GAM turned to DMC for help in addressing their need to reduce time-consuming data reporting activities, improve tracking and measurement of company goals, and simplify communication & collaboration across the business.  Using Microsoft SharePoint as the foundation for the solution, DMC implemented an enterprise collaboration portal with KPI dashboards to automatically blend data from multiple systems and create an easy way to track and share progress towards achieving company goals.  Showcasing the SharePoint dashboards on LCD screens in the back office and on the shop floor have greatly increased employee awareness of KPI targets and overall improvement in operational and sales performance.

DMC began the project with a portal taxonomy planning session to define the content structure and navigation for the new portal.  Roles and access levels for each area of the new portal were also defined up-front.  Standardized project and business activity templates were also designed so that business users could instantly create new sites to track tasks and documentation associated with new enterprise and departmental initiatives.

SharePoint portal planning was followed by a KPI workshop where DMC facilitated the definition and visualization requirements for GAM’s KPIs.  DMC then mapped the KPI requirements to GAM’s existing systems and designed the interfaces that would be required to track the following KPIs:

• Requested Lead Time vs. Actual Lead Time
• On Time Delivery % vs. Goal
• Error Rate vs. Goal
• Cost of Goods Sold vs. Goal
• Inventory in Stock vs. Goal
• Slow Moving Inventory Sold vs. Goal
• Avg. Order Per Day vs. Goal
• Actual Sales vs. Goal
• Orders Taken vs. Goal
• Orders Shipping Today
• Accounts Receivable Aging
• New Opportunities vs. Goal
• Leads not Followed-up

"The programming of the KPI's required accessing multiple data sources and DMC managed it and the queries well," says Van den Avont.  "The KPI's allow everyone at the company to see data relevant to their area and also data pertaining to the overall company.  It's allowed everyone to be tuned into our overall performance."

GAM business users have full control over the visualization of KPIs with DMC’s easy-to-use Flex Chart web parts for SharePoint.  DMC’s Flex Chart allows authorized business users to adjust timescales (by day, by week, by month, etc.), display control options (e.g. graph types, colors, labels, etc.), target goal values, and KPI color-coding.  This flexible visualization makes it easy for all employees to understand and interpret the GAM dashboards almost instantly.  Employees can even create personal dashboards that adjust KPI visualization to suit their personal preferences.

Learn more about DMC's SharePoint dashboard services.