How many different systems contain different pieces of data that you need in order to run your business effectively? Most internal systems evolved around a specific need, and most organizations have their data compartmentalized into several different systems. There’s a billing system, a customer database, order entry, and accounting. All of this data, scattered around your organization, has no doubt created a plethora of “spreadmarts” - spreadsheets masquerading as analytic tools, proliferating throughout your enterprise, out of control.
What do you need your data to tell you? The analysis you need today is not necessarily going to be the same analysis that you need tomorrow. You need to be able to respond to changing market conditions quickly. Your business needs agility. Your decision making must be based on fact, not on the hope that whoever did the spreadsheet didn’t make any data entry errors. You need to manage your key performance indicators (KPI’s) no matter what systems house the raw data
Oakwood Solution ExcelleratorsTM include:
- Source System Analysis
- KPI Gap Analysis
- Business Intelligence Roadmaps
You need a single version of the truth, based on the raw data that is contained within your systems, with no errors. By creating common storehouses for your data, you can perform analysis, monitor your KPI’s, and achieve the true business agility that comes from having the facts at your fingertips, no matter where the data originated.
Oakwood Solution ExcelleratorsTM include:
- Data Warehouse and Data Mart Design & Implementation
- Extract, Transfer & Load Tools and Tool Development
- Decision Making Platform Development
- Data Quality Systems and Analysis
Drill through your data with the precision of a laser, and get the answers you need, when you need them. Reporting, statistical analysis, forecasting, and data mining capabilities are critical to giving you the agility your business requires. Not only can you get reliable, customized reports on data from different source systems, but your KPI’s can be exposed to your internal website or portal system. Graphs can be made visible to all or a subset of your team, based on their network security clearance. Real-time views of all KPI’s can be available to your executives, and individual metrics can be exposed to individual team members. Historical data can be mined in light of new metrics or a change in your business. Business Intelligence Solutions, properly planned and implemented, will allow you to make better decisions faster, secure in the knowledge that your information is current and accurate.
Oakwood’s Solution ExcelleratorsTM include:
- On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) Design & Consulting
- Database Design and Optimization
- Business Scorecard Implementation
- Executive Dashboard Implementation
- Performance Management Applications
- Data Mining & Custom Reporting Solutions
- Database Migrations & Integration Services
Oakwood’s Delivery ExcellerationTM Methodology assures you that your project is managed to your requirements and according to industry Best Practices. Every Oakwood Team Member is trained in our approach, and risk is mitigated through the use of strong project management, clearly defined deliverables, application of a quality assurance process and change and issue management. Backed by these time-tested processes and based on PMI standards, the Delivery ExcellerationTM Methodology is the roadmap for success with every Oakwood project.