Business-first data consulting

Better data.Clearer decisions.Real progress.

We turn scattered spreadsheets, manual processes and untrusted reports into Power BI insight, Power Apps workflows and data your people can rely on. Then we teach your team to run it.

Analytics & Power BIPeople & payrollPower Apps & automationData governanceTrainingResource augmentation
Operations overview · FY26Refreshed 06:00 SAST
SLA met96.4%▲ 8.2 pts YoY
Data quality98.1%▲ 3.5 pts
Manual hours−42/wkafter automation
SLA achievement by month%
Target 95% MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb
SLA Met % = DIVIDE( [Criteria Met], [Criteria Scored], 0 ) -- one definition, every report

Illustrative report view. Figures are examples, not client data.

ToolkitPower BIPower AppsPower AutomateSQL Server & Azure SQLDataverseSharePointAzureExcel
What we do

Your data should move the business forward.

Not keep your people busy piecing it together. We start with the decision, the bottleneck or the opportunity, and build the right solution around it.

How we work

Four steps from question to something your team owns.

Every engagement follows the same sequence, whether it is a single dashboard or a platform migration. We use modern tools, including AI, to move faster, and nothing is handed over until your people can run it.

  1. STEP 1

    Discover

    Pin down the decision, the process and the people. Map where the data lives and how good it really is.

  2. STEP 2

    Design

    Agree definitions, the data model and the user journey before anything is built. You sign off the blueprint.

  3. STEP 3

    Build

    Deliver in short cycles in your own Microsoft tenant, validated against your source systems at every step.

  4. STEP 4

    Enable

    Deploy to production, train the users, document the solution and hand over the keys.

Percy Gumede, Founder and Managing Director of QJ Data Solutions

Percy Gumede

Founder & Managing Director

MBA and GEDP, Gordon Institute of Business Science BSc Mathematics & Applied Mathematics, UKZN Delivery across South Africa, Ireland, Tanzania and Lesotho
Who you work with

Big-firm experience. Direct, senior attention.

QJ is led by Percy Gumede, who has built data functions and led analytics work inside banks, consultancies and a JSE-listed industrial group. Every engagement is led by senior people, supported by a trusted network of specialist developers and analysts.

  • EY, DublinSenior Manager, 2022–2024
  • BarloworldExecutive Head of Business Insights, Automotive & Logistics
  • Sasfin BankEstablished the Data Governance Office and data strategy
  • DeloitteRisk Advisory, Data Analytics: led analytics projects
  • IBM · RMBEarlier data and analytics roles in technology and banking

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