Strategy, information and analytics
Every club and organisation should be shaped by its vision and values – what it wants to be, and the principles that will shape its actions. The chances of achieving that vision are much greater where it is underpinned by a level of strategic rigour which is commensurate with its ambition.
A holistic and well-structured strategy or performance plan is a tool to align a vision with the day-to-day actions that will determine success. Working closely with you to understand your vision and perspectives, we can develop, refresh or review your strategy or performance plan – from vision to implementation.
Whether as part of target identification for potential investors, business planning for ownership groups or transfer window modelling for club leadership, the availability of reliable financial information is critical to inform decisions. We can deliver the development of such analysis and the review of critical assumptions.
Increasingly, the ‘team behind the team’ is given due credit for its role in the success of sporting organisations. We can support you in developing staffing models aligned to your objectives and needs, and in scoping the roles which you will need to create and fill.
The development of a training ground or academy facility shapes the performance environment for years into the future. We can support you via developing plans in line with your objectives, benchmarking and turning user requirements into a vision.
We believe that the analytics arms race will be won by those who ask the best questions of the right data using the right tech. No-code and low-code analytics platforms will democratise data science and allow the vast majority of football organisations to become effectively self-sufficient in their use of data.
The development of valuable insights will be most efficient when underpinned by a plan of how those insights will be delivered. From an audit of current state to developing and implementing a strategy, we do this by mapping out use cases, people, processes and technologies.
We have experience working with the full spectrum of football data across leading industry providers, and can deliver or support data science workflows via Alteryx, DataRobot and other platforms. We can develop bespoke datasets, advanced metrics, visualisations and process automation.
Not having grown up with analytics is not a barrier to using it; in fact, it can be an advantage where you are able to bring to bear years of experience and subject matter expertise in your domain. We provide training on Alteryx and BI platforms, tailored to your level of experience and using your own data.
We recognise the importance of making the right technology decisions as part of your information strategy. Based on our extensive experience, we have identified those who we believe are best placed to serve the football market over the years to come. In Alteryx, DataRobot and Exasol, Left Field works with market leading partners as both a reseller and consultant.