Consultant Skills (Kantata)

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Scales, categories & audiences

Scales: proficiency5 (5 levels) · Categories: dataplatform analytics ai bizapps advisory delivery · Audiences: none (everyone gets everything)

Edit these in the raw JSON editor below — they change rarely and carry structure (levels, signals, deep-dive wiring) that a form would mangle.

You & your profile about

These answers draft your Kantata profile and the one-pager used in proposals.

Id	Question	Type	Category	Scale
profile_role	Your role today, and how long you've been consulting?	verbatim	—	—
profile_blurb ★	In two or three sentences: what do you actually do best? Written for a client to read — this drafts your profile.	verbatim	—	—
profile_certs	Current certifications (vendor, cloud, delivery) — and anything expiring or in progress this year?	verbatim	—	—

＋ Add question to “You & your profile”

Skills by subject-matter area sma

Rate yourself on the Kantata scale. Skip anything that isn't your area.

Id	Question	Type	Category	Scale
rate_dataplatform	Data Platform & Engineering (Fabric, Azure data services, SQL & warehousing, pipelines) — where are you on the scale, 1–5?	numeric_rating · scored	dataplatform	proficiency5
rate_analytics	Analytics & Reporting (Power BI, semantic models/DAX, report design) — 1–5?	numeric_rating · scored	analytics	proficiency5
rate_ai	AI & Machine Learning (AI strategy, GenAI/Copilot, ML foundations, AI governance) — 1–5?	numeric_rating · scored	ai	proficiency5
rate_bizapps	Business Applications (D365, Power Platform, integration) — 1–5?	numeric_rating · scored	bizapps	proficiency5
rate_advisory	Advisory & Assessment (strategy, facilitation, assessments & diagnostics, roadmaps) — 1–5?	numeric_rating · scored	advisory	proficiency5
rate_delivery	Delivery (project management, agile delivery, change & adoption) — 1–5?	numeric_rating · scored	delivery	proficiency5

＋ Add question to “Skills by subject-matter area”

Evidence & recency evidence

Ratings mean more with receipts.

Id	Question	Type	Category	Scale
evidence_recent ★	For your top-rated areas: the most recent engagement where you used each — and what you actually did?	verbatim	—	—

＋ Add question to “Evidence & recency”

Interest & growth growth

Where you want to go — not just where you are.

Id	Question	Type	Category	Scale
growth_more	Which skills do you want to do MORE of next year, regardless of current level?	verbatim	—	—
growth_gap	One capability the practice should build that we don't have today?	verbatim	—	—

＋ Add question to “Interest & growth”

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Consultant Skills (Kantata) v0.1.0