Decision Intelligence
Better decisions, faster.
Identify high-value decisions and design the intelligence layer behind them.
Decision Intelligence Consulting
Decision Intelligence starts with trusted data.
Zirkel helps organizations turn fragmented data into trusted decisions, reusable data products and AI-ready business platforms.
The Zirkel Framework
From data to value
Raw Data sources
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Trusted Data quality
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Data Products reuse
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Decision Intelligence analytics & AI
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Business Value action
Every organization wants to become data-driven. Few know how to get there.
Zirkel helps organizations simplify and accelerate their journey towards Decision Intelligence.
The goal is not more dashboards. The goal is trusted data, clearer decisions and measurable business value.
Capabilities
What we help you build.
Focused capabilities that connect business decisions, modern data platforms and practical AI.
Executive Platforms
One place to act.
Bring KPIs, forecasts and AI insights into a business-focused experience.
Data Products
Reusable business assets.
Turn reports and datasets into trusted, governed and reusable products.
BI4AI
Trusted data for AI.
Prepare semantic business models and AI-ready information for reliable LLMs.
Analytics Engineering
Modern foundations.
Build pipelines, semantic layers, data models and scalable platforms.
Predictive Analytics
From reporting to prediction.
Use forecasting and machine learning to anticipate future outcomes.
Proof
Selected work across data platforms, analytics and decision tools.
Representative and anonymized client cases across life sciences, banking, energy, utilities, infrastructure and geospatial analytics.
Cost Center Data Product
Transparent cost management and forecasting.
We developed a cost center data product to consolidate financial data, monitor spend, analyze variances and support proactive year-end forecasting.
Impact
- Cost transparency
- Forecast support
- Variance analysis
Month-End Closing Anomaly Detection
Automated checks for financial closing processes.
We developed analytics and anomaly detection logic to identify unusual movements, missing data and potential inconsistencies during month-end closing.
Impact
- Earlier issue detection
- Reduced manual checks
- Improved closing quality
HR Decision Platform
Decision support for recruiting and apprenticeships.
We developed a decision platform to support HR teams with analytics around recruiting, apprenticeship programs, applications and workforce-related decision processes.
Impact
- Recruiting transparency
- Apprenticeship analytics
- HR decision support
Tableau Platform Implementation
Secure analytics platform, governance and enablement.
We supported the conceptual, technical and security-oriented implementation of a Tableau analytics platform, including governance, operating model and best-practice setup.
Impact
- Platform architecture
- Security concept
- Analytics governance
Business-led BI & Decision Dashboards Development
Business view layer, governance and flagship dashboards.
We supported the introduction of a professional BI development setup by designing a business view layer, creating flagship decision dashboards for private banking, and establishing data governance and best practices.
Impact
- Business view layer
- Private banking dashboards
- BI governance and best practices
Data Infrastructure for WebGIS and Wind Projects
Scalable foundations for geospatial energy analytics.
We designed and built data infrastructure for WebGIS and wind project workflows, including architecture, best practices, DevOps flows and reliable data delivery patterns.
Impact
- Data architecture
- DevOps workflows
- Scalable project setup
Analytical Data Platform for Energy
Data products for portfolio and trading decisions.
We supported an analytical data platform and reporting landscape with data products for portfolio management, energy trading and executive reporting.
Impact
- Portfolio data products
- Trading analytics
- Executive reporting
Automated Energy Alerting System
Automated monitoring for critical procurement processes.
We developed an automated alerting system to monitor data quality, process states and relevant anomalies in energy procurement.
Impact
- Automated anomaly detection
- Earlier issue resolution
- Reduced manual checks
Hydropower Analytics Cockpit
Analytics for hydropower operations.
We developed a cockpit for hydropower plants, bringing operational and analytical data into a focused reporting and monitoring experience.
Impact
- Operational transparency
- Plant-level KPIs
- Decision support
Thermal Energy Monitoring Platform
Operational, financial and ecological data in one warehouse.
We developed a data warehouse and reporting layer bringing together data from operational systems, sensors, cost structures, financial sources and ecological indicators.
Impact
- Unified source of truth
- Operational reporting layer
- Cross-domain transparency
Infrastructure Asset Management Tool
Decision support for municipal infrastructure planning.
We developed a web-based tool to support the assessment, planning and management of municipal infrastructure assets, investments, projects and connected utility networks.
Impact
- Asset condition overview
- Investment planning
- Project transparency
Zirkel Dashboard Mapper
Tableau transparency, auditing and governance.
ZDM is an offline tool that analyzes Tableau workbooks and visualizes dependencies between fields, calculations, filters, sets and actions, helping teams debug, audit and maintain complex dashboards with confidence.
Impact
Explore ZDM
- Dashboard dependency mapping
- Logic and quality validation
- Offline governance-ready analysis
Industries
Proven across industries.
We tailor each engagement to the client's context, goals and operating model.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Energy & Utilities
Banking & Insurance
Manufacturing
Logistics
Real Estate
Public Sector
Approach
The Zirkel Approach.
A pragmatic path from business problem to scalable solution.
01
Discover
Clarify decisions and outcomes.
02
Assess
Review data, reports and systems.
03
Design
Define platform and user experience.
04
Build
Implement data, analytics and AI.
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Enable
Train teams and document ownership.
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Scale
Extend across domains safely.
About Us
Small team. Senior expertise. Business-first delivery.
Zirkel is a Zurich-based business-driven data and AI consulting company. We help clients turn complex data landscapes into practical analytics, decision platforms and data products.
Our strength lies in combining business understanding with deep technical expertise. By bringing together strategy, data, software engineering, analytics and AI, we create solutions that are intuitive, scalable and designed to deliver measurable business value.
Zurich-based
Senior consultants
Vendor-independent
Enterprise experience
End-to-end delivery
Kaan Ertekin
Founder
Christian Hoffmann
Partner
Ketan Chohan
Senior Consultant
Gil Salvans Torras
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Ready to turn trusted data into better business decisions?
Start with a short discovery conversation. We identify where Decision Intelligence can create value and define a pragmatic next step.
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