Our consulting team possesses a wealth of experience in implementing Business Intelligence (BI) and data warehousing solutions.

The consultants who performed by far the best were the specialist business intelligence/Olap consulting firms; much the worst were the large, general-purpose consulting firms, including the big five. The big firms were reported to cost more, took longer and apparently delivered less   successful projects' (Nigel Pendse, 2003). Whether your requirements are large or small, utilising consultants from Xanda Consulting will have a productive impact upon your project.

'Many sites did all the implementation work in-house, but they had a lower success rate than sites that also used some external help, even when spending only a modest £10,000 on third-party consulting' (Nigel Pendse, 2003).

Regardless of the size of the project or phase, Xanda Consulting is happy to provide consultants for adhoc tasks such as:

• feasibility studies,
• requirements gathering,
• the installation and configuration of business intelligence products,
• performance tuning,
• product upgrades,
• proof of concept,
• report writing phases, and
• training.

Our project success is aided by the use of our own bespoke       methodology facilitating project management and budgetary controls. A brief outline is found below. Methodology - Rapid Reporting Template Lifecycle Stages Project Scope Project Scope and Objectives Project Schedule Organisation and Management Identify Deliverables Requirements Gathering Gap Analysis Critical Success Factors Change Management Project Realisation System Development User Participation Detailed operational procedures Develop customised training proposals User Acceptance Testing Iterative Process Integration System changeover / handover System Documentation System Enhancements Training Local Support Procedures