Top Challenges in HR Reporting at Colleges and Universities

by Ahmed Khasawneh | Aug 16, 2018 | Administration, Cross-Functional, Higher Education

As is the case with most any organization, the most important operational contributor to a higher education institution is its people – its human resources. These people are its value-building machine. But they also make up a large portion of its operating costs....

Reporting from Multiple Data Sources in Higher Education: Best Practices

by Mike Schmidt | Jun 14, 2018 | Administration, Higher Education

In the age of Big Data and Analytics, we find ourselves surrounded by data. While most of the data might reside in our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, it’s likely that there are several other ancillary data sources available to us. These sources may be...

IPEDS Surveys: What Does the Process Cost?

by Mike Schmidt | Mar 14, 2018 | Administration, Higher Education

So far, we’ve taken a look at the top mistakes made during IPEDS submission and some steps you can take to reduce bad data entry during that process. But once that process is done, that’s it. Right? You’ve crossed the finish line. You’ve slain the beast! The job is...

IPEDS Data Entry: How to Reduce Basic Data Errors

by Peter Wilbur | Feb 15, 2018 | Administration, Higher Education

Question: How many times have you, when reviewing IPEDS data, found basic data entry errors? Better question: How many times have you missed such errors prior to submission? The issues around data entry errors in IPEDS surveys are very real and addressing them isn’t...

Top IPEDS Submission Mistakes: Based on Real Conversations

by Evisions | Jan 17, 2018 | Administration, Higher Education, Technical

The IPEDS submission process is typically not a smooth one. From accessing to collecting to validating to formatting IPEDS data, there are numerous stages where mistakes can – and often do – occur. We’ve assembled a list of some of the most common mistakes made during...

Using Maturity Models for Data Validation in Higher Education

by Peter Wilbur | Sep 19, 2017 | Administration, Higher Education

There are multiple ways of assessing where your institution is at regarding data validation and data governance. In this discussion, we’ll look at data validation as it relates to maturity models. The maturity model is an assessment of the data governance program...