Consultancy & Strategic Guidance
Align technology with your business goals and ensuring you stay ahead in a competitive world
At Lumen we want to be your trusted advisor and an extension of your team. Working side by side with our complementary skills and expertise, we can guide you through the new and exciting technical landscape. Identifying the foundational blocks needed to get the business ready. Transforming your business data into tangible assets and leveraging the data to achieve business goals
Lumens principal Data & Analytics consultants have decades of experience in the data world. This collective experience is complemented by strong Data Governance & Management frameworks that are specifically aimed at dealing with the enterprise complexity of the modern data environment.
Lumen can perform a readiness assessment of the data journey and consult on modernisation initiatives, assist in the development and implementation of a data strategy, and advise on any associated cloud-based approaches and supporting technologies required.
Data Strategy Development
At Lumen, we believe that a well-defined Data Strategy is the foundation for any successful digital transformation. In an era where data is one of the most valuable assets, businesses must move beyond ad-hoc initiatives and establish a clear, scalable, and outcome-driven data strategy. Our consultancy helps organisations harness their data effectively—ensuring it is trusted, well-governed, and actionable.Lumen’s Principal Data Consultants have extensive experience in shaping and executing enterprise-wide data strategies. We begin with a readiness assessment, identifying gaps, opportunities, and maturity levels, and deliver a tailored roadmap for data modernisation.
Through our strategic guidance, organisations gain clarity, control, and confidence in their data—turning information into a powerful asset for innovation and growth.
Let’s build a future-ready Data Strategy that drives success.
Lumen’s Data Strategy Development Framework is designed to align data initiatives with business objectives, providing a structured approach to data management, governance, and analytics. We guide organisations through the following key pillars:
Business-Aligned Data Vision
We work with stakeholders to define a clear vision that connects data initiatives to business goals, ensuring that data strategy drives measurable impact.
Data Governance & Compliance
Establishing policies, standards, and processes to maintain data quality, security, and regulatory compliance across the organisation.
Enterprise Data Architecture
Designing scalable data platforms that support structured and unstructured data across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments
Data Management & Integration
Developing strategies to improve data accessibility, accuracy, and interoperability across business units.
AI & Advanced Analytics Enablement
Preparing data ecosystems to support AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics, ensuring the right infrastructure and governance are in place.
Self-Service & Data Literacy
Empowering teams with the tools and knowledge to become a truly data-driven organisation, improving data accessibility and decision-making.
Data Architecture Design
At Lumen, we understand that a well-structured Data Architecture is the backbone of any successful data-driven organisation. As data volumes grow and business needs evolve, companies must build scalable, secure, and flexible architectures that support real-time insights, AI-driven analytics, and seamless data integration. Our Data Architecture Design consultancy ensures that your organisation has a future-proof foundation to unlock the full potential of your data.
Lumen’s Principal Data Architects have extensive experience in designing and implementing modern, scalable, and resilient data architectures. We begin with a readiness assessment, evaluating your current data landscape, technical capabilities, and business objectives. From there, we provide a tailored roadmap for modernisation, ensuring that your data architecture is built for performance, agility, and long-term success.
With Lumen’s strategic guidance, your organisation can eliminate data silos, enhance decision-making, and drive innovation, empowering you to harness the full value of your data.
Lumen’s Data Architecture Framework is designed to help businesses modernise and optimise their data ecosystems by focusing on key architectural principles:
Business-Aligned Architecture
Designing a scalable and agile data architecture that aligns with business goals and operational needs.
Cloud, Hybrid, & On-Premise Data Platforms
Selecting the right infrastructure for your data strategy, whether on-premise, cloud-native, or hybrid environments.
Data Integration & Interoperability
Ensuring seamless data flow across systems, enabling real-time access and analytics through modern integration patterns such as APIs, event-driven architectures, and data pipelines.
Big Data & Data Lakes
Designing high-performance architectures that can store, manage, and process structured and unstructured data at scale.
Data Warehousing for AI & Analytics
Implementing AI-ready architectures that support advanced analytics, machine learning workflows, and predictive modelling.
Data Security & Governance
Embedding robust security frameworks, compliance controls, and data governance policies to ensure data privacy, integrity, and regulatory adherence.
AI Readiness Assessment
At Lumen, we help organisations prepare for the AI-driven future by assessing their data, technology, and operational readiness for artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives. A successful AI strategy is built on a strong foundation of data quality, governance, infrastructure, and business alignment. Our AI Readiness Assessment ensures that your organisation has the necessary building blocks in place to leverage AI effectively and drive innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage.
Lumen’s AI consultants conduct a comprehensive readiness assessment, providing a clear gap analysis and a tailored roadmap to accelerate your AI journey. Whether you are exploring predictive analytics, machine learning automation, or AI-driven decision-making, task automation with AI through the integration of intelligent agents, and productivity acceleration with AI-based assistants. We provide strategic guidance to enable a seamless AI transformation.
With Lumen’s support, your organisation can confidently move from AI exploration to full-scale implementation, ensuring that AI becomes a valuable driver of business growth and innovation.
Lumen’s AI Readiness Assessment evaluates your organisation’s current capabilities and identifies key areas for development across six critical pillars:
Data Quality & Availability
Assessing whether your data is structured, clean, and accessible to support AI models, ensuring consistency and completeness.
Data Infrastructure & Architecture
Evaluating the suitability of data platforms, storage, and processing capabilities for AI workloads, including cloud, on-premise, and hybrid solutions.
AI & Machine Learning Strategy
Aligning AI initiatives with business goals, identifying potential use cases, and defining measurable success metrics.
Data Governance & Compliance
Ensuring your AI initiatives adhere to regulatory frameworks, ethical AI principles, and data privacy laws such as GDPR, CCPA, and industry-specific regulations.
Technology & Tooling
Reviewing existing AI frameworks, ML platforms, and automation tools, recommending the best-fit technologies to support AI deployment and scalability.
Skills & Organisational Readiness
Assessing the AI literacy, talent, and operational processes within your organisation to ensure teams are equipped to adopt, manage, and scale AI solutions effectively.
AI Strategy Development
At Lumen, we help businesses unlock the full potential of Artificial Intelligence with a clear, actionable AI strategy. As your trusted advisor, we work alongside your team to define a roadmap that aligns AI initiatives with your business goals, ensuring scalable and responsible AI adoption. Our AI Strategy Development services are designed to provide clarity in an ever-evolving AI landscape. We assess your organisation’s readiness, identify high-impact AI opportunities, and create a strategic framework that maximises value while mitigating risks.
From defining your AI vision to implementing a robust AI strategy, Lumen empowers businesses to navigate AI transformation with confidence. Whether you're exploring AI for the first time or optimising existing initiatives, we provide the expertise needed to drive innovation and sustainable growth. With Lumen’s support, your organisation can confidently move from AI exploration to full-scale implementation, ensuring that AI becomes a valuable driver of business growth and innovation.
Our AI Strategy Development service assesses your organization’s current landscape and identifies critical opportunities for growth, Lumen offers expert guidance in:
Discovery & AI Opportunities
Engaging key stakeholders to identify pain points and high-impact AI use cases tailored to your organisation.
AI Readiness Assessment
Evaluating your organisation’s data, infrastructure, and capabilities to determine AI adoption feasibility.
AI Roadmap & Governance
Defining a structured approach to AI implementation, ensuring ethical, secure, and compliant AI practices.
Use Case Identification & Prioritisation
Identifying the most valuable AI opportunities tailored to your business objectives.
AI Operating Model & Integration
Designing a scalable framework to embed AI seamlessly into your existing processes and workflows.
AI Performance & ROI Measurement
Establishing key metrics and evaluation frameworks to track AI effectiveness and business impact.
Business Automations strategy
At Lumen, we help organisations streamline operations, improve efficiency, and drive innovation through a strategic approach to business automation. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses must move beyond manual processes and embrace intelligent automation, AI-driven workflows, and process optimisation. Our Business Automation Strategy Consultancy ensures that your organisation is ready to leverage the full power of automation to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and deliver superior customer experiences.
Lumen’s Business Automation Experts conduct a comprehensive readiness assessment, providing a clear gap analysis and prioritised roadmap for automation implementation. Whether you are looking to automate back-office operations, customer service workflows, or data-driven decision-making, we provide the expertise to ensure a successful automation journey.
By partnering with Lumen, your organisation can move beyond basic automation to intelligent, AI-powered business processes, enabling scalability, efficiency, and long-term competitive advantage.
Lumen’s Business Automation Strategy is designed to help organisations identify, implement, and scale automation initiatives across key business functions. Our structured approach focuses on:
Process Discovery & Optimisation
Identifying manual, repetitive, and inefficient processes that can be streamlined or automated to drive business value.
Automation Readiness Assessment
Evaluating existing systems, workflows, and business operations to determine automation feasibility and impact.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Implementing RPA solutions to automate rule-based, repetitive tasks, freeing up human resources for higher-value activities.
AI & Intelligent Automation
Enhancing automation with AI, machine learning, and natural language processing (NLP) to enable smart decision-making and self-learning workflows.
Integration with Enterprise Systems
Ensuring automation solutions seamlessly integrate with ERP, CRM, data platforms, and other enterprise applications for end-to-end process efficiency.
Change Management & Workforce Enablement
Supporting cultural and operational adoption, ensuring employees are trained and equipped to work alongside automation technologies.
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