ASR Director Authors Featured Article in Campus Technology Magazine
March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The March issue of Campus Technology magazine features a cover story written by ASR Analytics’ Director of Higher Education Services, Graham Tracey. The article, titled “Stir up Your BI Initiative,” details the ingredients needed to implement business intelligence successfully in higher education. His next article in the magazine is about data visualization and will be published in the May issue.
ASR Analytics Introduces Business Intelligence Accountability Framework for Higher Education
February 21, 2008 | 2 Comments
ASR Analytics issued the following press release on Thursday, February 21. The press release is also available via PRWeb.
ASR Analytics Introduces Business Intelligence Accountability Framework for Higher Education
Institutions are struggling with reporting for IPEDS, Common Data Set, Achieving the Dream, and other accountability initiatives in higher education. ASR Analytics introduces a framework for reporting through these accountability programs while helping institutions use the data for strategic reporting and analysis. ASR Analytics’ new Accountability Framework for Higher Education uses business intelligence methodologies to make a sustainable reporting foundation for decision making.
Potomac, MD (PRWEB) February 21, 2008 — Students, parents, and the larger college or university community are demanding that institutions be more transparent about graduation rates, the admitted class profile, and the success of their alumni. In fact, the U.S. Federal Government is requiring institutions of higher education to be publicly accountable for outcomes and results.
IPEDS is continually changing to reflect this new reality, while accrediting agencies and associations are responding to the call with new accountability reporting systems, including:
- IPEDS
- Common Data Set
- U-CAN - University and College Accountability Network
- College Portrait - Voluntary System of Accountability
- Achieving the Dream
- Access to Success
With so many accountability initiatives in higher education it is becoming increasingly difficult for Institutional Research departments to keep up. Talented analysts are spending an exorbitant amount of time extracting often duplicate information from transactional systems to provide to these accountability initiatives in the proper format. Although the information produced through these initiatives is extremely valuable, it often goes unused by institutional decision makers as it is not stored in a format that makes it conducive for strategic reporting and analysis.ASR Analytics provides a unique solution to these problems by helping institutions establish a framework for accountability reporting using business intelligence methods and best practices. The goal of the Accountability Framework for Higher Education is to provide institutions with a system that facilitates strategic reporting and analysis using the same valuable data that needs to be reported to IPEDS, Common Data Set, and other important accountability initiatives.
“We’ve turned accountability reporting upside down,” said Graham Tracey, ASR Analytics’ Director of Higher Education Services. “First, we pull the data needed by the accountability initiatives out of the student information system and optimize it for strategic reporting and analysis, only then is the data layout prepared for submission.”
“It’s a bit like paying yourself before paying your bills each month,” said Tracey. “Why not use this valuable data for decision making before submitting it and effectively ‘throwing it away’?”
With ASR Analytics’ Accountability Framework for Higher Education, instead of worrying about extracting data and querying transactional systems, Institutional Researchers will be able to spend more time providing valuable insight and analysis to decision makers.
Deans, Department Heads, and Executives will also benefit through self-service strategic reporting that accurately reflects the reality that has been reported to governments, accrediting agencies, and voluntary accountability organizations.
ASR’s Accountability Framework: http://www.asranalytics.com/solutions/education/accountability/
ASR’s solutions for Higher Education: http://www.asranalytics.com/solutions/education/
ASR’s business intelligence blog: http://www.asranalytics.com/category/blog/
About ASR Analytics, LLC
ASR Analytics LLC (ASR) provides high-end business intelligence and analytic consulting services to clients in higher education. ASR aims to provide institutional decision makers with self-service decision support tools to help them be more effective in their recruitment, retention, and accountability initiatives. To learn more about our solutions visit: http://www.asranalytics.com/.
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ASR selected to assist with SAS Fair Banking implementation at major bank
December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
ASR has been selected to assist with the implementation of the SAS Fair Banking solution at a very large nationwide mortgage lender. ASR was selected for this assignment based on past success implementing the SAS Fair Banking solution at a midsized morgage lender earlier this year. This will be one of the first implementations of latest version of SAS Fair Banking (version 8). The SAS Fair Banking solution provides a complete set of tools for self-assessing compliance with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). SAS Fair Banking enables mortgage lending institutions to effectively and efficiently collect, validate, store, isolate, aggregate, and report on loan data and loan application data. This enables financial institutions to better understand how their organization is performing based on the key compliance concerns behind HMDA and CRA. As a result, the institutions are able to meet the rigorous HMDA and CRA filing requirements with greater accuracy and timeliness. ASR will be working as a subcontractor to Zencos Consulting LLC and SAS on this engagement.
ASR provides A-123 compliance services to the Veterans Administration
August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
ASR Analytics is working with Grant Thornton to provide A-123 compliance services to the Veterans Health Administration. ASR is developing samples of financial records to be used as part of a valuation and accuracy study of VHA capital equipment. ASR is also providing discovery sampling methodologies to validate existing inventory records.
ASR uses SAS to develop Achieving the Dream solution for North Harris Montgomery Community College District
July 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
ASR Analytics is awarded a project with North Harris Montgomery Community College District (NHMCCD) to develop a SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence solution in support of the Achieving the Dream initiative. Project objectives include the development of data integration processes from existing data sources and the deployment of several OLAP cubes for enterprise wide information consumption by key stakeholders.
ASR impelements SAS Fair Banking Solution for mid-sized mortgage lender
May 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
ASR Analytics performed the first configuration of the SAS Fair Banking Solution at a mid-sized mortgage lender. This configuration included the development of custom filters to flag loans with potential problems as well as implementation of all of the standard data management and reporting features of the SAS Fair Banking Solution. The solution was completely installed in the development environment within 90 days of project start.
Founding principal of ASR to present at International Business Rules Forum
May 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
ASR Analytics founding principal invited to present at 10th Annual International Business Rules Forum in October in Orlando, FL. The presentation will cover how ASR is helping the IRS manage and leverage its business rules using RuleBurst software.
ASR again selected to provide A-123 and IPIA compliance services at the U.S. Department of Labor
May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
For the second year in a row, ASR Analytics is supporting the U.S. Department of Labor (”DOL”) Office of the Chief Financial Officer to validate controls over financial transactions performed by the Department. ASR is performing a variety of tasks surrounding selection, analysis, and validation of statistical sampling methodologies. DOL seeks to achieve three objectives through this project: (1) test internal controls over the key business processes, in accordance with the requirements of the revised Circular A-123, Appendix A; (2) satisfy the testing requirements for the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 for designated business processes/programs; and (3) project the amount of monetary misstatement that may exist in all material financial statement line items. ASR is performing this work as a subcontractor to Grant Thornton.
ASR to assist NASA comply with Improper Payments Information Act
April 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
ASR Analytics is working with Grant Thornton to provide selection, analysis, and validation of several statistical samples of financial transactions to NASA. NASA seeks to satisfy the testing requirements for the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 for designated business processes/programs.
ASR teams with Grant Thornton to help U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Agency manage EDA program impacts
April 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
ASR Analytics is awarded a subcontract by Grant Thornton to support an engagement with the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). ASR will bring leading edge econometric capabilities to the project in order to provide EDA with a study that yields an actionable, defensible, precise, and repeatable method for both measuring and managing the social and economic impacts of EDA programs.