Technology

Designed to be right, not to look impressive.

Churn models can easily look better than they are. Churnico's technology approach focuses on the one thing an enterprise decision needs: a prediction that works in the real world.

Three layers, one source of truth.

  1. L3

    Decision and language layer

    Scores become an action list and dashboard. The natural-language assistant never calculates; it only explains validated results.

    • Action matching
    • Dashboard
    • Language assistant
  2. L2

    Modelling layer

    Gradient-boosted ensembles work alongside a business rule engine. Probabilities are calibrated; every score is produced with its drivers.

    • Ensemble models
    • Rule engine
    • Calibration
    • Explainability
  3. L1

    Data and feature layer

    Sources are joined on a customer-time axis. Every feature is built only from information available at prediction time.

    • Point-in-time features
    • Data quality gates
    • Anonymous identifiers

The discipline that protects model quality.

  1. 01

    Out-of-time validation

    The model is tested on a real period after the one it learned from. Cross-sectional and real deployment performance are reported separately.

  2. 02

    Leakage audits

    Fields that already 'know' the outcome, such as records created after cancellation, are found with systematic tests and removed.

  3. 03

    Calibrated probabilities

    A 0.8 score means customers with this profile really do leave at a high rate, so thresholds can be read with confidence.

  4. 04

    Explicit limits

    Questions the data can't answer are marked 'no data'. Missing metrics are never estimated or written as zero.

  5. 05

    Rules and models together

    When simple, robust business rules outperform a complex model, seeing that and using it is part of the modelling job.

  6. 06

    A language model that doesn't calculate

    The assistant never produces numbers; it selects pre-computed values. Every number in an answer is automatically checked against its source.

Data responsibility

Designed to touch no more customer data than needed.

  • Anonymous identifiers

    The model works with customer IDs that carry no personal information.

  • Data minimisation

    Only fields that contribute to the churn question are requested.

  • Regulatory alignment

    Data protection requirements and processing terms are agreed at the start.

  • Deployment options

    Data flow and hosting are set according to your security policy.

See your churn risk in your own data.

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