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Het Noorderpoort Transitions to an Empowered Management Model Using QlikView
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries
- Education
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services
- Data Science Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Het Noorderpoort, the largest regional training center in North Netherlands, was facing a shift towards transparency and accountability in the broader educational sector. The organization needed to change its way of providing information in terms of control, accountability, and analysis. The existing management information systems were not sufficient to meet the new demands. The organization needed a BI solution that could provide detailed insights into both results and processes. The solution needed to be user-friendly and offer business discovery capabilities. It was also important for the solution to be accessible to all of its 1,500 employees, offering them tools to independently analyze data to the minutest detail.
About The Customer
Het Noorderpoort is an organization specialized in senior secondary vocational education, pre-university education, adult education, and contract activities. With its 22 schools, over 17,500 students, and a staff of 1,500, Het Noorderpoort is the largest regional training center (ROC) in northern Netherlands. The organization has been using various types of management information systems for quite a while, including a tool for periodic reporting that has been in place since 2006. In 2010, in response to the shift towards transparency and accountability in the broader educational sector, Het Noorderpoort felt the need to change its way of providing information in terms of control, accountability, and analysis.
The Solution
Het Noorderpoort implemented a QlikView environment that offered reporting and analysis capabilities for 12 different thematic areas. The solution was made accessible to all of its 1,500 employees. The implementation was carried out in collaboration with The Implementation Group (TIG), an Elite QlikView Solution Provider with major knowhow regarding the educational sector. During the Proof of Concept, a QlikView application for absence and presence management was developed. The application was ready for use within 2 days and required no training for the employees. The QlikView environment contained all the relevant management information across 12 thematic areas. QlikView applications were developed for early school leavers, applications and registrations, financials, training and task division, absenteeism and progress meetings, file creation, incident management, procurement, satisfaction surveys, internships and team profiles.
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