Virtual Data Office for companies without a CDO.
Senior data leadership, a clear roadmap, and optional AI agents — delivered as a service, sized to your business.
Every company needs data leadership.
Whether you call it data strategy, AI readiness or just "knowing what the numbers mean", every business runs on data decisions. Someone senior has to own them.
Not every company can — or should — hire a full-time Chief Data Officer. CDO salaries, team build-out and the politics of a new C-level hire are a lot to take on before you know what good looks like for your business.
The Virtual Data Office gives you the function of a CDO — assessment, strategy, governance, roadmap and AI prioritisation — sized to a growing business, and stood up in weeks rather than quarters.
What the Virtual Data Office gives you.
Structure: ownership, governance, and a clear way of working. A roadmap: the next 30, 60 and 90 days, prioritised against your business outcomes. And optional AI agents that support your team between reviews.
It's a good fit for CTOs who don't want data falling on engineering by default, CEOs who want a credible AI plan, and scaling businesses that need adult data leadership without a full-time hire.
Assessment → roadmap → agents.
Three connected stages, each producing something the business can act on. You can stop after any stage — there's no lock-in.
Assess maturity
Six pillars: ownership, quality, reporting, governance, architecture and operating model. Output: a readiness score and the two or three blockers most likely to slow AI adoption.
Take the free checkBuild the 90-day roadmap
A prioritised plan shaped by your maturity, budget and pace. Output: 30/60/90-day actions, named owners, and a board-ready executive summary.
See the roadmap approachRun with AI agents
Optional Virtual Data Office agents — Roadmap, Trust, Reporting, Governance and AI Readiness — that keep the plan moving between reviews.
Browse the agentsHow the stages feed each other
The assessment defines the starting state. The roadmap turns it into sequenced work. The agents keep the work honest between exec reviews — and feed updated signals back into the next assessment.
The six things every AI-ready business needs in place.
Ownership clarity
Named owners for critical datasets, reports and decisions.
Trusted reporting
Reports that agree, with documented metrics and lineage.
Lightweight governance
Rules the business will actually follow, not a 60-page PDF.
Operating cadence
Regular reviews that keep the plan moving and risks visible.
AI readiness
Safe, sequenced AI use cases that match your maturity.
Quality baseline
A simple, measurable baseline you can improve over time.
Where to start
Most engagements start with the free AI readiness check, then a focused review of the two or three pillars holding the business back. The roadmap and agents follow once we know what's actually blocking AI in your context.
Start the free AI readiness check.
30 seconds. See your score, your biggest blocker and your recommended next step. No credit card.