Services
Data Strategy & Governance
Enabling data-driven transformation
In today's digital economy, many organizations seek to leverage their data to generate new opportunities and accelerate growth. However, as much as it can be a growth driver, data can be an organization’s weakness if it is mismanaged, outdated, lost, or stolen. Unfortunately, these outcomes are not the exception as cyber breaches become increasingly common and organizations struggle to execute digital transformation. Complicating the situation even further is the bewildering and increasing number of global laws, regulations, and standards regulating the handling, processing, and location of data.
Ankura helps clients unlock the potential of data by aligning data strategy to business goals with enhanced oversight, compliance, and protection. Our proprietary approach to data governance enables transformation at scale, helping companies not only meet regulatory requirements but build a data-centered culture that drives transformation and innovation.
Offerings
- Data Requirements Gathering
We work with our clients to interview all relevant stakeholders to determine needs, identify gaps, and improve performance.
- Data Infrastructure & Process Mapping
We map the relevant system architecture, infrastructure, and data processing algorithms for our clients, so they get a comprehensive understanding of how data flows throughout their organization.
- Data Security & Privacy Assessment
Our team of expert data privacy practitioners conducts thorough assessments of the data security and privacy protocols of our clients to ensure they are compliant with the latest international data regulations.
- Maturity Assessment & Gap Reporting
We conduct regular assessments of our clients’ information technology infrastructure, architecture, and organization to determine their operational effectiveness, identify gaps, and develop remediation plans that enhance their performance.
Our Latest Thinking
Fortune 500 Insurance Company
Delivering State-Level Data Compliance
Ankura was engaged by a Fortune 500 insurance company to create a framework and road map for 12 NYCRR Part 500 compliance for each of its more than 50 covered entities. Ankura developed a risk assessment plan and engaged the entities’ stakeholders to create a multifaceted compliance plan to meet each of the various deadlines within the regulation.
The Ankura Difference
Ankura’s analytics and data strategy professionals are accomplished engineers and developers with deep experience in developing strategies that navigate the complex universe of data. Our proprietary approach unlocks data from disparate sources and elevates it into actionable insights and knowledge. We are world-renowned for our deep experience in designing and executing data solutions that drive results and regularly advise leading organizations through their most complex data challenges.
Key Contacts
- Christopher Harvey
Senior Managing Director
Chicago, IL
- David Manek
Senior Managing Director
Chicago, IL