In early 2011, Smith College adopted an ambitious IT strategic plan (PDF), which calls for the development of a business intelligence solution to support efficient and effective administrative services and data-driven decision making.
The Office of Institutional Research provides leadership in implementing the analytic side of Smith College's business intelligence initiatives, with a goal of developing the institution's capacity for analytics. We collaborate with senior administrators, managers and technical staff to:
- design and deliver analytic reports that support data-driven decision making
- support the development of data sources that provide consistent definitions and quality data: a "single version of the truth."
- identify metrics across departments for reporting to a variety of stakeholders
- develop dashboards and score cards to help improve operational efficiency
- provide training and support to enable managers to use analytic tools to support Smith's mission and its IT Strategic Plan
