Challenge:
Finding a solid data warehouse BI person with strong Cognos and SQL server background needed someone able to communicate well, write and read well, strong background with leading meetings and a self-driven person that could do the work themselves. Most people that they were getting were English as a second language and they needed someone who could win stakeholders over, lead initiatives, not many they could find with their current vendors.
Situation where they tried on their own, they tried other vendors, then they came to maven which is typical. Companies seek out maven when other staffing companies cant fill the gaps in their hiring and need help.