I Want a Data-Driven Organization
23 May 2023If you have data, you have insight—but only if you harness its value. Where is all your data stored? In one system or across multiple systems (web and software applications)? Do these applications communicate with each other, and are there tools to interpret the data effectively?
Reading (Application) Data
Companies have a lot of data, but if it’s not easily “readable,” it becomes difficult to use and analyze. Data can help improve and guide processes, reveal customer behavior, and better predict business performance. But before you can use the data, you need to be able to read it.
Insight into Applications and Data
Where is the data stored? Is it in one system or multiple applications, and do they “talk” to each other? Are customer details in the CRM linked to financial data? Is the inventory system connected to the webshop or only to the POS system? Is there an ERP system controlling machines, and who uses it? Which customers buy which products and services, and during which periods? If you use data from various applications effectively, processes can be streamlined, errors reduced, and decisions improved.
Real-Time Data with Alerts and a Single Source
What you no longer want: manually entering data, exporting to Excel, copying and pasting between systems, checking lists, viewing multiple versions of the same list, making decisions based on gut feeling. What you do want: real-time data, dashboards with alerts, a single data source, and fact-based decisions.
Connect Your Applications
By linking systems through software, you enable them to communicate and exchange data.
My Business Applications
We build applications that connect and display data from different systems in one clear interface. Each user can create their own dashboard with the data that matters most to them. In addition to automating processes, valuable data is generated. For one client, that’s revenue per customer; for another, inventory per product. But the most valuable data is combined data: which customers generate the most revenue, which products do they buy most, and is there enough stock to serve them during their preferred buying periods?
Want to learn more about connecting applications? Contact us.