This initial point of defining goals and the current state is the most valuable and safe investment. It helps avoid jumping headfirst into BI, CRM, end-to-end analytics, or dashboards, and instead, start with the fundamentals.
Business
B2B
Retail
Sales
Formulated Goal
Process: Sales process to B2B clients
KPI: Lead-to-deal conversion, sales cycle
Data: CRM events, deal history, customer behavior, manager activity
Business
B2B
Retail
Marketing
Offline
Formulated Goal
Process: In-store customer behavior and marketing efforts
KPI: Avg. check, repeat purchases, customer share
Data: Purchase history, checklists, CRM, customer segmentation, promo activity
Business
SAAS
Retail
Marketing
Formulated Goal
Process: Product development and market strategy
KPI: Market share, LTV, retention, user activation
Data: User behavior, traffic sources, subscriptions & churn
Business
SAAS
Financial model
Formulated Goal
Process: Development and analysis of unit economics for different user segments
KPI: Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Lifetime Value (LTV), Churn rate, Payback period
Data: Transaction history, user segmentation by profitability, acquisition costs by channel, user behavior, churn
Business
B2C
Retail
Marketing
Online
Formulated Goal
Process: User journey from entry to purchase
KPI: Conversion rate at key funnel stages, bounce rate, time on site
Data: Web analytics (GA, Yandex Metrica), site events, traffic sources, cart actions
Business
B2C
Retail
Merchandising
Online
Formulated Goal
Process: Managing layout and promotions in stores
KPI: Average ticket size, uplift from promotions, revenue per shelf
Data: Receipts, planograms, promotion schedules, product lists
Business
B2C
Retail
Merchandising
Online
Formulated Goal
Process: Managing marketing and advertising channels
KPI: ROMI, CPI, Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), LTV
Data: Data from ad platforms, product events, traffic sources, CRM
Business
Internal processes
HR
Formulated Goal
Process: Employee hiring and onboarding process
KPI: Conversion rate at stages, time to fill positions, 90-day retention
Data: ATS/HRM system, questionnaires, interview evaluations, manager feedback
No systematic analytics
reports are collected manually, BI is either not implemented or not used
No data processes
data does not influence decisions, hypotheses, or growth
No one is responsible for the data
analytics is "in the air," and everyone does things their own way
There is a vague understanding that "data is important," but it's unclear where to start
1/7
Helps understand your current position and which approaches are working for others.
2/7
Identifies who will influence the success of implementation: executives, teams, developers, marketing, etc.
3/7
What needs to be implemented or improved: CRM, analytics, BI, segmentation, tracking, etc.
4/7
What should be improved in data collection, storage, and updating to move towards analytics.
5/7
Specific steps: what to do, in what order, who is responsible for what, timelines, and risks.
6/7
Topics to be covered with the team to start using data: from metric trees to decision-making
7/7
Duration, roles, and budget forecast—if you decide to continue working with us or another contractor.