More Than Reports

This episode takes a bit of a detour.  I'll cover company announcements then provide an overview of what a day looks like at LeapFrogBI.  This may be interesting for those of you considering taking on the challenge of building your own Reportopia. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Partner, LeapFrogBI)...

Many companies start their journey to Reportopia thinking they will use Power BI to build their entire solution.  Meaning - Power BI will connect to one or more data sources, consume data, apply business rules, and present data visualizations.  We call this type of solution Direct System of Record Reporting.  No additional data solution is in use making this type of architecture very attractive. ...

Exactly what is Reportopia?  We spent some time writing down the definition that we believe best describes the utopia of reporting.  While we never reach Reportopia, it is important to know what we are trying to accomplish. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Partner, LeapFrogBI): LinkedIn Watch on YouTube:...

Building your Reportopia can be done by one person or an entire team.  In both cases, it is important to understand the roles that need to be filled.  This week I'll break down the key roles into business, implementation, and support. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Partner, LeapFrogBI): LinkedIn Wa...

Dirty data is an issue that we all need to deal with.  How do we ensure less than perfectly clean data doesn't prevent us from capturing value opportunities?  What exactly is dirty data?  We will dive into these important topics and offer a few solution approaches. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Pa...

Building Reportopia is hard work.  After making valuable reporting available, it is critical that reports are actually utilized.  Trust is a big part of user adoption.  Today we will dive into trust related the pitfalls and solutions. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Partner, LeapFrogBI): LinkedIn Watch o...

Nobody said building your own reportopia would be easy!  In this episode I'll discuss some of the common areas of complexity.  Hard work is not avoidable, but I'll propose a few tips for keeping your solution on track to deliver on value opportunities. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Partner, L...

How much demand do we have right now?  Have we allocated resources to meet that demand?  These are basic questions that nearly all businesses need to answer and monitor regularly.  This episode focuses on demand and capacity reporting. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Partner, LeapFrogBI): LinkedIn Watch...

It is all too easy to get distracted by new exciting technologies.  Today I’ll lay out the case for using proven technologies and staying focused on solving business problems.  Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Partner, LeapFrogBI): LinkedIn Watch on YouTube: LeapFrogBI - YouTube Subscribe on: Apple Podcas...

Happy New Year!  Another year has flown by.  This episode focuses on a couple clients that built their own reportopia and as a result realized great success in 2021.  These companies are examples that we can all follow and learn from.  I wish you all great things in 2022.  Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing...

Healthcare providers must deal with a complex payment collections process.  Today we will identify a few areas within this process that can be optimized through focused reporting. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Partner, LeapFrogBI): LinkedIn Watch on YouTube: LeapFrogBI - YouTube Subscribe on: Apple Pod...

You found value opportunities.  Now we need to do the required work to capture the value.  I’ll outline the steps required and highlight some common pitfalls to avoid in the week’s episode.  This is where the magic happens! Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Partner, LeapFrogBI): LinkedIn Watch on YouTube:...

How exactly do you find value add opportunities that we can capture through reporting?  I'll share the three questions you must ask process owners to uncover value opportunities.  It is critical to focus our effort only on opportunities that we expect a positive ROI which makes quantifying the opportunity a critical first step. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me a...

Prior to building or extending a reporting solution it is critical that we identify and quantify the value that we are trying to capture.  Risk reduction, expense reduction, and revenue increase are all forms of value.  In this episode we review the triple constraint and review each value category. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with...

You need better reporting, you’ve identified opportunities, and now you need to know what it is going to cost to build your solution.  I’ll breakdown the method I use to determine the solution type required and the resulting costs. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.com Connect with Paul (Founder and Managing Partner, LeapFrogBI): LinkedIn Watch on Y...

The journey begins!  In this fist episode we set the stage for all podcasts to follow. What is the goal of a well designed reporting solution?  Who can benefit and why should you care?  I’ll also introduce  the podcast and provide a little of my personal background.  Send your feedback to paul@loveyourreports.com. Interested in being a guest or have a suggested topic? Email me at Paul@leapfrogbi.c...

Welcome to Love Your Reports.  My name is Paul Felix.  I am your host, and this podcast is dedicated to all business builders and operators out there that believe being informed leads to better decisions. If you get excited about making a business process run like a well-tuned machine, or if you are just plain tired of dealing with reports that are late, inaccurate, confusing, too expensive to pro...