Case Study: Efficiency Through Tools
Situation
Sigma, a new BI tool, was onboarded to allow for unlimited scale of external users to our data products (Insights for a fee). Additionally, the OLAP feature allowed for incremental efficiencies with internal users.
Action
Internal company users leveraged the data set and pivot functionality of Sigma, which brought our dashboard footprint down by ~85% within 6 to 9 months and increased the data team’s efficiency by 15% as we now focused on data sets vs dashboards, allowing internal stakeholders to get to their own results, and shifted focus to company-wide studies & insights.
Takeaway
Recognizing changing data needs and capitalizing on that from a tooling perspective in 9 months can only come from a seasoned data professional who understands the landscape.
Results
Dashboard footprint was compressed by 85% over 9 months.
Data team efficiency went up by 10 - 15%.
Data team focus shifted from dashboards to company-wide studies for new product insights.
