FAQ
Common questions, straight answers.
Everything you need to know about working with Northbridge BI—from our approach and delivery model to project timelines, collaboration and what you can expect throughout an engagement.
Every engagement delivers a trusted reporting capability that leadership can rely on. Depending on where you are, that means an executive assessment with clear recommendations, a working reporting foundation your team uses from day one, or an advisory sprint that closes a specific gap. We start from your business priorities, not from a tool or template — the deliverable is always something leadership can act on and your team can own.
Engagements are intentionally scoped to deliver practical business outcomes quickly. A focused executive assessment or reporting sprint takes 2–4 weeks. A full reporting foundation typically runs 6–10 weeks. We agree the scope, milestones and outcomes before we start, so leadership knows exactly what to expect and when value lands.
Yes — that is how we prefer to work. We integrate with your finance, operations or data team rather than replacing them, and we build on the systems already in place wherever it makes sense. The objective is to leave your team stronger, with reporting and processes they can confidently own and evolve without ongoing dependency on us.
Both, whichever serves the engagement best. Most delivery is remote to keep pace and cost efficient. For discovery, workshops and executive handovers we come on-site across Germany and the DACH region. Every engagement is partner-led from start to finish, so you work directly with a senior consultant regardless of format.
Strategy first. Technology second. We choose tools that support the reporting capability leadership needs — never the other way around. In practice, most engagements land on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI because they give growing businesses a governed foundation and executive reporting that scales. Where it fits your systems, we also work with Excel, SQL, Python and cloud warehouses. Technology is there to support the decisions, not become the story.
All client information is treated as strictly confidential. We work under signed NDAs where required, use encrypted storage and transfer, and design reporting on your infrastructure so your data stays under your control. Where possible we work with anonymised or sample data during design to minimise exposure.
Yes, but the goal is independence, not dependency. Every engagement includes a handover period and training so your team can confidently own and evolve the reporting. Beyond that, clients can book an advisory retainer or ad-hoc executive sessions when new priorities emerge — used when it adds value, not by default.
Every engagement is scoped and fixed-price, so leadership knows the investment before any work begins. Pricing reflects the scope, complexity and business outcomes rather than hours logged. After a short discovery conversation we send a written proposal with clear deliverables, timeline and price — no open-ended billing and no surprises.
AI readiness means your data and reporting are trusted, structured and consistent enough that AI and automation deliver reliable results rather than noise. In practice, that foundation is the same one leadership needs for confident decisions today — which is why we sequence engagements as trusted reporting first, AI readiness second. Most growing businesses are closer than they think; a short assessment identifies the specific gaps worth closing.
We work with growing businesses — typically 20–500 employees — that have outgrown their early reporting but are not ready for a full in-house BI team. If leadership needs a single, trusted view of performance to make faster and better decisions, you are in the sweet spot.
Executive Briefing
Start with a 30-minute Executive Briefing. Leave with clarity on your reporting.
A focused conversation with a partner about your business, your reporting capability, and the decisions your leadership team needs to make. You'll leave with practical recommendations you can act on, whether we work together or not.
During the briefing, we'll:
- Review your reporting landscape and business priorities
- Identify the biggest opportunities to improve reporting and decision-making
- Recommend practical next steps tailored to your business
30 minutes • No preparation required • Tailored recommendations for your business