I thrive at the intersection of curiosity, novelty, and real-world value, but I also perform best when work is structured, collaborative, and purposeful.Exploration and improvement energise me, yet clarity of expectations and harmony in the team keep me focused.Guide me with clarity of purpose, and I’ll deliver energy, creativity, and continuous improvement. 🧩 How I … Read more
🧾 Incident Summary: Discrepancies were identified between the Headcount report and the Management Accounts (MA) reporting figures. The headcount submission process also suffered from data entry issues, retrospective updates, and manual effort required to maintain alignment across periods. 🔍 Root Cause Analysis 1. Inconsistent Timing of Submissions 2. Differences in Ownership and Definition 3. Submission … Read more
🔹 Minor Incident Report (MIR) Definition:A Minor Incident Report documents issues that do not materially impact core reporting outputs, system availability, or regulatory obligations, but still highlight: Purpose: Examples: 🔸 Serious Incident Report (SIR) Definition:A Serious Incident Report is raised when the incident: Purpose: Examples: 🚨 Deciding Between Minor and Serious You can use this … Read more
This proposal outlines a phased approach to broaden the scope of our Data Engineering capability, incorporating Microsoft Fabric as a unified analytics platform and evolving our approach to include foundational elements of AI Engineering. The goal is to create an agile, scalable, and intelligent data platform that supports operational analytics, predictive insights, and innovation. 1. … Read more
Purpose This playbook guides the phased migration from existing DataMart views (202409) to CDM-standard views, including core, meta (dates, codes, values), and item tables. It supports the transition to IFS Cloud and ensures a consistent, scalable data model across all domains. MVP Scope Domains required for MVP: Phased Delivery Approach Phase 1: Live Data Seeding … Read more
Commercially sensitive data includes any information that, if compromised, lost, or disclosed without authorisation, could cause moderate financial, competitive, reputational, or operational harm to the organisation. Handling such data requires additional care to ensure compliance with internal policies, contractual obligations, and regulatory requirements. 1. Key Characteristics of Commercially Sensitive Data Commercially sensitive data typically falls … Read more
In its most basic definition, sensitive data is a specific set of “special categories”: Article 9 of the GDPR prohibits special category data from being processed unless you can rely on an exemption.
This draft framework provides a robust SLA for DataMart availability, balancing business needs, technical feasibility, and stakeholder communication. 1. Availability Target Set a clear uptime percentage that aligns with the criticality of the DataMart to your business processes. 2. Operational Hours Define the expected operational hours of the DataMart. Specify if it needs to be … Read more
Microsoft Fabric is designed to integrate multiple analytics workloads, including data engineering, data science, and business intelligence, within a unified platform. While our current Medallion structure already has a logical progression of data refinement (Bronze → Silver → Gold), there are key differences in architecture, tooling, and approach that we might consider while emulating a … Read more
BMT’s reporting strategy aims to maximize data use through data governance, Microsoft-based and native IFS technologies, and a common data model for accuracy and consistency. This will enable advanced analytics to enhance decision-making. The strategy also includes the implementation of a federated data governance model, where regional businesses will follow a centralised set of Data … Read more