Customer Stories | Children's Hospital Association

Client's Unique Data Challenge

CHA had a vision of taking their data & analytics program to the next level and the ability to get data to their customers quicker. This was a great vision but they quickly realized their data infrastructure was dated and they needed to take a step back to look at this initiative more holistically.

While potential migration to the cloud was under consideration, many in the organization were concerned with security and compliance requirements.

Lastly, building consensus and getting buy-in across the CHA organization was going to be a challenge.

Teknion's Approach

To assist CHA with developing a plan to implement an extensive Data & Analytics Transformation, Teknion introduced our Strategic Data Assessment (SDA) framework.

The SDA framework is a Teknion developed approach to thoroughly understanding a client's data challenges and systematically evaluating areas of the organization that will lead to a more impactful transformation to the organization.

Areas we cover in the SDA Framework include:

People & Processes
Data Models & Structures
Data Architecture & Platforms
Visual Analytics & Reporting
Advanced Analytics

Upon completion of the evaluation, we provided a comprehensive presentation and detailed report to CHA's data transformation initiative steering committee.

SDA Recommendations

As part of the SDA process, Teknion provided CHA with a set of recommendations to consider as they undertake their data transformation journey.

Leveraging Snowflake To Move To The Cloud Faster:

To scale quickly, while still addressing CHA's security and compliance concerns, we recommended moving CHA's data warehouse to Snowflake.

New Data Architecture:

CHA realized their legacy data structure was not going to get them to the next level of data transformation. By recommending restructuring the data to ensure consistency across disparate data sources, creating new meta data elements and a mechanism to monitor and improve data quality.

Consolidation Of Visual Analytics Tools:

CHA had stakeholders using different Visual Analytics tools. We recommended standardizing their go forward visual analytics platform to Tableau to reduce both overall spend and reduce support complexities.

Comprehensive Roadmap:

Understanding CHA's objectives and constraints on their organization, Teknion worked with CHA to co-develop a comprehensive road map, project plan and budget. This comprehensive plan enabled the CHA team to gain consensus across the organization, articulate success criteria with "Quick Wins" and to outline a multi-year investment schedule that was feasible for the organization.

Client's Wow Outcome

The SDA Framework helped CHA to develop a comprehensive plan and get the entire organization on the same page as to the vision and what the data transformation journey would entail.

By leveraging the SDA Framework CHA:

Identified over $2M in annual tech stack savings per year
Decreased Reporting Cycles From Quarterly To Monthly
Gained consensus & buy-in across the organization
Developed a Multi-Phase Roadmap
Envisioned a new End To End Data Architecture structure
Illustrated to key executives how to securely move CHA to the Cloud faster
Demonstrated a clear ROI and increased Time To Value

Children's Hospital Association

Client Bio

"Engaging a company like Teknion and leveraging their SDA process made a big impact on getting buy-in across the CHA organization"

Client's Unique Data Challenge

Teknion's Approach

SDA Recommendations

Client's Wow Outcome

Hear Directly From CHA's CIO