Congratulations on completing
the Data and AI Maturity Assessment!
You are at
Operational
Stage
What this means
You're at the beginning of your data and AI journey. Systems are disconnected, processes are manual, and data isn't driving decisions yet.
You’ve started building. Maybe you have dashboards or a data warehouse, but things are still fragmented and not standardized.
You’re doing many things right. You’ve got BI dashboards in place and some experience with AI or governance, but gaps still exist in integration, automation, or scale.
You have a mature stack, trusted dashboards, and advanced analytics. Now it’s about scale, performance, and keeping things maintainable.
You’re among the most advanced teams in your industry. AI is deeply embedded. You’re setting benchmarks, not following them.
Where you are
Level
Data infrastructure
Data modeling & quality
BI & dashboards
Predictive & prescriptive analytics
Governance
AI applications
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
How you can advance to the next tier
Data infrastructure
- Implement a centralized data warehouse using Snowflake to streamline data collection and storage.
- Establish a data governance framework to ensure data quality and consistency across all departments.
- Prioritize data literacy and training for all employees to foster a data-driven culture company-wide.
- Leverage AI and machine learning tools to automate and optimize processes, freeing up employees' time for more strategic tasks.
- Invest in data visualization and reporting tools to easily communicate insights and drive decision-making across the organization.
Modeling & data quality
BI & dashboards
Predictive analytics
Governance
AI applications
You’ve got clarity.
Now let’s make progress.
You’re probably duct-taping reports together, reacting to fires, and guessing your way through KPIs.
At this stage, velocity matters more than perfection. The challenge is building a usable foundation — without overengineering, overhiring, or overbuying.
How 5X helps:
We give you a plug-and-play data stack, ingestion, modeling, dashboards, and governance in one platform. Our experts build it with you, so you’re not stuck duct-taping metrics across tools that don’t talk to each other.
You’ve got pieces of the puzzle — a warehouse, maybe some dashboards — but it’s held together with best guesses and broken SQL. Every new request is a one-off build.
How 5X helps:
We help you consolidate the warehouse, model core business metrics, and introduce QA standards that don’t require new headcount. Your team gets answers they can trust, and you get out of the spreadsheet firefighting loop.
You’ve got dashboards, pipelines, models… but they’re not always trusted or actioned. Business teams want more, faster, and your data team’s burning out just trying to keep up.
How 5X helps:
We bring structure: tested governance frameworks, automated observability, and faster deployment paths for models and dashboards. You move from reactive support to proactive enablement without increasing your engineering footprint.
Your data team ships — but duplication, compute waste, and rogue dashboards are slowing things down. Your execs want smarter automation, but engineering cycles are stretched.
How 5X helps:
We help you clean it up by codifying logic, reducing compute spend, and building internal tools like smart alerts and AI-powered workflows. Your infra supports scale without spiraling.
You’re already running structured experiments, internal tools, and ML in prod. The question now is: how do you 10x your leverage without slowing down?
How 5X helps:
We help you co-build GenAI copilots, reusable ML modules, and internal accelerators tailored to your business DNA without duplicating work or slowing down compliance and governance.
Use this report as a strategic input
This report is designed for teams who want to move forward, not just score themselves. It’s built to complement your existing goals, and help anchor planning discussions with your leadership team. Use it as a clear, thoughtful guide to shape priorities across data infrastructure, analytics, and AI readiness.
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