Tech Stack Consolidation & BI Foundation
Case Study
A rapidly scaling enterprise needed to unify its fragmented technology stack and analytics foundation. New Wave Associates designed and executed a tech stack consolidation roadmap, integrating critical systems and establishing a BI framework for decision-ready insights.
Opportunity
- Multiple redundant systems with overlapping functionality
- No single source of truth for operational and financial data
- Reporting delays and inconsistent KPIs across business units
- High technology spend and underutilized licenses
Approach
- Conducted enterprise-wide application inventory and rationalization
- Defined future-state architecture integrating key platforms
- Built BI layer for consistent KPI reporting and drill-down analytics
- Created governance playbooks for new tool adoption and decommissioning
Outcome
- Reduced application footprint by 40%
- Improved reporting latency from days to hours
- Consolidated data pipelines for unified insight delivery
- Achieved measurable savings through software decommissioning
About the Author
Jason Lee, Managing Partner at New Wave Associates, specializes in technology rationalization and business intelligence transformation.