Data Ocean Consulting

Project Management · Enterprise Architecture · IT Governance

Project management, architecture and governance for complex IT transformations.

We help corporations and public institutions design, govern and deliver large technology programmes, from architecture strategy to hands-on project management, in regulated, multi-entity environments.

Our services
25+ years in Enterprise Architecture and transformation programmes
TOGAF 10 · PMP plus ArchiMate 3, AWS and Scrum certifications
Europe and Americas public sector, finance, energy and telecoms
EN · PT · ES consulting in three languages

Services

What we do

From strategy to delivery, we support every IT programme end to end.

01

Project, programme and PMO management

Hands-on management of complex IT projects and programmes, PMO set-up, portfolio governance, demand intake, roadmaps and delivery KPIs.

02

ERP project management and modernisation

End-to-end project management of Oracle, SAP and Microsoft Dynamics programmes, both greenfield implementations and brownfield upgrades and migrations, plus ERP reference architectures.

03

Enterprise Architecture practice

We build or strengthen your architecture function: operating model, principles, standards and reference architectures, grounded in TOGAF and ArchiMate.

04

Governance and Architecture Review Boards

We set up and facilitate ARBs, compliance reviews, ADRs and waiver and exception management, with clear decision rights.

05

Cloud and digital sovereignty

Target architecture and migration roadmaps for cloud (AWS, Azure, Oracle), focused on platform independence and European sovereignty.

06

Mergers, acquisitions and integration

Target-state architecture and integration of platforms, applications and operating models after mergers in multi-entity organisations.

Selected engagements

Work we have delivered

Smart Cities · 2019–2021

Bringing European smart city solutions to Latin America

Clients:
Magnet Networks (UK) · Velocity1 (Ireland)
Role:
Project Manager and Enterprise Architect
Region:
Latin America

Led project management and enterprise architecture for two European technology companies expanding into Latin America, shaping and delivering Smart Cities solutions for the regional market.

Construction technology · 2021–2022

Rolling out a BIM 6D platform across Brazil’s engineering sector

Clients:
SoftwareONE
Role:
Project Manager and Enterprise Architect
Region:
Brazil and Latin America

Led the solution architecture and delivery of Schneider Electric’s BIM 6D platform for major engineering and construction firms in Brazil, as part of SoftwareONE’s Latin American practice.

Mining · ERP transformation · 2018–2019

SAP S/4HANA transformation for a global mining leader

Clients:
One of the world’s largest mining companies
Role:
Project Manager and Enterprise Architect
Region:
Global

Managed and architected the SAP S/4HANA transformation of one of the world’s largest mining companies, aligning business processes, data and integration across a complex multi-entity organisation.

Clients

Who we work with

Corporate sector

Large enterprises and multi-entity groups in financial services, energy and utilities, telecommunications and industry.

  • Post-merger architecture integration
  • Oracle, SAP and Microsoft Dynamics projects, greenfield and brownfield
  • Application portfolio rationalisation and TCO reduction

Government and public sector

European institutions and public administrations with federated IT governance and demanding compliance requirements.

  • Setting up and running Enterprise Architecture practices
  • Architecture Review Boards, ADRs and waiver management
  • Cloud strategy and European digital sovereignty

Approach

How we work

01

Assess

We analyse the current landscape, your objectives and the constraints of your context.

02

Plan

We define a clear target and roadmap, with priorities, timelines and budget.

03

Deliver

We implement alongside your team, with regular governance checkpoints.

04

Sustain

We measure outcomes and embed the practices so they keep working.

About us

Large-scale experience, pragmatic approach.

Marco Rafael Domingues
Marco Rafael Domingues Founder · Enterprise Architect · PMP

Data Ocean Consulting was founded in 2018 by Marco Rafael Domingues, a TOGAF 10 certified Enterprise Architect and PMP certified Project Manager with more than 25 years of experience designing and governing technology transformations across Europe and the Americas.

His background includes leading architecture and PMO at Oracle, transformation and post-merger integration programmes at NTT DATA and, since 2023, an engagement as an external Enterprise Architect consultant, under a service contract, for the European Commission.

We work in English, Portuguese and Spanish, and we turn approved models into practices that work day to day.

Certifications: TOGAF 10 · ArchiMate 3 · AWS Cloud Practitioner · Certified ScrumMaster · PMP

Let’s talk about your next programme.

Tell us about your challenge.

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Email
marcorafael.domingues@dataoceanconsulting.com
Locations
Brussels, Belgium Lisbon, Portugal Budapest, Hungary São Paulo, Brazil
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