Data Solutions & AI Overview
With the rapid pace of AI development and the never-ending proliferation of data sources, it sometimes feels like the world is changing faster than we can keep up. Other times, it feels like nothing has changed at all, when the AI feels gimmicky and data sources still don’t talk to each other. We can help you cut through the hype to identify solutions that help you make better decisions, save time, and improve efficiency.
- We believe there is a safe and secure way to use AI to improve outcomes for humans
- We believe that AI should improve, not replace, our work
- We believe data should be used to make decisions and increase trust
- We believe access to bad data is worse than no data, and strive for accuracy
- We believe data should be secure
- We believe in simple solutions that meet clients biggest needs
- We believe in a world where stuff just works
AI Adoption
You have a mandate to “use AI” — but what does that even mean? We will work with you to identify the problems that AI can solve for your organization, put in guardrails to ensure that AI is being used in a safe and secure manner, and avoid the pitfalls of launching a new technology.
- AI Assessment – Reviewing your business needs and identify hype-free opportunities for AI-driven improvement.
- AI Training – As AI tools proliferate, employees need guidance on who should use AI for what and how to do so safely.
- App Development – Have an idea for how to use AI? We will help you leverage the power of Large Language Models (LLMs) to improve efficiency and tackle new opportunities.
Integration & Automation
Whether it’s is improving efficiency by automatically generating user accounts when someone is hired, or cutting through red tape by using AI to generate required documentation, we can work with you to identify opportunities for process improvement across your organization.
- Business Process Review – Conducting thorough evaluations of business processes to identify areas for optimization and improvement.
- System Integration – Connect your various tools to kick off processes automatically such that, when something happens in system X, it is correctly reflected in system y, without requiring manual intervention.
- AI-Driven Automation – AI’s ability to bring structure to unstructured, real-world information opens up unprecedented opportunities to automate the tedious tasks that take our staff away from their high-value work.
- HR Automations – Speed up onboarding, offboarding and performance reviews by sharing data across systems, kicking off automated account creation processes and organizing required documentation using dedicated process improvement tools.
- OCR Solutions – Liberate information trapped on paper or in PDFs without requiring manual processes. We will help you build dedicated pipelines to move information from its original source to your desired destination.
Data Warehousing
The number of data sources has exploded as SaaS tools are adopted across organizations. At the same time, the data analytics industry has matured from flat files on local hard drives to dedicated, cloud-based infrastructure for building data pipelines, performing complex data transformations, monitoring performance and controlling access. We will help you make the complex simple by identifying and implementing the right tools for your needs.
- Assessment – Catalogue your data sources and make a plan to get organized, so that everything has a place, and everything is in its place.
- Architecture Design – Design and implement your approach to extracting data from its sources, loading it into the right storage solutions, applying your business logic and connecting to the right analytics tools.
- Warehouse Development – Set up your data warehouse. Monitor cost and troubleshoot performance.
- Data Engineering – Build custom data flows using APIs, orchestration tools, and data quality monitoring.
Data Visualization & Reporting
If a dashboard is created in the woods, does anything change? Use our ‘access, analysis, action’ framework to ensure that data is resulting in bottom line improvements to efficiency, staff satisfaction, and organizational impact.
- Data access – ensure that users have timely access to relevant data
- Data analysis routines – create efficient data analysis routines for your staff
- Data-driven action – Set goals and build the habits needed to take action based on data
Data Analysis
Do you know where your most productive staff came from? Have you looked at equity in compensation and promotion? Have you identified your highest leverage revenue sources? Our team of analysts will do an in-depth investigation into your HR, Finance, and Operational data to answer the most pressing questions your organization faces.