Business Intelligence
Decisions Powered by Data.
What We Do
The weekly spreadsheet ritual is a tax on your organization. Someone exports data, manipulates it in Excel, formats it, and emails it to people who immediately ask for a different cut of the same numbers. Business intelligence systems eliminate that loop. We build interactive dashboards that pull from your actual data sources in real time, give each stakeholder the view relevant to their decisions, and update without anyone touching a spreadsheet.
Executives see strategic indicators. Operations managers see throughput and exceptions. Sales leaders see pipeline and conversion. Everyone gets the data they need to make a decision right now, not the data someone had time to compile last week.
How We Work
We begin with stakeholder interviews: who needs data, what decisions they make with it, how frequently they need it updated, and what questions they most commonly cannot answer quickly today. Those interviews produce a requirements map that shapes the data model and dashboard architecture. We then connect to your data sources, build transformation logic that cleans and structures data for reporting, and design dashboards that present information at the right level of detail for each audience.
Interactive filters, drill-down views, and saved segments let users explore data without waiting for IT to build custom queries. Automated report delivery via email or Slack keeps key metrics front of mind for stakeholders who do not visit dashboards daily.
Why Running Start Digital
Pricing
From $8,000
Typical turnaround: 6-12 weeks
Includes
Frequently Asked Questions
Custom-built dashboards for maximum flexibility, or platforms like Metabase, Looker Studio, or Power BI when they fit. The tool depends on your data volume, user count, and budget.
Yes. Databases, APIs, spreadsheets, CRMs, and marketing platforms. We build a unified data layer that combines all your sources into one reporting environment.
Real-time for operational dashboards. Hourly or daily for analytical reports. We design the refresh schedule based on how you use the data and the load on your source systems.
Yes. We build self-service interfaces with filters, drill-downs, and saved views. Your team explores data without waiting for IT to build a custom query.
A focused dashboard covering a single business function takes 4 to 8 weeks. Comprehensive BI platforms pulling from multiple sources with role-based views take 3 to 5 months.
Single-function dashboard builds start around $8,000. Full multi-department BI platforms with data warehouse setup and multiple stakeholder views range from $20,000 to $60,000.
We establish a single source of truth for each data type during the data model design phase. Transformation logic resolves conflicts by defining precedence rules, and we document every decision for your records.
Ready to get started?
Start with a $4,000 deposit. Balance due on delivery.