale.

Explore our work with Te Whatu Ora on secure data infrastructure →

Support

Reliable systems, fewer disruptions. Our support team ensures smooth daily operations with managed services, incident resolution, and proactive maintenance.

Keeping your data operations running smoothly.

Helpdesk Incident Management: Fast response to minimise downtime.
Managed Platform Services: Ongoing support for your BI and data tools.
System Administration & Monitoring: Maintain reliability and performance.
Upgrades & Patching: Keep your platforms secure and up to date.

Explore how our work has aided NZ Police with discovery, and investigative support →

Project Delivery

From planning to execution, we manage your data and analytics projects with precision—on time, on budget, and always aligned with your goals.

Project leadership that ensures results.

Project Management & Co-ordination: Experienced leaders guiding complex implementations.
Delivery Planning & Risk Management: Proven frameworks to deliver results on time and budget.
Independent Project Reviews: Assurance and quality checks at every stage.

See how we helped Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency build public dashboards to improve transparency and increase workflow efficiency →

Fixed Price Service Offerings

Are you sure your Snowflake environment is secure and compliant?

Snowflake Security Rapid Review Service

Rapid Assessment
Quickly identify and address critical security risks…

Enhanced Security
Improve your security posture with expert recommendations and actionable insights.
Compliance Assurance
Ensure your configuration aligns with industry good practices and compliance standards.
Proactive Risk Management
Reduce the potential for breaches and ensure the integrity of your data.

Do you feel you’re in control of your cloud costs?

Snowflake Finops Foundations Service

Enhance Financial Accountability
Align cloud spend with business goals through cross-functional collaboration, to ensure financial accountability at every level…

Cost Optimisation
Actionable insights to optimise your resource usage and minimise waste, reduce unnecessary cloud spend while maintaining performance.
Proactive Budgeting
Real-time budgeting and alerting systems to prevent overspending, and ensure your cloud resources remain within allocated budgets.

Want to obtain value from your Snowflake environment quickly?

Snowflake Foundation Service

Accelerate Deployment
Rapid establishment of a foundational Snowflake environment, enables you to quickly benefit from your data platform…

Increase Security
Configure an IDP with MFA to enhance your overall security posture, protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with security standards.
Build Confidence
We will build a use case in partnership with you, followed by testing and handover, ensuring you’re confident and capable of leveraging your environment effectively.

Is your Qlik patch is more than 2 years old? Your Qlik environments are exposed to potential threats.

Qlik Sense Upgrades and Patching

We can help immediately to:

Enhance Security
Each update includes vital security patches that shield your data from the latest vulnerabilities…

Become Compliant
Regular updates are crucial to meet industry standards and avoid compliance pitfalls.
Peak Performance
Ensure your system operates smoothly with the latest improvements and fixes.

Does your analytics platform align with business requirements?

Qlik Cloud Analytics Platform Design

Cost Efficiency & Risk Mitigation
Understand requirements, challenges and constraints, reduce the risk of rework, delays, or misaligned implementation…

Maximise ROI & time to value
Planned architecture and integrations so the platform is set to deliver insights quickly, enable decision making and tangible business value sooner.
Governance & Security
Design incorporates good practice data governance, privacy and security ensuring compliance and protecting sensitive information.

Is your analytics platform cost-effective with cloud scale?

Qlik Cloud Analytics Platform Build

Rapid Deployment of Analytics Platform
Includes data integration, data source setup, user access controls, and deployment testing for a fully operational solution…

Reliability
With an enterprise quality approach to implementation.
Cost Effective & Flexible
Cloud scale and higher ROI through training and handover to support operations.

Do you have a specific business challenge or opportunity?

Options Analysis

Comprehensive Options and Impact Understanding
Takes into account people, processes, technology and governance, ensure the cost and impact of each option is well-understood and the affect on various aspects of your business…

Informed Decision-Making
A thorough analysis and expert recommendations, aid in the selection of the most sustainable and effective solution for your needs and aligned with current and future organisational objectives.

Are your critical systems optimised for you to be operating effectively?

Assurance Review

Early Identification & Mitigation of Risks
Saving you from project delays, cost overruns, or system failures…

Enhanced Performance
System, security, and reliability through alignment with good practices.
Informed Decision-Making
Clear understanding of state risks and improvement opportunities, enabling better strategic decisions.
Optimised Resources & Project Outcomes
Via focused efforts on high-impact areas.

Does your data platform need a face lift?

Data Platform Discovery & Design

Establish Modern Data Platform
Meet your strategic business goals, support robust data security, efficient movement, and effective transformation and storage…

Provide Comprehensive Blueprint
A complete architectural design and documentation package, which simplifies future implementation and accelerates time-to-value while reducing complexity.
Enable Scalability and Adaptability
Allowing adaptation to changing business needs and emerging technologies.

Do you have a clear goal-orientated data and analytics function for your organisation?

Roadmap Development

Aligned Data & Analytics Investments with Business goals
Optimise strategic Impact via a tailored and actionable roadmap…

Enhanced Stakeholder Alignment
Clear communication and agreement, ensuring everyone is aligned with the strategic direction. Enables you to prioritise initiatives, make informed decisions, and foster organisational alignment.
Clear Sequencing & Improved Readiness for Implementation
Reduce uncertainty about direction and next steps and prepare your teams for efficient execution.

How stable or reliable is your data platform?

Proactive Maintenance

Improved Reliability
Regular monitoring and maintenance help keep your data platform stable and reliable…

Early Issue Detection
Identify potential issues early to mitigate their impact.
Reduced Downtime Risk
Proactive measures to reduce the likelihood of unexpected downtime.
Reassurance
Comfort knowing your data platform is being monitored and maintained by a broadly skilled team.

Wish you could easily explore and validate potential solutions?

Proof of Concept

Reduced Implementation Risk
Mitigates risk by validating solution feasibility before full-scale deployment…

Informed Decision Making
Provides clear outcomes and insights to support data-informed, strategic decisions.
Resource Optimisation
Helps you allocate resources effectively by focusing on viable solutions only.
Accelerated Time-to-Value
Shorten timelines by efficiently testing and evaluating solutions.
Strategic Alignment
Ensures solutions align with your organisational goals.

Do you need high quality support for specific deliverables, projects or capacity needs?

Resource as a Service

Increase Capacity
Additional support to address workload peaks or fill gaps in existing team capacity…

Access to Expertise
Tap into specialised skills and knowledge for critical tasks or projects.
Faster Deliverables
Accelerate the completion of key deliverables by integrating experienced professionals into the client’s team.
Flexibility in Resourcing
Offers you a short-term, scalable solution tailored to specific project or operational requirements.

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