As your company grows, you collect data about your performance, customers, products, and more, but if you aren't using that data to better your workflows or strategy, the information is basically worthless.
To take full advantage of all the data you have, it helps to create reports that are easy to read and analyze. is the tool you need to help with all your ad hoc reporting needs.
What Stands in the Way of Good Reporting?
Taking the time to create ad hoc reports can be incredibly beneficial to any business, but you still may run into some common challenges, including:
Limited access to data: If employees can't reach the data relevant to their role, reporting can't happen. Make sure your people can access the information they rely on.
Poor data management: Not only do your employees need access to the data, but that data also needs to be clean. Manage your data so that missing, wrong, and duplicated data are fixed before anyone tries to run reports.
Lack of training: Teams need to understand when ad hoc reporting is useful and how easy it can be to generate a report. Give your team the proper training so they can start using the data they have at their fingertips.
Inconsistency: Reporting really pays off when it becomes a habit. Make sure your end-users know they should be reporting on and analyzing their data regularly.
Why Should You Take Advantage of Ad Hoc Reporting?
Unmanaged data turns an asset into a burden. All the data you could use to make your business better suddenly becomes just another thing you need to maintain.
Thankfully, ad hoc reporting turns that burden into insight. Done well, it can:
- Identify and fix productivity bottlenecks.
- Improve flexibility in addressing problems and questions.
- Make data accessible and easy to act on for end users.
- Encourage broader use of data across the company.
- Let employees use data themselves instead of waiting for a developer.
Popdock Makes This Simple
Popdock removes the friction that stops teams from getting started with ad hoc reporting. It lets users pull data from multiple sources, including apps, websites, SQL Servers, data lakes, and more, into one place. That means you don't have to log into each system separately or ask another department to run a report for you. Read more about reporting on .
With Popdock you can:
- Search, filter, group/subgroup data
- Add or remove columns as needed
- Combine data from multiple sources
- Apply calculations to transform raw data into insight
- Export, share, and format results
- Visualize data with charts and summaries
- Drill into details and take action directly
Try Popdock for Ad Hoc Reporting
Popdock makes gathering the data you need seamless, fast, and simple. Stop relying on IT to pull data for you and empower your team to work with and report on data themselves.
Learn more about the kind of reports you can make with Popdock by calling 888-319-3663 or emailing [email protected].