Design your data platform before building it
What You Get
After this 2-week workshop, you will have a complete blueprint for owning your charging data:
✓ Know What’s Possible – Clear picture of what reports and analysis you can build with your own data
✓ Understand the Architecture – Technical design for your data warehouse and automated sync from CSMS
✓ See the Roadmap – Phased implementation plan with timeline and effort estimates
✓ Get Accurate Pricing – Fixed quote for building your data platform (no surprises)
✓ Make an Informed Decision – ROI analysis showing value of custom analytics vs vendor lock-in
The Problem We’re Solving
Most CPOs need data into their own reporting tools. You need:
- Build custom reports for your unique business questions
- Combine charging data with other business data
- Use your preferred BI tools (Excel, Power BI, Tableau)
- Bring your historical data if you switch platforms
Before investing in a data platform, you need to know exactly what it will cost and what you will be able to do with it.
The Process | 2-4 Weeks
Week 1-2: Requirements & Data Mapping
- Discovery call to understand your reporting needs
- We map your CSMS data structure and available APIs
- Requirements workshop to prioritize analytics capabilities
Week 3-4: Architecture & Planning
- Technical review of data warehouse design
- Roadmap workshop to plan implementation phases
Timeline depends on your team’s availability for workshops. Typically completed within 2-4 weeks from kick-off.
Your Deliverables – What You Own
Four comprehensive documents in editable format:
1. Current State & Requirements
- Your CSMS platform capabilities and limitations
- Current reporting pain points documented
- Prioritized list of analytics needs
- Data volume assessment
2. Data Architecture Design
- Data warehouse schema design
- CSMS integration approach (API, batch export, real-time sync)
- BI tool connection strategy
- Sample dashboard mockups
- Technology stack recommendations
- Diagrams
3. Implementation Roadmap
- Phased delivery plan
- Timeline and effort estimates per phase
- Technical requirements and dependencies
- Risk assessment
4. Cost & ROI Analysis
- Fixed price quote for implementation
- Ongoing infrastructure cost estimates
- Time savings from manual analytics
How You Use These Documents
Get a Fixed-Price Quote You receive an accurate quote for building your data platform. No “we’ll figure it out as we go” uncertainty.
Understand What You’re Getting Sample dashboard mockups show exactly what reports and analysis you will be able to build.
Build Internally If you have data engineering resources, hand them the architecture design and build it yourself.
Compare Options Evaluate custom data platform vs continuing with vendor reporting. ROI analysis shows the break-even point.
Phase the Investment Start with basic automated exports, add advanced analytics later. Not committed to the full platform upfront.
Make an Informed Decision Sometimes the analysis reveals vendor reporting is good enough for now. Better to learn this for €5,000 than €15,000 into implementation.
All documents are fully editable and yours with no strings attached.
Your Commitment
- Operations/Analytics lead: 10-20 hours
- IT/Technical lead: 10-20 hours
Spread across 2-3 weeks in scheduled workshops (we work around your availability).
Investment
€5,000 fixed price
Delivered by Metergram
50-person team specialized in OCPP/OCPI integrations with CPO platforms across Europe and North America. We have designed and built data platforms for CPOs managing networks from 1000 to 50,000+ chargers.
Next Step
30-minute discovery call to understand your reporting needs.
And then what?
If you proceed with implementation, we build what was scoped:
Implementation: Data Platform Setup
- Build and configure data warehouse
- Set up automated CSMS sync
- Create sample dashboards
- Documentation and training
No obligation to proceed. The planning documents are yours regardless.