Many companies have data. In fact, they have lots of it. A local business consultant often shares with us that he talks to companies all the time who claim to have “more data than they know what to do with”, but they are not effectively using it to make decisions. They can’t make ‘information’ come to life from the static spreadsheets, PDF charts and the volumes of personal information. These systems are not designed to be adaptable, shareable, or fluid and more importantly, they are not used in real-time or prescriptively or proactively.

We know we have flawed data - we often start big projects with that data, or we’ll hire consultants to come in to help fix big problems leveraging the bad data from the start.

According to a study published in September 2017 by Business Wire, 69% of employees have seen positive impact from office automation tools, but they remain challenged by a lack of a collaborative experience. Couple that with a study from Pew Research, “analysis of employment data shows that the job categories with the highest growth tend to require higher social skills, analytic savvy and technical prowess.” Employees need to work together and share common technology to get their work done seamlessly.