Power of 3 - When a Business Analyst, AI Consultant and Data Expert Come Together
Your Partner for Enterprise AI Implementation in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
CCO Managing Partner
The Power of 3 began with a challenge within our own organisation. Sales specialist Fabian Volbers wanted to build a dashboard that would give him a clearer view of the information relevant to his daily work. He understood the questions the dashboard needed to answer and the decisions it should support. But knowing the business challenge was only the beginning.
Together with AI Consultant Dominik Walczak and Data Expert Benjamin Gnädig, the idea developed into a working solution. Fabian contributed the business perspective, Dominik translated the requirements into a suitable technical approach and Benjamin ensured that the necessary data could be used reliably. During the process, one thing became clear: none of these perspectives would have been sufficient on its own.
This insight reaches far beyond a sales dashboard. Many AI initiatives start with a promising idea and an encouraging prototype. The difficulties often appear later, when the solution meets daily business reality. Answers differ, outdated information is retrieved or operating costs increase as usage grows. These issues may look technical, but their causes often lie at the intersections between the business objective, the AI implementation and the underlying data.
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Three experts, one shared challenge
The Power of 3 connects these perspectives from the start. The Business Analyst identifies what is worth solving. Which process should improve? Who will use the solution? Which decisions should it support? This turns an initial idea into a clearly defined and measurable use case.
The AI Consultant determines how that use case can be implemented. Models, tools, retrieval methods and architectures must fit the task while balancing answer quality, processing speed, scalability and operating costs. The most powerful technology is not automatically the most suitable.
The Data Expert creates the foundation for reliable results. Figures need consistent definitions, documents must be current, permissions must be respected and sources must remain traceable. Otherwise, AI simply reproduces existing inconsistencies faster.
The real value emerges in the exchange between the three. The available data may change the scope of the use case. Accuracy requirements influence the architecture. The number of users affects model selection and operating costs. Decisions in one area always have consequences for the others.
From promising idea to reliable implementation
Our internal dashboard made this interdependence visible, but the principle applies to many different challenges. It matters when corporate figures contradict one another, data errors are detected too late, outdated documents influence decisions or technical and contractual information cannot be retrieved precisely. Our guide presents examples of how the Power of 3 can address these situations.
One approach, flexible responsibilities
Every organisation starts from a different position. HICO Group can provide all three perspectives or complement the expertise already available within an internal team. Who performs each task can vary. What matters is that the Business Analyst, AI Consultant and Data Expert work towards the same objective from the beginning.
Your current situation is the starting point
Enterprise AI implementation does not begin with a standard tool or a predefined roadmap. It begins by examining what is already in place, where an initiative is losing momentum and which capabilities are still missing. In an initial meeting, we look at your existing AI initiatives, business challenges and data foundation to identify where the Power of 3 can help move them forward.
Power of 3 - When a Business Analyst, AI Consultant and Data Expert Come Together - Your Partner for Enterprise AI Implementation in Switzerland & Germany
CCO Managing Partner
The Power of 3 began with a challenge within our own organisation. Sales specialist Fabian Volbers wanted to build a dashboard that would give him a clearer view of the information relevant to his daily work. He understood the questions the dashboard needed to answer and the decisions it should support. But knowing the business challenge was only the beginning.
Together with AI Consultant Dominik Walczak and Data Expert Benjamin Gnädig, the idea developed into a working solution. Fabian contributed the business perspective, Dominik translated the requirements into a suitable technical approach and Benjamin ensured that the necessary data could be used reliably. During the process, one thing became clear: none of these perspectives would have been sufficient on its own.
This insight reaches far beyond a sales dashboard. Many AI initiatives start with a promising idea and an encouraging prototype. The difficulties often appear later, when the solution meets daily business reality. Answers differ, outdated information is retrieved or operating costs increase as usage grows. These issues may look technical, but their causes often lie at the intersections between the business objective, the AI implementation and the underlying data.
Three experts, one shared challenge
The Power of 3 connects these perspectives from the start. The Business Analyst identifies what is worth solving. Which process should improve? Who will use the solution? Which decisions should it support? This turns an initial idea into a clearly defined and measurable use case.
The AI Consultant determines how that use case can be implemented. Models, tools, retrieval methods and architectures must fit the task while balancing answer quality, processing speed, scalability and operating costs. The most powerful technology is not automatically the most suitable.
The Data Expert creates the foundation for reliable results. Figures need consistent definitions, documents must be current, permissions must be respected and sources must remain traceable. Otherwise, AI simply reproduces existing inconsistencies faster.
The real value emerges in the exchange between the three. The available data may change the scope of the use case. Accuracy requirements influence the architecture. The number of users affects model selection and operating costs. Decisions in one area always have consequences for the others.
From promising idea to reliable implementation
Our internal dashboard made this interdependence visible, but the principle applies to many different challenges. It matters when corporate figures contradict one another, data errors are detected too late, outdated documents influence decisions or technical and contractual information cannot be retrieved precisely. Our guide presents examples of how the Power of 3 can address these situations.
One approach, flexible responsibilities
Every organisation starts from a different position. HICO Group can provide all three perspectives or complement the expertise already available within an internal team. Who performs each task can vary. What matters is that the Business Analyst, AI Consultant and Data Expert work towards the same objective from the beginning.
Your current situation is the starting point
Enterprise AI implementation does not begin with a standard tool or a predefined roadmap. It begins by examining what is already in place, where an initiative is losing momentum and which capabilities are still missing. In an initial meeting, we look at your existing AI initiatives, business challenges and data foundation to identify where the Power of 3 can help move them forward.