{"id":307,"date":"2017-12-20T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T14:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treehousetechgroup.com\/?p=307"},"modified":"2021-05-20T11:37:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:37:12","slug":"streamline-reporting-database-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treehousetechgroup.com\/streamline-reporting-database-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Streamline Reporting Today So You Can Breeze Through the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year, but how would you know?  You\u2019re scrambling to get your year-end reporting tasks done. Is the lack of automated reporting keeping you tied to your desk? Are you afraid if you\u2019re not there, key data collection and related operational decisions will just not happen? It\u2019s great to be needed, but if you\u2019re the single point of success for your business, you\u2019re also the single point of failure. If data drives business, you don\u2019t want it hiding on static spreadsheets, or worse, in that pile under your desk waiting for you to \u201cget to it.\u201d  No one (not even you) should be indispensable or permanently plugged into the operational framework. You\u2019re human after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, wouldn\u2019t you rather be planning a week-long cruise or an escape to a destination far from to-do lists or looming reporting deadlines? Maybe it\u2019s time for the comprehensive database development your company has been putting off and finally implementing those long-deferred reporting processes, so when you\u2019re off the grid, your business isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We understand. It\u2019s only natural to focus on deadlines such as year-end reporting requirements, or as we like to say, \u201cthe tyranny of the urgent.\u201d The unfortunate downside is that, while you invest precious blood, sweat, and tears, you can miss vital day-to-day monitoring information that can spell the difference between meeting and missing your goals. Take the venerable KPI (Key Performance Indicator). When you have your database structure and functions in place, you (or your employees) are able to monitor your production numbers in near-real time, alerting you to, for example, your micro-brewery\u2019s production running behind ten cases a day in mid-December, threatening both the company\u2019s year-end projections and fulfillment of your customer\u2019s orders. You\u2019ll also know exactly what you need to do to get your operations back on track. Data is handy that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you\u2019re not convinced, here are just some advantages of developing a responsive reporting database:<\/p>\n\n\n\n