$62M in savings — a year ahead of schedule
The Challenge
AstraZeneca needed to insource 202 outsourced data & analytics roles across a globally distributed organisation of 100,000+ people, while simultaneously building a commercial data foundation for self-service reporting for thousands of global users. Two concurrent programmes with a combined budget of ~$15M, at director level with full financial accountability.
The Outcome
The insourcing programme delivered a full year ahead of schedule — scaling the analytics function from 77 to 250+ people and establishing governance, team structures, and engagement models to absorb that talent sustainably. The commercial reporting programme built a trusted data foundation for self-service analytics, standardising KPIs and enabling faster commercial decisions. Four business units were aligned around a shared analytics vision and a multi-year strategy, shifting the function to a consultative, ROI-driven model.
From internal data to nationally embedded digital products
The Challenge
The Met Office had world-class science but a fragmented data landscape — internal systems that weren't talking to each other, and a product portfolio that hadn't kept pace with user expectations or commercial opportunity. The brief was to build genuinely useful digital data products, not just reports.
The Outcome
Delivered three concurrent product programmes, each embedding Met Office data into national infrastructure and commercial workflows. Products moved from internal tools to externally viable, revenue-generating assets with real uptake in the public and private sectors. Established the delivery framework for ongoing product development.
Smaller engagements matter too
Not every engagement is a $15M programme. I've helped a single person in a one-person PMO cut a full day's manual work down to five minutes. I've helped growing businesses build their first trusted reporting layer. The scale changes. The quality of thinking doesn't.