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Case Studies
Matt Chick
Manager, Global Higher Education Sales
Evisions
About Us…
• Expertise in higher education, not just software
• Helping colleges & universities work better with powerful, easy-to-use software
• Backed by the industry’s most passionate, friendly, and knowledgeable support and service teams
• Ellucian Strategic Partner
Argos
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Get timely, accurate information and data through reporting made simple
Why Argos?
Boosts insights and improves visibility throughout your
institution
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Empowers you to
make timely
decisions,
making your job
easier
Puts reporting
in the hands of
users
Frees up your
IT department
Easy User Access
Seamless Web Integration
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Accessible on
Multiple Devices
Report Automation
& Distribution
Reporting ChallengesCommon reporting challenges faced by higher education institutions
Reporting Challenges
IT
Ad hoc reporting requests are tying up high-level IT resources.
Multiple Sources
Difficulty pulling data from multiple sources and creating one consolidated report.
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Reporting Challenges
Existing Toolset
Struggling to get value out of your existing Reporting/Business Intelligence toolset.
The Data
Data Consumers are not getting the data in a way that makes it easy to view, understand, and use.
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What can Argos do?
What can Argos do?
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Strategic‘Data Analytics’
Argos can simplify
reportingOperational
‘Day to Day’
Reporting Possibilities with Argos
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Banded ReportDashboard
Reporting Possibilities with Argos
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Extract ReportsLetter Generation
Reporting Possibilities with Argos
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OLAP CubeInteractive Charts
Other uses of Argos
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Data
validation
Rapid
Application
Development
Tool
Communication
tool
Data
clean-up
Automating
processes
Value Propositions
More than software – your reporting partner
Value Propositions
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True enterprise
license
CO-OP User
Community
Professional
Services
Higher
education
expertise
CO-OP User Community
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• Brings together higher education professionals with similar responsibilities & experiences
• Free and unlimited report sharing community
• Over 850 available reports built by Evisions and other institutions
• Can help speed up implementation and lower your total cost of ownership
True Enterprise License
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3rd party
systems
EDW ODS
Excel
Access
SQL
Server
ERP
Databases & Instances
Unlimited
Users & Types
Student
Finance
Financial Aid
Human
Resources
Institutional
Research
Advancement
Student Body
Community
No
mid
dle
la
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qu
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Tailored to suit your needs
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Development
Customized
Solutions
Consulting
Deploy,
Configure
& Integrate
Training
Rapid
Adoption
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Limited
Resources
Lots of
Resources
Expertise
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Accessing Organizing Displaying Disseminating
Information
Higher Education Professionals
Needs
Challenges
Goals
Key differentiators
• Easy to implement and use
• Flexible
• Full SQL Tool (Insert, Update, Delete)
• HelpDesk staff unequaled in providing excellent support to clients
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The Power of Argos
The Power of Argos
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DataBlock DesignerPower user
Report Writers
Create and modify reports
with DataBlock access
CO-OP
User community
Export Data
.csv, .pdf, .html, .rtf, .xls,
XML, fixed width,
delimited and HTML
Report Viewers
View reports, OLAP data
cubes, and dashboards
DataBlock
The Power of Argos
Data Dictionary
Provides consistency in:
• Definitions
• Terminology
• Table Joins
• Table Conditions
Library of Objects
Simplifies DataBlock and Report Creation:
• Templates allow you to create a standard look and feel for your DataBlocks
• Store objects for future use (e.g. listboxes, labels, pictures)
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Argos Demonstration
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Case Study
Lansing Community College
Need for a Financial Aid Dashboard
Need
Comprehensive administrative view of the Financial Aid Office
Must include:
• FAFSA Info
• Disbursement/Funds Mgt
• Verification Tracking
Solution
Dashboard offering summary data and reports
• Eliminates guesswork!
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Financial Aid Dashboard
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Financial Aid Dashboard
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Financial Aid Dashboard
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Banded Report:Financial Aid Year in Review
Financial Aid Dashboard
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Banded Report:Financial Aid History
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Case Study
Swarthmore College
Advancement - Swarthmore
Need
Create and distribute detailed constituent information to gift officers and Advancement personnel
Solution
An Argos DataBlock that generates a “Comprehensive Constituent Profile”
• Single or Multiple records
• Print options for efficiency
• Real-time delivery for more effective use in the field
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Advancement – Donor Profile
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Advancement – New Parent Info
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Advancement – Staff Assignments
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Advancement – Proposals & Projects
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Advancement - Constituents
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by Activity/Special Purpose/Variable Purpose Codes
Advancement - Constituents
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by Career Info
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Case Study
Charles Sturt University
Financial Reporting – Charles Sturt U.
Need
Ad-hoc reporting
Automatic scheduling and delivery
Specific data for fiscal year or period
Ensure information is up to date
Solution
OLAP Cube-based summary statements
Graphical representation of data
Direct connection to transactional database
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Financial Reporting – Faculty Income & Expenditures
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With Argos (OLAP Cube)Pre-Argos
Financial Reporting – Operating Budget
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With Argos (OLAP Cube)Pre-Argos
Financial Reporting –Budget/YTD Report
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With ArgosPre-Argos
Financial Reporting – Open Purchase Orders
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Searchable by:
• Year
• Fund
• Org
• Program
Users can select invoices for greater detail…
Financial Reporting – Invoice Details
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…selected invoice.
(Commodity & Accounting info.)
Thank you!Matt Chick – Manager, Global Higher Education Sales
Please let me know if you have any questions