Data Strategy
Define the decisions that matter, the data required, and the practical path from fragmented information to trusted insight.
Practical strategy. Useful technology. Measurable outcomes.
The Missing Link Between Strategy, Data, and Delivery
We solve the hard problems that sit between business intent and operational reality, then stay through execution to make sure the value shows up.
If we do not believe we can help pay for ourselves by year three, we will decline the engagement.
No crystal ball. Just honest advice and practical follow-through.
THE MISSING LINKSTRATEGY → EXECUTION
BUSINESS INTENT. OPERATIONAL REALITY. CONNECTED.
Built for complex organizations across
ConstructionResourcesProfessional ServicesTechnologyTourism
Core offerings
From the first question to a working solution
We combine business judgement, technical depth, and delivery discipline. The result is not another strategy document. It is a solution your organization can actually use.
Business Process Improvement
Remove manual handoffs, duplicate work, and failure points by redesigning the process before automating it.
Fractional Leadership
Senior data, analytics, and technology leadership without adding a full-time executive before the work justifies it.
Solution Architecture
Design fit-for-purpose data platforms, applications, automation, analytics, and AI around your real constraints.
Program Roadmap + Execution
Prioritize the work, sequence the dependencies, build the right team, and stay accountable through delivery.
AI Readiness + Opportunity Review
Identify where AI can create real value, what foundation is missing, and which opportunities are worth pursuing first.
Evidence over theatre
Technology is only useful when it changes the outcome
We focus on measurable improvements in time, cost, risk, quality, and decision speed.
150+enterprise metrics standardized in one global data program
100sof systems connected, reconciled, or replaced
Globalsolutions used by teams across multiple continents
Year 3our threshold for a credible path to client payback
How we work
Clear enough to explain. Practical enough to deliver.
- 1
Clarify
Find the real problem, decision, constraint, and value at stake.
- 2
Design
Shape the smallest credible solution that can prove value and scale.
- 3
Deliver
Build, implement, measure, and adjust until the outcome is real.
Why clients choose us
Business + technical fluency
We can speak with leadership, finance, operations, and technology without losing the thread between them.
Fit-for-purpose solutions
No oversized platform for a small problem. No tiny patch for a structural issue.
Measured outcomes
We define how value will be measured before the work starts, not after the budget is spent.
Selected work
Complex problems. Useful systems. Real operating value.
Representative examples from construction, resources, enterprise reporting, workflow automation, and product development.
Construction analytics
Turning historical estimates into a global cost intelligence platform
Missing Link partnered with a construction cost consultancy to structure decades of estimating data, build a scalable analytics platform, and create DHARAMetrics, a commercial solution for real-time cost benchmarking and decision support.
- Data product strategy
- Semantic model and analytics architecture
- Commercial platform development
Mining operations
Closing the gap between field sampling and ore recovery
A field application connected drill-hole sampling, planned locations, and lab results, replacing a paper-heavy process that caused valuable ore to be misdirected.
Outcome: fewer manual errors, faster reconciliation, and material operating value.Enterprise data
Creating one reporting language across a multinational organization
More than 150 metrics were defined and standardized across hundreds of systems, then delivered through a central data and analytics environment used by teams globally.
Outcome: consistent reporting, improved trust, and faster decisions.Workflow automation
Replacing expensive software with a purpose-built operating application
A custom sales, reporting, and time-entry application replaced an oversized CRM workflow and was adopted by more than 150 staff across the organization.
Outcome: lower annual software cost and a workflow designed around the business.
Experience that connects
20+
Years bridging business
and technology.
Business understandingTechnical depthHands-on delivery
Based in Victoria, BC.Delivering projects across North America and beyond.
About Missing Link
Built around the gap most projects ignore
The hardest part is rarely the dashboard, model, app, or AI tool. It is getting the organization aligned on the problem, the data, the process, the ownership, and what happens next.
Founder Gabriel Gaultier combines more than 20 years of analytics and technology experience with a background in finance, operations, and hands-on industry. That mix allows Missing Link to bridge executive intent, operational reality, and technical delivery.
We work best with organizations that have a meaningful problem, valuable but underused data, and the willingness to improve how decisions and work actually happen.
Finance + businessData + analyticsApplications + automationAI + semantic systems
Let’s find the missing link.
Start with the problem, not a predetermined tool.
Contact
Tell us what is getting in the way
Share the business problem, the decision you are trying to improve, or the process that is costing too much time. We will tell you plainly whether we believe we can help.
Missing Link Analytics Ltd.Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Best first stepA 30-minute discovery conversation