STRATEGIC AI & DATA CONSULTING
Helping organisations succeed with data and AI
Optima Analytics is a specialist AI and data consultancy based in Melbourne. We help organisations across Australia and New Zealand get real value from data and AI solutions whilst ensuring they are well managed and governed.
About us
Who we are
Hi, I am Shaun, I have spent years delivering data and AI solutions for organisations throughout Australia and New Zealand. I have started Optima Analytics to help businesses get the best from AI and data solutions by ensuring that they are reliable, well managed and focused on business value.
Deeply experienced
Our team brings many years of hands-on experience designing, building and running data and AI solutions for real businesses.
Appropriate advice
We start every engagement by understanding your business and what you need from data and AI and then design solutions that meet what you need.
Long term reliable solutions
We focus on governed, trustworthy and reliable solutions that deliver measurable business value.
What we do
A focused set of Data and AI services
We work with you to understand your requirements and then tailor engagements to what you really need. Our services are focused on the areas below. Click on a service to view the details.
Artificial intelligence
AI Kickstart
A rapid, low-cost assessment of your organisation's AI readiness, delivered across five practical pillars — leaving you with clear, actionable recommendations for becoming an AI-enabled business.
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Vision & Leadership
Set executive direction and vision for AI and understand opportunities for AI and risks
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Business Focus
Workshops with your business teams to understand the opportunities for AI to improve business value
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Data Readiness
A maturity check of the data your AI solutions will depend on.
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Technology Enablement
Assessment of the technologies, frameworks and accelerators that can best deliver your use cases
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Governance
Recommendations on AI governance bodies and procedures to ensure AI solutions benefit the organisation and are reliable, trustworthy and safe
- Duration
- Typically around 2 weeks
- Who it's for
- Organisations taking their first steps in AI
- What you get
- A thorough understanding of how AI can help your organisation and what technology and governance you need to put in place to enable it.
Artificial intelligence
AI Strategy
A full AI strategy engagement that connects AI investment directly to your business goals — examining vision, use cases, data, technology, governance, operating model and change management.
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AI Vision
Link AI investment to business strategy and leadership ambition.
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Business Opportunities and Use Cases
Human-centred discovery of where AI can add the most value, and prioritisation of use cases.
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AI Technology, MLOps and LLMOps
Practical technology recommendations for implementing and managing your AI use cases
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Data Maturity
Data-maturity assessment and recommendations for improvement
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Operating Model and Governance
Defining how AI solutions will be identified, prioritised, delivered, supported and governed
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Change Management & Roadmap
Planning the effective rollout of AI at your organisation.
- Duration
- From 4 weeks
- Who it's for
- Organisations ready to scale AI with confidence
- What you get
- A comprehensive approach for delivering AI value at your organisation. Includes an understanding of relevant AI use cases, technology recommendations, and an operating model and governance plan to ensure your AI solutions are always reliable.
Artificial intelligence
AI Governance
We help you put effective, proportionate AI governance in place through a five-phase method — taking you from an initial assessment through to embedded, self-sustaining governance.
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Assess
Understand your AI landscape, maturity, risk and regulatory exposure.
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Design
Define principles, policies, operating model and controls.
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Establish
Stand up governance bodies, approve policies and set up controls.
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Embed
Pilot on real use cases, train your people and establish business-as-usual processes.
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Sustain
Monitor, assure and continuously lift governance maturity.
- Duration
- From 4 weeks
- Who it's for
- Any organisation that needs to ensure their AI solutions are trustworthy, safe and ethical
- What you get
- Establishment of effective governance of AI solutions at your organisation
Data & governance
Data Platform Assessment
A short, low-cost, fixed-price assessment of your data platform, team and governance — a lighter-weight alternative to a full data strategy — reviewing nine capability areas with prioritised recommendations.
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Review the Platform
Sources, architecture, integration, reporting, analytics and DataOps.
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Review Team & Operating Model
The people, skills and model that support and sustain the platform.
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Review Governance & Management
Data governance, management practices and documentation.
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Maturity Matrix & Uplift
Scored across nine areas with prioritised, clear and practical recommendations for uplift.
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Who it's for
- Organisations that need a rapid, low-cost independent assessment of their data platform
- What you get
- A findings report scoring nine capability areas, with prioritised, practical recommendations for uplift
Data & governance
Data Strategy
A full data platform strategy — defining how your organisation can benefit from data, the technical capabilities to enable it, and the data governance approaches and operating models to sustain it.
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Vision for Data
Connect data investment to business strategy and KPIs.
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Challenges & Opportunities
Discover where data can add the most value across the business.
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Use Cases
Prioritised data use cases mapped from real business problems.
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Platform Architecture
Future-state design for sources, integration, reporting and analytics.
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Operating Model & Data Governance
Defining how use cases will be identified, prioritised, delivered and supported, as well as establishing effective data ownership, quality and management best practices.
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Change Management & Roadmap
Planning the rollout of the new data capabilities and a roadmap to deliver best value
- Duration
- From 4 weeks
- Who it's for
- Organisations building a modern, well-run data capability
- What you get
- A comprehensive approach for delivering business value through data solutions, whilst ensuring data is effectively governed and managed
Experience
Projects where our team has helped customers benefit from data and AI
Our team has a wide range of experience, with a focus on the following business areas.
Energy and water utilities
Helped a major Australian energy utility establish an effective data platform, AI operating model and AI solutions.
Helped a New Zealand energy utility establish a new cloud-based data platform and delivered AI solutions using the platform.
Helped an Australian energy utility devise an IoT strategy giving them better visibility of their plant and network.
Manufacturing and mining
Helped a New Zealand based manufacturer with an AI strategy to enable more efficient plant operations and delivered the first project
Helped an Australian mining company with an AI strategy to improve the efficiency of mining operations, and established a foundational platform and use case.
Helped an Australian mining company with a data platform assessment enabling them to make better use of their data.
Helped an Australian mining company gain more value from telemetry data through integration with a cloud data platform.
Government
Helped a state government department establish a generative AI platform and governance for AI across the department.
Helped a state government department develop a data platform strategy, then built, delivered and supported the platform over many years.
Helped a New Zealand government department take their first steps in AI with a generative AI solution to improve call centre efficiency.
Helped an Australian government agency with a data platform review, highlighting where they can improve their use and governance of data.
Healthcare
Helped a state government healthcare provider develop a data platform strategy to enable more effective use of their data.
Helped a state government healthcare provider with a data strategy and established a foundational platform.
Helped a large healthcare provider with a strategy for modernisation of their data platform.
Helped a healthcare AI startup with a review of their architecture, with recommendations for enhancements.
Some engagements shown were delivered by our team members prior to the establishment of Optima Analytics.
Contact us
Let's talk about your first step
Tell us a little about your organisation and where you are with data and AI. We will come back within one business day.