Features
Automated data analysis and visualization eliminate time spent on data queries and graphs
A financial analysis framework that ensures a thorough and consistent analysis for every area
Simple point and click access to reports, charts, forecasts, and dashboards
Forecasts expenses and revenues based on historical trends
Benchmark with existing or custom peer groups
Benefits
Clearly see past, current, and trending spending
Use forecasts to identify and manage cost growth
Establish baselines for improvement
Benchmarks offer external perspective and first-steps in improvement
Help non-financial administrators become more adept and budgeting
Increase accountability and accuracy in budgeting and forecasts
Performance Assessment & Planning Software
Operations Pathfinder Tools and Services
Pathfinder is a measurement and dashboard software system for district operations and central services. The Pathfinder tools and process provide the measures, standards, dashboards, and experience that helps operations leaders know how they are performing and where to focus improvement efforts. Dashboards track progress more quickly find the path to higher efficiency and quality. Pathfinder picks up where traditional cost per student measures reach their limit of usefulness. Pathfinder analytics help operation use Pathfinder to assess efficiency, pinpoint improvement opportunities, engage staff, and set targets for improvement.
What Strategic Pathfinder Does
Provides a framework for evaluating district operations efficiency and quality
Includes key performance indicators for each area
Analyzes efficiency, costs, productivity, and more
Uses benchmarks for comparison
Results displayed in dashboards and scorecards
Can include support and consulting
Benefits
Understand strengths and weaknesses
Know how departments compare to peers
Identify opportunities for improvement
Establish a foundation for continuous improvement
Know where to focus improvement efforts
strategic planning and Management Tool
Aspire
Improve strategic plan execution with Aspire. As complexity increases, the systematic use of intelligence and performance measures to stay informed, communicate, and guide decisions will be critical to success.
Aspire provides the infrastructure for storing, analyzing, and reporting on intelligence and performance throughout the district. We help clients define intelligence requirements, and measures to track progress towards strategic plan goals. Our infrastructure includes data storage, analysis, and presentation in individual dashboards and scorecards for individual departments. Aspire automates many of the manual tasks and paperwork that are often a barrier to plan follow through. Aspire can be used at the district, division, and department level.
Features
Provides infrastructure for measuring and tracking performance
Provides a data hub for storing data from multiple sources
Presents results in dashboards and scorecards
Includes ability to report progress on preferred cycle
Option of using measures from our metric library
Option of using existing dashboard designs
Benefits
Single planning and reporting system for entire district
Use to support continuous improvement in any area
Ensures clear, documented and quantifiable expectations
Improves communication of district vision and goals
Creates better alignment and accountability
Creates more focused conversations on performance
Tell Your Story
Inform
Are you trying to improve communications with parents and your community? Many of today’s parents are no longer willing to read through long documents. Our interactive infographic dashboards blend hard data, with human insight, and put a human face on your digital interactions with parents.
infographic dashboards
Communicate your strategic plan success with colorful, appealing infographics
We can help you select and develop measures for finance, operations, and strategic plans.
Choose from existing or custom templates
Provides space for written content, images, and videos.
Allows users to drill into dashboard