Mergers & Acquisitions


Mergers and Acquisitions The approach for integrating a merger or acquisition should be made in phases. The first two phases should be started prior to the deal being announced if possible. The third phase builds out the longer-term solution. First – leverage your master data and integrate it with the new organization’s master data to […]
Business Speed


Delivering at business speed What is business speed? The business’ needs for information continue to increase in breadth, depth and speed. Another challenge is that our data generation is growing just as fast as the demand. This makes building an information solution that is fast and nimble but is also robust, secure and accurate more […]
The people benefit of actionable information


One of the questions we repeatedly ask ourselves is: “How have we helped our clients and their employees be more successful?” As one of our key drivers, this is not a question we ask lightly. We are passionate with helping everyone succeed through creating simple and accessible solutions. That passion includes mentoring, education and offering […]
A Guide to working with Hierarchies and Attributes


This guide is an overview to help you understand hierarchies, attributes and the difference between attributes and hierarchies. The guide also touches on why and how to use hierarchies instead of attributes and when attributes may work better than hierarchies. Why should we care about attributes and hierarchies for data? We use Hierarchies and […]
Vision and Change


Tongere partners is a leading management consulting firm that provides strategic insights and digital transformation leadership with a heart for change. We ensure success for our clients from the initial vision and strategy through the implementation and governance. We know how to bring positive change to your organization at all levels. Most importantly we know […]
Why is our approach different?
We focus on your business strategy, processes and challenges and don’t take a cookie cutter approach. Every client faces different challenges and we ensure that our strategy and approach is fully aligned to meet your needs. We don’t push a specific technology platform or tools. We evaluate every client’s needs and their existing platform and […]
Using information to drive change
Why an Information Strategy? An information strategy integrates your operational and strategic data into your business processes. It incorporates your data, metadata, business process, tools, education and change management into an integrated and comprehensive solution. For the business users, a successfully implemented information strategy provides a seamless stream of information that delivers answers and helps […]
Fueling Your Enterprise


How do you turn the world’s most valuable commodity into one of your company’s most valuable assets? In a recent economist article, the author states that data has surpassed oil as the world’s most valuable commodity. Many of us believe this to be true now or will be soon. However, most data, like crude oil, […]
Manufacturing good information


“We have learned to live in world of mistakes and defective products as if they were necessary to life.” W. Edwards Deming (1900-1993) Deming’s name is associated with quality and many, including Akio Morita, consider him to be the “patron saint” of Japanese quality control. Today, the importance and value of quality control throughout the […]