4 Golden Ways to Build Rich Data Reports.

SO WHAT IS RICH DATA?
Rich data simply means that there is more quality data available compared to the needs of the data consumers; it is the process of compiling data into business intelligence that help answer specific questions about a business’s markets by linking other information available from other areas of the business to create a broader image of the organization. For example, marketing teams would appreciate use of contact details of clients to communicate marketing content whilst the sales team is primarily concerned with what products are being sold; This creates the need for data richness, if data is rich we can aggregate the data from sales and marketing to come to conclusions such as more products were sold when marketing ran campaign X.
START BUILDING DATA RICH REPORTS WITH FIGJAM
Overview.
1. Use upload templates
FIGJAM has developed specific templates for uploading data into the FIGJAM portal. We believe we have all the necessary input fields on each template to produce a concise rich dataset that will allow organisations to drill down into the data from the FIGJAM portal. For example, on uploading ‘Store Information’ to the FIGJAM portal our templates make the provision to list the suburb, city, and country of each client which then allow reporting to drill down on each of these fields relative to , for example, sales made. (eg) total sales for white rice made across northern region stores in Kenya.
2. Use custom forms
FIGJAM understands that a standardised system will not support all data-field variants. So with this in mind FIGJAM offers a tool known as Custom Forms that allows clients to pre-define any additional data fields they would like to collect during client visits. This allows clients to collect any degree of variable data that may be useful to their organization and furthermore we can aggregate this data in a custom report (see No.4 below).
3. Use maps
Not only does FIGJAM want its users to collect accurate data, it also wants to give them confidence that it’s being done in the correct locations. FIGJAM supports this is by geo-tagging jobs done using the app which allows the aggregation of GPS (global positioning system) data and job data (Orders, Stock takes, photos, etc). Management can now view a geographical break down of what was done where; additionally geographical data opens the door to further benefits such as delivery route planning based on GPS coordinates.
4. Get custom reporting
FIGJAM offers custom reporting that allows organisations to receive summarised reports on clients’ data based on the organisations’ needs. FIGJAM understands that there are benefits that can be achieved through custom reporting using rich data. Graphical representation of large, complex data sets is not easy. FIGJAM specialises in helping organisations make sense of all their data in concise meaningful custom reports.
So in summary, if you’re a business owner, manager or head of department, start making your organisation richer by ensuring its key business decisions are being based on meaningful reports generated using accurate real-time rich data-sets.