What Stellar Consulting Group does

Stellar Consulting Group Limited is a New Zealand-owned data and analytics consultancy founded in 2008 and headquartered in Auckland, with a regional office in Wellington. The firm employs a team of over 30 data, analytics, and AI specialists and serves enterprise and mid-market organisations across New Zealand, including central and local government agencies and large commercial enterprises. Co-founded by John McDermott (CEO) and Grant Broadbent (Managing Director), with Melissa Broadbent as COO, the company is 100% New Zealand-owned and operates with no disclosed external investment or parent company.

The company's core offering is professional services consulting structured around four pillars: Strategy, Data, Analytics, and Innovation. Stellar delivers projects on Microsoft (Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Machine Learning, SQL Server), SAP (Analytics Cloud, BW/4HANA, Business Objects), Databricks, Snowflake, Oracle BI, and Google Cloud platforms, holding Microsoft Data Analytics Gold Partner, Microsoft Data Platform Silver Partner, and SAP PartnerEdge Silver Analytics designations. Its proprietary product, Binokula, is a Power BI report-sharing platform enabling secure distribution of interactive reports and dashboards to external third parties beyond an organisation's firewall. The firm also deploys the Seven Essentials Delivery Model, a proprietary consulting framework covering governance, strategy, data platform, insight, culture, leadership, and outcomes. Nine-time Microsoft NZ Partner Awards finalist (wins in 2015 and 2017) underwrites brand strength in the domestic market.

Stellar generates revenue through fee-for-service consulting engagements structured via Statements of Work, with monthly invoicing in arrears and pass-through disbursements for travel and expenses. Engagement is sold directly to executive and IT leadership via field sales and partner channels through the Microsoft and SAP ecosystems. Named clients span government, automotive, tourism, agriculture, energy, dairy, manufacturing, not-for-profit, healthcare, transport, and insurance verticals, including Auckland Council, Toyota New Zealand, Tourism Holdings Limited, EastPack, Trustpower, Global Dairy Trade, Oji Fibre Solutions, EROAD, Crombie Lockwood, Metrix, Stand Children's Services, and Plunket. The firm is privately held with no stock exchange listing, no disclosed venture or private equity backing, and no reported revenue figures.

Name

Stellar Consulting Group

Legal name

Stellar Consulting Group Limited

Website

https://stellarconsulting.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stellar Consulting Group is a New Zealand-owned data and analytics consultancy serving enterprise and government clients with strategy, data management, and analytics services built on Microsoft, SAP, and Databricks platforms, with 30+ consultants across Auckland and Wellington.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data & Analytics Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF)

Keywords

• Data analytics consulting
• Business intelligence services
• Data strategy consulting
• Data platform implementation
• Data migration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements where customers pay for data strategy, data management, analytics, and innovation consulting services. Pricing is defined in Statements of Work per project. Invoices issued monthly in arrears. Additional disbursements for travel, meals, and accommodation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stellar Consulting Group is a New Zealand data and analytics consultancy that helps enterprise and government organisations define data strategy, build trusted data foundations, deliver analytics and BI solutions, and drive data-driven innovation. Services are delivered across four practice areas (Strategy, Data, Analytics, Innovation) on Microsoft, SAP, Databricks, Snowflake, Oracle, Google Cloud, and AWS platforms. The firm also offers Binokula, its proprietary Power BI report-sharing product, as part of client BI engagements.

Product overview

Stellar Consulting Group is a New Zealand-owned data and analytics consultancy offering strategy, data management, analytics, and innovation consulting services. Their proprietary product is Binokula, a Power BI report sharing platform that enables secure, scalable distribution of interactive Power BI reports to external third parties. Stellar delivers consulting engagements across Microsoft BI (Power BI, Azure Synapse, SQL Server), SAP Analytics, Oracle BI, Databricks, Snowflake, and cloud data platforms, serving clients in government, energy, manufacturing, tourism, insurance, and healthcare sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Binokula: Power BI report sharing tool that enables secure, fast, and scalable distribution of reports to business partners, customers, and the community.

Products and services

• Data Strategy Consulting Consulting service that helps New Zealand organisations define a data strategy aligned with organisational goals, secure leadership support and investment, and prioritise quick wins and initiatives that deliver business value. Delivery uses Stellar's proprietary Seven Essentials framework.
• Data Management Consulting Consulting service covering data governance, data quality, metadata management, data migration, and master data management. Helps organisations build a trusted, accessible foundation of governed data assets on Microsoft, SAP, Databricks, Snowflake, and cloud data platforms.
• Analytics Consulting Consulting service designing and delivering analytics solutions including interactive reporting and dashboards, advanced analytics, and AI and machine learning. Implemented primarily on Microsoft Power BI, Azure Synapse, SAP Analytics Cloud, Oracle BI, and Databricks.
• Innovation Consulting Consulting service driving transformative, future-focused solutions including modern data platforms, AI, and data product pilots and implementation. Supports clients in optimising operations and moving faster with less risk.
• Binokula Proprietary Power BI report sharing platform developed by Stellar Consulting Group. Enables organisations to securely, safely, and at scale distribute interactive Power BI reports and dashboards to external business partners, customers, and third parties outside the organisation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Migrated close to 1 million cemetery records for Auckland Council on time and in budget
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and proprietary tool.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Data Analytics Gold Partner and Microsoft Data Platform Silver Partner. Stellar is a leading NZ Microsoft Data Analytics partner with expertise in Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, Synapse SQL, Data Catalog and Governance, and Azure Machine Learning. Nine-time Microsoft NZ Partner Awards finalist, winning in 2015 and 2017.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationSAP PartnerEdge Silver SAP Analytics partner. Expertise in SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Data Integrator, Business Warehouse (BW, BW/4HANA), Business Planning and Consolidation, Business Objects BI Suite, SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, and Predictive Analytics. Also expert in SAP HANA and SAP ECC/S/4HANA modules.
• DatabrickscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for the Databricks Lakehouse Platform, combining data lakes and data warehouses for analytics, BI, data science, and machine learning workloads.
• Google CloudsupportingTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud New Zealand Partner. Provides Google Cloud Platform infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and serverless computing environments.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)supportingTechnology or IntegrationAWS New Zealand Partner. On-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs for organisations.
• AlationsupportingTechnology or IntegrationAlation partner for enterprise data intelligence solutions including data search and discovery, data governance, data stewardship, analytics, and digital transformation.
• ProfiseesupportingTechnology or IntegrationProfisee New Zealand partner for master data management software. Deploys on-premises, in the cloud, or via hybrid model with no limit on users, records, domains or data sources.
• Binokulaproprietary toolTechnology or IntegrationBinokula is Stellar's proprietary Power BI report sharing tool enabling safe, fast, easy and scalable distribution of reports to business partners, customers and third parties outside an organisation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Datacom: Largest NZ-headquartered IT services company with a significant data, analytics, and cloud consulting practice. Directly comparable as a domestic competitor pursuing enterprise and government data transformation mandates in New Zealand.
• Theta: New Zealand-based IT consultancy delivering data, analytics, BI, and digital transformation services. Closely comparable in scale, customer profile (mid-market and enterprise NZ), and Microsoft/SAP-aligned delivery model.
• Optimation: NZ-focused technology consultancy with data and analytics capabilities serving enterprise and government clients. Comparable as a boutique NZ consulting peer competing for similar Microsoft-stack transformation work.
• Fronde: New Zealand IT consultancy (now part of Spark) with a long-standing data, integration, and cloud practice. Directly comparable as a domestic peer competing for NZ enterprise and government data mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Avanade: Global Microsoft-focused consulting joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft, with deep Azure, Power BI, and data platform expertise. Comparable as a much larger incumbent delivering Microsoft-aligned analytics services globally and into NZ enterprise accounts.
• Slalom: Global consulting firm with a strong data and analytics practice built around modern data platforms and BI. Comparable as a larger, multi-region competitor targeting similar enterprise data transformation mandates.
• Deloitte New Zealand: Big Four consultancy with a significant NZ data, analytics, and AI practice serving enterprise and government clients. Comparable as a global incumbent competing for large-scale NZ data transformation engagements.
• Accenture New Zealand: Global professional services firm with a large data and analytics practice, including Microsoft-aligned delivery via Avanade. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for enterprise and public-sector analytics programmes in NZ.
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy with a strong data, platform engineering, and modern data architecture practice. Comparable as a larger incumbent competing for complex data platform and analytics engagements, including in APAC.

Emerging players

• Aginic: Australia/NZ-focused data and analytics consultancy with capabilities across Power BI, Azure, and modern data platforms. Comparable as a regional boutique peer competing for similar ANZ enterprise analytics mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stellar-consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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