The above chart (click to enlarge) gives you many reasons to look after your data. And the following questions might resonate within your company:

• Are you wasting time printing reports out of your IT systems which are difficult to analyse? And then maybe enter some of those numbers back into one or more spreadsheets?

• Do you enter lots of data into your system(s) without getting much in return?

• Do you find it hard to consolidate your systems, reports and spreadsheets?

• Do you and/or your staff need up-skilling in the use of spread-sheets? Is too much time wasted on spreadsheets?

• Do you feel you can not analyse all your data properly and don not have a finger on the pulse on how your business is performing? Do you have goals which you can't measure with relative ease?

• Are you and/or your staff lacking analytical skills to make sense of it all?

 

If any of the above makes you think, then BizIntelligence can help. I offer the following services:

• Assessment of your IT systems, data and reporting capabilities:

  • Are you making the most of the tools that you have?

  • Is there “low-hanging fruit” within these that can improve your efficiency and/or support of your decision making?

  • A review your current Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and evaluate possible gaps in your performance measurements

• Assistance with developing or enhancing your data analytics framework to:

  • Support measuring progress towards your goals

  • Provide rationale for informed decision making

  • Support day-to-day running of your business for your staff

• Provide targeted spreadsheet training & coaching for you and/or your staff:

  • Most IT trainers will provide technical standard training. I will focus on individual skill levels as well as your business needs

  • Interactive training based on real life data. I encourage trainees to bring their own problems/spreadsheets to the table

• Embed analytical skills within your organisation:

  • Pivot tables are an easy way to analyse your data and offer a multitude of ways to “slice & dice” and drill down in your numbers

  • For pivot tables to be effective, it is important that you have consistent data. I can help you achieve that

• Encourage smart spreadsheet design:

  • Close to 90% of spreadsheets contain faults. I can audit your spreadsheets for common faults

  • There are guidelines to follow when it comes to designing your spreadsheets, both for efficiency and reduction of errors

• Link data from different sources

  • Sometimes it is possible to link data, although a spreadsheet might not always be the best tool to do this. I have the tools and expertise to achieve this where possible

• Validatie your next business idea

  • I can help you assess your next business opportunity through analytical modelling based on the metrics and variables available

     

In an intial consultation I can perform an assessment of the opportunities in your business, and discuss an approach to move forward.