Spark Intel Group, Inc.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Senior Product Manager of Overproof

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We make software and analyze data for beverage alcohol suppliers. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Spark Intel Group, Inc. to accomplish?

• Visualize Data

SOLUTION

How did you find Spark Intel Group, Inc.?

Referral

Why did you select Spark Intel Group, Inc. over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Spark Intel Group, Inc. were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Our B@B software platform in the beverage industry allows bar and restaurant operators to monetize their POS sales data and sell that data to beverage alcohol suppliers in the form of POS data programs. 

The scope of work for our work with Spark Intel Group was to take the data associated with purchased POS sales data programs and visualize it for data purchaser users for single programs and across multiple programs. The work required to deliver these visuals in PowerBI required turning complex data modeling into a user-friendly interface and experience. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

A beautiful designed and functioning PowerBI dashboard with custom visuals functioning and embedding into our software platform.  

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

• Spark Intel Group worked with us at a pace that we established
• They provided a detailed project plan and system of communication throughout the life cycle of the project

What was your primary form of communication with Spark Intel Group, Inc.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Ogo and his team at Spark Intel Group are an absolute delight to work with:

• Their responsive, detail-oriented, service-first approach to visualization consulting made for a seamless approach to assisting our team in developing custom dashboard solutions. 
• Despite the extremely complex nature of our data schema and models, the Spark Intel Group team worked closely with our product development team to ensure all of the calculations and workflows that feed our dashboards were accurate. 
• The team's experience in and understanding of user interfaces and the user experience, combined with a thorough discovery process, yielded beautifully designed and easy-to-navigate dashboards that drive actionable data. 

I recommend Spark Intel Group, Inc. to any organization for internal goals or customer-facing visualization solutions.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Spark Intel Group, Inc. could have done differently?

Spark Intel Group spent time with us both during and upon the completion of our first project to gather all relevant feedback that we had implemented it swiftly.