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What our work actually looks like.

Anonymized schematics, architecture diagrams, and before/after vignettes from real Stage 04 engagements. No client names, no real data, real visual decisions.

Late-night office desk: oversized spreadsheet on a curved monitor, sticky notes, half-eaten sandwich, quarterly review printout with red pen marks, clock showing 11:47.
// the before

This is what we replace.

The 11:47pm spreadsheet. The 17 tabs. The sticky-notes that should have been documentation. The "quarterly review" stitched together from three reports that don't agree. Below: the schematics of what comes after.

↓ what comes after
Schematic 01

Executive scorecard — multi-product manufacturer

Stage 04 · Power BI
// schematic_view // not real data · layout intent only
▎ Q2 EXECUTIVE SCORECARD May 2026 REVENUE — YTD $4.82M ▲ +18.4% GROSS MARGIN 42.1% ▲ +2.3 pts AR DAYS 38 ▼ goal: 30 PIPELINE $1.8M ▲ +12 deals REVENUE BY PRODUCT — TRAILING 12 MO TOP 5 ACCOUNTS — Q2 [Account A]$412K [Account B]$287K [Account C]$219K [Account D]$184K [Account E]$152K
> sector: manufacturing · industrial distribution
> rls: enabled · regional GMs
> refresh: hourly
Architecture 01

Medallion architecture — bronze / silver / gold

Data engineering
// architecture_diagram // reference pattern · all our Stage 04 builds
Source: ERP Dynamics 365 Source: CRM HubSpot / Dynamics Source: Files SharePoint / Excel ▎ BRONZE Raw landing As-is from source Append-only Audit trail ▎ SILVER Cleansed + joined Deduped + typed Enriched dimensions Quality flagged ▎ GOLD Semantic model Star schema DAX measures Row-level security REPORTS Sources Raw → Bronze Bronze → Silver Silver → Gold
> pattern: medallion (bronze / silver / gold)
> stack: Azure SQL · Power BI · Fabric
> applies to: all Stage 04 builds
Before / After 01

Monthly close report — manufacturer, ~50 staff

8 days → 2 days
// before
Q2_close_v17_FINAL_FINAL_use-this-one.xlsx #REF! #DIV/0! #VALUE! Mon 2,341 5,892 12,401 8,723 Tue Wed Thu

17 versions of the same spreadsheet. Three formula errors. Different definitions of revenue per tab. 8 days to close.

// after
▎ MONTHLY CLOSE — POWER BI Refreshed 3 min ago CLOSE STATUS Day 2 of 2 REVENUE — MTD $1.84M VARIANCE TO PLAN +4.2% CLOSE PROGRESS BY DAY D1 D2 D3 D4 D5

One semantic model. One refresh schedule. One definition of revenue. 2 days to close. Documented for the next person who runs it.

> sector: manufacturing · ~50 staff · Ontario
> outcome: 8d → 2d · −20 hrs/wk manual
Schematic 02

KPI hierarchy — board metric to leaf

DAX measure tree
// kpi_tree // from board metric down to row-level
▎ BOARD KPI EBITDA Margin ▎ COMPONENT Revenue ▎ COMPONENT COGS ▎ COMPONENT Operating Expenses DAX Sales by Product DAX Recurring vs One-off DAX Direct Materials DAX Direct Labor DAX Salaries DAX Marketing Spend Every leaf is a named DAX measure. Every component is composed. Every change is tracked.
> applies to: most Stage 04 financial scorecards
> principle: named, composable, traceable

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