BI Strategy & Architecture
Roadmaps that align your analytics capabilities to business priorities, with a clear path from legacy tooling to a governed modern stack.
Boutique Analytics & BI Consulting
Where Data Becomes Direction
Boutique analytics and business intelligence consulting for commercial and enterprise organizations ready to turn data complexity into strategic clarity.
Services
Built Around What Your Data Actually Needs
Six focused practices, anchored in three decades of hands-on analytics work — from semantic layer design to executive rollout.
Qlik Sense Implementation
Full-lifecycle implementations from architecture through deployment, enablement, and training — delivered by a Qlik practitioner.
Self-Service Enablement
Empower your teams to answer their own questions without waiting on IT — through curated datasets, training, and governed freedom.
Data Governance & Architecture
Semantic layers, data models, and governed environments designed to scale with your business — and survive leadership changes.
Risk & Compliance Analytics
Dashboards and frameworks for Enterprise Risk and Information Security teams — translating control data into executive signal.
FP&A & People Analytics
Financial forecasting, headcount analytics, and workforce planning capabilities that connect the finance close to the people plan.
Outcomes
Outcomes That Speak for Themselves
$10M+
Revenue Uncovered
200%
Dashboard Adoption
60%
Reporting Cycle Cut
25+
Years Experience
Who We Serve
The Teams We Partner With
Cross-functional fluency, earned inside the business — not just the dashboard.
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BI & Analytics
Modern BI platforms, reporting factories, and enterprise analytics teams.
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Enterprise Risk
Operational, credit, and model-risk reporting for ERM leaders.
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Information Security
Control telemetry, vulnerability, and governance dashboards for CISOs.
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Sales Analytics
Pipeline, quota, and territory analytics that drive rep and leader action.
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FP&A
Forecasting, variance, and scenario analytics aligned to the close.
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People Analytics
Headcount, mobility, and workforce planning with HR-grade governance.
AI-Augmented
AI-Augmented Consulting
Faster delivery. Higher accuracy. The same depth of expertise.
Prompt Engineering Since 2023
Early adopter of LLMs — ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini — applied daily to analytics scripting, executive communication, and solution development.
Multi-Model Verification
A proprietary method using two AI models to independently generate and cross-check outputs — catching errors and improving quality before delivery.
AI-Accelerated Delivery
Clients benefit from faster turnaround, higher-quality documentation, and more rigorous QA — without paying for AI experimentation.
53rd & Water Group doesn’t just know analytics — we build with the most current tools available.
About
Practitioner-Led Consulting
Kehinde Barkley is the founder of 53rd & Water Group and a former Analytics Architect at Bloomberg LP. After 25+ years of practitioner-level work at Bloomberg, Qlik, AIG, and BNY Mellon, he left Bloomberg in June 2025 to run 53rd & Water Group full-time — and Bloomberg LP immediately became a client.
He brings the same depth to every engagement he advises on: $10M+ in unrecognized revenue uncovered at AIG, 200% dashboard adoption growth at Bloomberg, and a track record of measurable outcomes across financial services and enterprise analytics.
- PMP
- RIMS-CRMP
- Qlik Certified
- Executive MBA · Quantic
- PBJ Business Leadership Award 2022
- AI Practitioner · LLMs since 2023
How We Engage
A Three-Step Engagement, Designed for Transfer
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Discover
Assess current state — tools, architecture, capabilities, and gaps — through stakeholder interviews and a hands-on review of your stack.
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Design
Co-create an analytics roadmap aligned to business priorities, with sequenced bets, clear ownership, and measurable milestones.
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Deliver
Implement, enable, and govern — with knowledge transfer built in from day one so your team owns the outcome.
Contact
Ready to Work Together?
53rd & Water Group partners with a select group of clients each year. Let’s explore whether we’re the right fit for your analytics challenges.
Schedule a Discovery Call
Email
kehinde@53rdandwater.com
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/kehinde-barkley
Practice
Boutique · By referral & introduction