Additions Common Data Model New Common Data Model (CDM) views have been introduced, conforming to the latest standard: Employee Domain Customer & Supplier Domains Project Domain These views establish a consistent and scalable approach to data modelling across core business domains, streamlining downstream reporting and integration. CDM Functions Key functions have been revised to support … Read more
The Data Engineering Team plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation and continuous improvement of our data services. However, many people may not fully understand how we structure our development cycles and why we operate in a particular way. This article aims to provide insight into a typical week in the life of … Read more
Role: Project ManagerContext: Large-scale technical consultancy engagement requiring coordination across engineering, finance, and delivery teams 🔪 Challenge The project manager needed to: Problems included: “I spent hours each week trying to make sense of data from five different places—and still couldn’t guarantee it was accurate.” 🚀 Solution The Data Engineering team: 🌟 Outcome “Now I … Read more
At the heart of every report, dashboard, and project delivery, there’s data—clean, consistent, and flowing on time. That’s what Data Engineering delivers. Whether you’re chasing a deadline, answering a tough question, or leading a major project—we make sure you have the data you need, when you need it. ⚖️ Clarity You get clean, reliable data … Read more
Additions 202409 ⚠️ Created:global_company_202409.sql ⚠️ Created:global_organisation_202409.sql⚠️ Created:customer_details_202409.sql Datamart views have been created to ensure a seamless transition for clients migrating from 202404 to 202409, providing a structured and usable view for ongoing data integration. These views have been explicitly versioned with the 202409 signature to: Common Data Standard ⚠️ Created:project_core.sql ⚠️ Created:project_codes.sql ⚠️ Created:employee_item_codes_expense.sql ⚠️ … Read more
🧾 Overview This view provides attribute-level values related to employee absence and leave entitlements, enabling structured DataMart-level analysis across both transactional absence events and annual entitlement summaries. 📚 Description The Employee Item Codes Absence view translates raw absence and entitlement data into attribute-coded rows that support dimensional modelling. Each row identifies: 🏗️ Source Tables 📦 … Read more
Purpose This view is part of the Common Data Standard, following an item and codes style table structure, ensuring consistency in data modelling across financial and operational datasets.The Employee Item Codes Expense view provides structured details on the various codes associated with employee expense items. It captures key attributes such as expense type, cost centre, … Read more
Purpose This view is part of the Common Data Standard, following an item and values style table structure, ensuring consistency in data modelling across financial and operational datasets.The Employee Item Value Expense view provides detailed information about individual expense items attributed to employees. It captures various expense attributes, including expense type, gross pay amount, and … Read more
& Common Data Standards – MVP Development Project Description The Data Dictionary & Common Data Standards initiative aims to create a structured, standardised approach for defining and managing the key DataMarts, including: This initiative will form the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for describing the data landscape, improving data discoverability, governance, and quality assessment across the … Read more
Project Description The PinPoint Application Tracking System Integration project aims to integrate the PinPoint recruitment platform with internal systems, specifically by: The goal is to streamline recruitment data flow, ensuring that job postings are automatically synchronised, consistently formatted, and securely integrated into internal systems. Risks & Issues Key Risks Key Issues Main Tasks & Deliverables … Read more