Your Dashboards Are Pretty But Useless
Executives ignore your reports. Users build their own spreadsheets. Nobody trusts the numbers. We don't just build dashboards - we build a BI practice that actually gets used and delivers ROI.
BI Problems We Solve Every Day
If any of these resonate, we should talk
"We spent $500K on Tableau licenses nobody uses"
Expensive tools gathering dust. Users went back to Excel. The dashboards look great but don't answer the questions people actually have. We fix adoption, not just dashboards.
"Every department has different numbers for the same metric"
Finance says revenue is $10M. Sales says $11M. Marketing says $9M. Meetings become arguments about data instead of decisions. We create single sources of truth.
"Our BI team is drowning in ad-hoc report requests"
Analysts spend 80% of their time building one-off reports. No time for strategic analysis. Users are frustrated with wait times. We enable self-service that actually works.
"We have 500 dashboards and nobody knows which ones to trust"
Dashboard sprawl without governance. Duplicates everywhere. No documentation. No ownership. We bring order to chaos with proper BI governance.
BI Center of Excellence
We don't just build dashboards. We build BI capabilities that scale.
More Than a Dashboard Factory
Most BI projects fail because they focus on building reports, not building capability. Our Center of Excellence approach creates a self-sustaining BI practice within your organization.
We embed with your team, establish standards, train power users, and create governance frameworks - so you're not dependent on us forever.
- Standardized templates and design patterns across tools
- Certified power users who become internal champions
- Governance framework with clear ownership and quality gates
- Metric definitions everyone agrees on
- Self-service enablement that reduces IT bottlenecks
Standards & Templates
Consistent design language across all reports
Training & Enablement
Certified power users in every department
Governance Framework
Clear ownership, quality gates, lifecycle management
Metric Catalog
Single source of truth for business metrics
The DaasLabs BI Framework
A structured approach that ensures your BI investment delivers real business value
Why Most BI Projects Fail
Most organizations jump straight to building dashboards without establishing the foundation. The result? Beautiful reports built on shaky data, inconsistent metrics, and no clear ownership.
Our framework ensures you build BI capabilities the right way - starting with business requirements, establishing data foundations, and creating sustainable governance before a single dashboard is built.
The difference: Dashboards that people trust, metrics everyone agrees on, and a BI practice that scales.
Business Requirements
Define what decisions need data support
Logical Data Model
Design the conceptual data structure
Business Matrix
Map dimensions to business processes
Source-to-Target Mapping
Connect source systems to analytics
Dashboard Delivery
Build trusted, governed visualizations
Logical Data Requirements
Translate business questions into data needs before touching any tools
What We Define
- Key business questions
- Required metrics & KPIs
- Data granularity needs
- Refresh frequency
Logical Data Model
Design a business-friendly data structure that makes self-service possible
Deliverables
- Star/snowflake schemas
- Fact & dimension tables
- Hierarchies & relationships
- Business glossary
Business Matrix
Map conformed dimensions across business processes for consistent analytics
What It Shows
- Business processes (rows)
- Conformed dimensions (cols)
- Cross-process alignment
- Implementation priority
Source-to-Target Mapping
Document exactly where each data element comes from and how it transforms
Documentation
- Source system fields
- Transformation rules
- Data quality checks
- Lineage tracking
Certified Across Leading BI Platforms
Deep expertise in the tools you already have - or the ones you should have
Power BI
Microsoft's enterprise BI for organizations invested in the Microsoft ecosystem
- Dataflows & semantic models
- Paginated reports
- Embedded analytics
- Office 365 integration
Tableau
Industry-leading visual analytics for organizations that prioritize data visualization
- Advanced visualizations
- Tableau Prep for data prep
- Server/Cloud administration
- Dashboard extensions
Spotfire
Advanced analytics for scientific and industrial applications with built-in AI
- Predictive analytics
- Streaming data support
- Location analytics
- Industrial IoT dashboards
SciKIQ
AI-powered analytics platform for organizations seeking next-gen BI capabilities
- Natural language queries
- AI-generated insights
- Automated data prep
- Smart recommendations
BI Services That Drive Adoption
Not just dashboards - complete BI transformation
Dashboard Design & Development
User-centric dashboards that people actually use, designed for the questions they need answered.
- Executive scorecards
- Operational dashboards
- Self-service workbooks
- Mobile-optimized views
Semantic Layer & Data Modeling
The foundation for self-service - consistent metrics, governed datasets, and trusted data.
- Business-friendly data models
- Metric definitions & logic
- Row-level security
- Performance optimization
Training & Enablement
Transform your team into BI power users who can build their own insights.
- Role-based training programs
- Power user certification
- Best practices workshops
- Ongoing office hours
Governance & Standards
Bring order to dashboard chaos with proper governance frameworks.
- Content certification process
- Naming conventions
- Lifecycle management
- Usage analytics
Platform Migration
Migrate from legacy BI tools without losing your investment in existing content.
- Assessment & planning
- Automated conversion
- User migration
- Parallel running
Embedded Analytics
Integrate BI directly into your products and applications.
- White-label dashboards
- Multi-tenant architecture
- API integration
- Custom branding
Why Companies Choose DaasLabs for BI
See how we compare to your other options
vs. Big Consulting Firms
They'll build you 100 dashboards, bill millions, and leave. Six months later nobody uses them. We focus on adoption and sustainability - building your internal capability, not dependency.
vs. Freelancers & Small Shops
They can build dashboards but can't build a BI practice. No governance frameworks, no training programs, no enterprise experience. We bring the full CoE toolkit.
vs. Vendor Professional Services
Vendor PS teams know their tool but not your business. And they'll never recommend a competitor's product. We're platform-agnostic and recommend what actually fits your needs.
Get a Free BI Maturity Assessment
Not sure where to start? We'll assess your current BI capabilities, identify quick wins, and give you a roadmap to a high-performing analytics practice - no strings attached.