Examples you can explore. Results you can evaluate.
Start with the dashboard examples to see how information is organized. Client experiences and external research are presented separately so you can distinguish our work from broader industry evidence.
Real stories from our clients
Every dashboard we build starts with a specific, expensive blind spot. Here's what changed for three of our clients.
Trades company · NW Arkansas
“I used to find out I lost money on a job 3 weeks after it was done. Now I can see margin by job, by crew, and by phase — every day.”
— Operations Manager
Restaurant · Bentonville, AR
“We caught a food cost problem in week one instead of finding out at month end. The dashboard paid for itself immediately.”
— Owner
Multi-location clinic · Long Island, NY
“We went from monthly printouts to a live dashboard that flags denial problems same-day. The team actually uses it now.”
— Practice Manager
Detailed written case studies are in progress. You can explore our dashboard examples, which use sample data.
Published research on business reporting
These studies concern other organizations and products. They provide background on reporting projects; their modeled outcomes are not a forecast for your business.
| Study | Finding | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Forrester TEI: Domo for SMBs | 345% ROI, payback in under 6 months | 2021 study of 4 small/medium businesses; ~$1.1M labor savings |
| Forrester TEI: ThoughtSpot | 289% ROI; ~70% less time building reports | 2022, 5-customer composite; $6.35M three-year benefits |
| Forrester TEI: Tableau | 265% ROI; $5M saved on faster reporting | 2021 APAC study, 4 organizations |
| Forrester TEI: Qlik Cloud | 209% ROI; 50% less time on data prep | Composite study; $2.1M saved retiring legacy tools |
| Forrester TEI: Microsoft Power Platform | 224% ROI, payback under 6 months | 2024 enterprise composite; full Power Platform suite (includes Power BI) |
Forrester Total Economic Impact™ studies are vendor-commissioned and model a composite organization from customer interviews (methodology). They're economic models, not audits — we cite them with dates and links so you can judge for yourself.
What automated reporting looks like in practice
Published customer stories, linked to the source. Different tools, same mechanism: stop assembling reports by hand.
Bank CenterCredit
Reporting went from weeks to hours; employees saved 800+ hours/month; report errors down 40%. Microsoft Fabric + Power BI story →
Georgia-Pacific
30,000 hours a year saved by unifying data from ~30 platforms into one governed view. Qlik story →
Measuremen
Report creation cut from 16 hours to 30 minutes; two-week turnarounds became same-day. Sisense story →
Nukissiorfiit (utility)
Forecasting effort cut 80% — from 1,000 hours a year to under 200. IBM Cognos story →
FoodPharma
Reporting cut from 2 days to 90 minutes; 15 hours a week returned to the team. Microsoft story →
The math on your own numbers
You don't need a Forrester study — you need three inputs: hours spent on manual reporting, who does it, and what their time costs.
- 5 hrs × 52 weeks × $35 = $9,100/year in reporting labor
- Starter plan year one: $750 build + $77 × 12 = $1,674
- That's before counting the decisions you make sooner — the week-one food-cost catch, the under-quoted job type
Start by identifying the reporting work you want to reduce. Time recovered only becomes a cash saving where an actual cost is avoided.
Frequently asked
If something isn't here, the free review is the fastest way to a direct answer.
Are the companies in these studies your clients?
No — and we say so plainly. The Forrester studies and named stories above are published industry research, linked to their original sources with dates. Our own client results are the quotes at the top of this page; detailed written case studies are in progress.
What ROI should a small business actually expect?
Results depend on the work being replaced, the cost of the project and how your team uses the reporting. We can review those factors with you; time saved does not always reduce cash expenses.
Why cite enterprise studies if you serve small businesses?
The studies offer examples of reporting projects in other organizations. Their scale, costs and results differ from a small-business project.
How fast does a dashboard pay for itself?
There is no fixed payback period. Compare the full project cost with the reporting work it can remove and any measurable benefit to your business.
Have a report in mind?
Tell us what it does, how you update it and where it falls short. We'll follow up to arrange a free reporting review.