Case Studies​

Data Governance & Catalog Program

Sector Regulatory Body Under NDMO – Saudi
Arabia

The client sought to develop data management policies and processes aligned with international best practices and NDMO requirements, and to define a target operating model for a new department. They also requested help in implementing a Data Catalog tool with a Business Glossary and Data Dictionary.

Developed a tailored Data Governance framework aligned with NDMO and organizational needs.
Defined processes, policies, and stakeholder roles and responsibilities.
Piloted data management practices across various departments.
Enhanced data culture organization-wide.

Establishing & Operating
Data Management Office

Leading Mining Company – Saudi Arabia

The company, with its extensive operations and multiple affiliates across the Kingdom, has faced significant challenges over the past few years, including lack of data governance, poor data quality, insufficient NDMO compliance controls, absence of data classification, and inadequate document and content management practices.

Developed a comprehensive data strategy to transform the company into a data-driven organization.
Implemented Data Governance automation and appointed role-specific representatives.
Standardized Data Management processes per NDMO framework.
Enhanced inter-departmental data transactions and improved data quality.

Data Classification Framework Enablement

One of the Holding companies – Saudi Arabia

The client had extensive data but lacked visibility into data types and sensitivity, raising fears of insider threats. Without classification or labeling, data was used indiscriminately. They sought a trusted advisor to address data privacy and classification challenges.

Achieved end-to-end Data Classification, enabling successful Data Privacy.
Established data visibility, categorization, contextualization, and protection, with defined use cases for DLP implementation.
Ensured regulatory compliance for Data Protection.

Establishing & Operating
Data Management Office

Leading Mining Company – Saudi Arabia

The lack of standardized data sources causes inefficiency. The reporting system fails to update information, leading to performance issues, delays, and decision-making uncertainties. Manual tasks introduce errors and compliance risks. Frequent manual data updates for reports reduce productivity, employee satisfaction, and revenue.

Product Analytics implementation resolved issues of lack of automation, high inconsistency risk, and low productivity.
Enabled faster, more accurate information delivery to decision-makers.
Improved customer satisfaction, reduced costs, increased revenues, reduced IT headcount, and normalized performance.

Establishing & Operating
Data Management Office

Leading Government Fund Entity – Saudi Arabia

The organization faced challenges such as inaccurate calculation of strategic key performance indicators, limited understanding of program reach and beneficiary impact, minimal visibility on spending rates and allocation, and wasted efforts due to unclear data ownership and sources.

Established strong data literacy and embedded data-driven decision-making.
Achieved top-tier regulatory compliance.
Unlocked data value and generated unique insights through advanced analyst.