Business Intelligence Consulting: Data-Driven Success

The difference between an average and a market-leading company? 126% more profit from data-based decisions. While 87% of companies have a low level of BI maturity despite increasing amounts of data, the most successful organizations use business intelligence as a strategic competitive advantage.

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Michael Hauschild

24.6.2025 15:53

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Why business intelligence consulting is your most important investment

Business intelligence consulting turns your data collection into a strategic compass for profitable decisions. Unlike traditional IT consulting, we focus not only on technology, but on measurable business success through data.

Our clients' concrete successes — your “quick wins”

MediaPrint (Austria's largest newspaper publisher):

34% increase in digital advertising revenue through advanced audience analyses
87% less manual effort for reports (from 4 hours to 30 minutes per day)
95% time savings in customer analytics (from 2 days to 2 hours per week)
99.9% system availability after modern data stack implementation

MediaPrint organizational development:

94% Data Champion adoption rate through Hub & Spoke model
Faster data initiatives through clear roles and responsibilities
Successfully overcoming silo structures in a complex stakeholder landscape

E-commerce retailer: 27% better customer loyalty through predictive churn modeling

Baby market: Complete analysis of customer behavior and product performance through modern data stack, central data access from various sources

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What distinguishes business intelligence consulting from IT consulting

BI consulting is Your strategic business compass, not just another IT project. We transform data in three critical areas:

1. Immediate business impact

Faster decisions: 5x faster decision cycles than competitors
Minimize risks: Identify issues before they impact your business
Maximize ROI: Optimally invest every euro in data analysis

2. Operational excellence

Shortage elimination: Uncover and eliminate hidden inefficiencies
Resource optimization: Focus budget and personnel on the most profitable activities
Automation potential: Identify and digitize manual processes

3. Market intelligence

Customer understanding: Segmentation for targeted targeting
Separation detection: Identify market changes before competitors
Sales opportunities: Identify undiscovered market segments and needs

The Data Institute Approach: Culture, Organization, Architecture

Why do 70% of all BI projects fail? They only focus on technology. Our proven framework addresses all three success factors:

Culture: Your employees as data champions

MediaPrint example: 94% data champion adoption rate through systematic change management

Change management: Overcoming resistance to data-driven processes
Empowerment workshops: Transformation of silo structures to cross-organizational collaboration
Data culture transformation: From gut feeling to fact-based decisions

Organization: Clear structures for data success

MediaPrint example: Hub & spoke model for complex stakeholder landscape

Roles & Responsibilities: Who decides what based on which data?
Hub-and-spoke model: Centralized control with decentralized contacts
Analytics Center of Excellence: Long-term expertise in your company
Data Governance Board: Cross-organizational standards and best practices

Architecture: Robust technical basis

MediaPrint example: Modern data stack with compliance-first approach (99.9% availability)

Modern data stack: Scalable, future-proof data infrastructure
Tool-agnostic: The best solution for your goals, not our preferences
Data quality: Guarantees a reliable basis for all decisions
Compliance design: Antitrust and data protection requirements taken into account from the outset

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Our proven 5-step process for BI success

1. Data audit: Your strategic starting point (2-6 weeks)

MediaPrint example: Comprehensive analysis identified challenges in culture, organization and architecture as a basis for successful 3-phase transformation

Evaluate current data quality and sources
Evaluate existing analytical capabilities
Determine organizational data maturity
Identify quick-win potential

2. BI strategy development: Your individual roadmap

MediaPrint example: Strategic roadmap for antitrust law compliant architecture with clear priorities

Connect business goals with data capabilities
Create a prioritized implementation roadmap
ROI projection for every phase of implementation
Technology recommendations based on your requirements

3. Data architecture: Your solid foundation

MediaPrint example: Modern Data Stack with BigQuery, Dataform, and Airflow — three separate data warehouses for compliance

Data source integration and consolidation
Data warehouse/lake architecture design
ETL/ELT process implementation
Data quality management systems

4. BI implementation: bring your tools to life

MediaPrint example: Three strategic use cases - editorial dashboard, customer golden record, advertising monetization

Dashboard and report development for your decision makers
Self-service analytics for operational teams
Predictive models for strategic planning
Mobile analytics on the go

5. Change management: your sustainable transformation

MediaPrint example: Hub & Spoke model established new meeting routines and cross-organizational collaboration

Ensuring executive alignment and sponsorship
User training and empowerment
Establish continuous improvement processes
Build data literacy across the organization

Why The Data Institute is your ideal BI partner

Business focus instead of being in love with technology

We don't measure success by implemented tools, but by yours business result. Every technical decision is justified by the business case.

Tool-agnostic advice for optimal solutions

While many providers only push Microsoft Power BI or other specific tools, we find the The best solution for your goals, your level of maturity and your team.

Cross-sector expertise

Our team brings experience from media, e-commerce, logistics and other industries — you benefit from Best practices across sectors.

Proven results

MediaPrint transformation (complete 3-phase journey):

Phase 1 (Strategy): Clear roadmap and priorities for digital transformation
Stage 2 (organization): 94% data champion adoption, successful hub & spoke implementation
Phase 3 (technology): 87% less manual effort, 99.9% system availability

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Common questions about business intelligence consulting

How quickly do we see first results?After just 2-6 weeks in a data audit, we identify quick wins. MediaPrint reduced manual reporting costs by 87% within the first project phase and achieved 99.9% system availability after full implementation.

Do we need to replace our existing systems?No Our tool-agnostic approach maximizes your existing investments. At MediaPrint, we integrated three separate data warehouse instances for compliance requirements without completely replacing existing systems.

How do you measure project success?Through clear KPIs that we define together: increased sales, cost reduction, efficiency gains and user acceptance. Each project is measured by the business results.

What involvement do you expect from our team?Successful BI transformation is a partnership. We adapt to your resources, but recommend active involvement of business and IT managers for optimal knowledge transfer.