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Data Foundation Audit · USFind out why your numbers don't match, and what to fix first.
A one-off, 7–10 day review of your data stack for US$4,000. Learn what's broken, what to fix first and what it will cost, before you commit to anything bigger.
What the audit covers
- Review of warehouse, dbt (or equivalent), orchestration and BI
- Gaps in metric definitions and test coverage
- Cost and freshness hotspots
What you get
A 90-day roadmap with a recommended next step (Foundation Sprint, Build or DIY), plus a recorded walkthrough.
Price and terms
- US$4,000 one-off, all prices in US dollars (USD). Prices exclude VAT/GST where applicable.
- 7–10 days from access being set up.
- The full fee is credited to month one of Build if you start within 30 days.
- Not included: building new models or pipelines, on-call or incident response.
Who it's for
- Seed to Series B companies that need board-ready metrics before (or instead of) a first data hire
- Lean 1–3 person data teams with a backlog and recurring quality incidents
Hiring your first data person soon? Read first data hire vs a consultancy. Already running dbt? Start with the free 30-point dbt project health checklist and score it with the dbt Project Health Scorecard. Want the bigger picture? See how we work as an analytics engineering consultancy for US teams.
How access works
Access is limited to the systems required, read-only by default, inside your environment. Credentials are shared via your secret store or time-limited invites only, never by email, and access is revoked the same day the engagement ends. MSA, DPA and NDA available on request.
After the audit
| Next step | Price | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Sprint | US$12,000–20,000 one-off | 4–6 weeks. Ingestion for a small set of sources, staging and core marts with tests and docs, semantic definitions, one executive dashboard. |
| Build plan | US$6,997 per month | Month-to-month. One active request at a time, each shipped as a tested, documented PR. |
| DIY | — | Take the roadmap and run it with your own team. |
Questions
Is the audit fee really credited?
Yes. The full $4,000 is credited toward your first month of Build if you subscribe within 30 days of the audit being delivered.
Do you need access to production data?
Only to the systems the engagement requires, read-only by default, inside your environment. Production data is never copied to local machines.
What is not included?
Building new models or pipelines, and on-call or incident response. Those are covered by the Foundation Sprint or quoted separately.