Align KPIs to Decisions
Blue Mantis confirms the decisions reporting should support, defines what good looks like, and documents KPI logic with subject matter experts.
Analytics & Reporting
Turn Data Into Decisions You Can Trust
When metrics are inconsistent and reporting is slow, teams lose confidence in the numbers. Blue Mantis Analytics & Reporting turns data into trusted decisions through KPI-aligned dashboards, semantic models, and analytics experiences that deliver insight to the people who need it.
What We Deliver
KPI & Metric Alignment
Blue Mantis defines and documents KPIs with stakeholders so everyone measures performance the same way, reducing rework and speeding delivery of trusted insights.
What Blue Mantis covers:
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Stakeholder workshops to define KPI logic: Aligns business and technical teams on how performance should be measured.
Stakeholder workshops to define KPI logic: Aligns business and technical teams on how performance should be measured.
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Measures and definitions documentation: Creates a shared reference for formulas, sources, calculation rules, and intended use.
Measures and definitions documentation: Creates a shared reference for formulas, sources, calculation rules, and intended use.
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Acceptance criteria for trusted numbers: Establishes what reporting must meet before it is ready for business use.
Acceptance criteria for trusted numbers: Establishes what reporting must meet before it is ready for business use.
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Semantic model requirements capture: Documents the relationships, business logic, and data requirements needed for consistent reporting.
Semantic model requirements capture: Documents the relationships, business logic, and data requirements needed for consistent reporting.
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Prioritized reporting backlog: Identifies the highest-value dashboards, metrics, and reporting improvements to deliver next.
Prioritized reporting backlog: Identifies the highest-value dashboards, metrics, and reporting improvements to deliver next.
Semantic Model & Data Layer for BI
Blue Mantis builds semantic layers that support consistent KPIs, reusable reporting, and faster performance, creating a scalable foundation for trusted business intelligence.
What Blue Mantis covers:
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Unified semantic model design: Creates a shared business layer that standardizes how data is organized, related, and used across reports.
Unified semantic model design: Creates a shared business layer that standardizes how data is organized, related, and used across reports.
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Measures and KPIs implemented and documented: Builds governed calculations that keep reporting logic consistent across dashboards and teams.
Measures and KPIs implemented and documented: Builds governed calculations that keep reporting logic consistent across dashboards and teams.
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Model performance optimization: Improves data model structure and calculation efficiency to support faster, more reliable reporting.
Model performance optimization: Improves data model structure and calculation efficiency to support faster, more reliable reporting.
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Security and row-level access approach: Defines access controls that provide the right users with the right level of data visibility.
Security and row-level access approach: Defines access controls that provide the right users with the right level of data visibility.
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Traceability back to source: Establishes clear connections between reported metrics, model logic, and underlying source data.
Traceability back to source: Establishes clear connections between reported metrics, model logic, and underlying source data.
Dashboards & Reporting Delivery
Blue Mantis delivers dashboards and reports that preserve the views users rely on today, then improves them with clearer insights, better usability, and modern analytics capabilities.
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Recreation of key reports for continuity: Rebuilds one to two critical reports so teams can maintain familiar reporting during modernization.
Recreation of key reports for continuity: Rebuilds one to two critical reports so teams can maintain familiar reporting during modernization.
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Drill-down and detail pages: Gives users a clear path from high-level performance indicators to the underlying details.
Drill-down and detail pages: Gives users a clear path from high-level performance indicators to the underlying details.
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Cross-filtering and audit-friendly views: Helps teams explore related data, validate results, and understand what is driving performance.
Cross-filtering and audit-friendly views: Helps teams explore related data, validate results, and understand what is driving performance.
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Executive and operational reporting: Delivers the right level of insight for leadership decisions and day-to-day business management.
Executive and operational reporting: Delivers the right level of insight for leadership decisions and day-to-day business management.
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Embedded analytics patterns: Extends reporting into the applications and workflows where users need insights most.
Embedded analytics patterns: Extends reporting into the applications and workflows where users need insights most.
Predictive & Advanced Analytics
Blue Mantis extends reporting with predictive and advanced analytics that bring forward-looking insight into business workflows, without requiring a full ML platform build for every scenario.
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Predictive models for defined outcomes: Applies focused models to forecast business conditions, identify likely outcomes, and support more proactive decisions.
Predictive models for defined outcomes: Applies focused models to forecast business conditions, identify likely outcomes, and support more proactive decisions.
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Scenario and trend analysis: Helps teams explore what is changing, what may happen next, and which factors are influencing performance.
Scenario and trend analysis: Helps teams explore what is changing, what may happen next, and which factors are influencing performance.
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Embedded analytics in workflows: Brings predictive insight into the applications and processes where users make decisions every day.
Embedded analytics in workflows: Brings predictive insight into the applications and processes where users make decisions every day.
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Model output validation: Tests whether insights are accurate, understandable, and useful before they are relied on in business workflows.
Model output validation: Tests whether insights are accurate, understandable, and useful before they are relied on in business workflows.
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Monitoring for stable use cases: Establishes a practical approach to tracking model performance, drift, and ongoing business relevance.
Monitoring for stable use cases: Establishes a practical approach to tracking model performance, drift, and ongoing business relevance.
What happens at each step
How Data & Analytics Modernization Works
Build the Semantic Layer
Blue Mantis implements shared measures and definitions, then optimizes the model for reporting performance and reuse.
Deliver High-Value Reports First
Blue Mantis recreates key reports for continuity, then adds drill-down capabilities and supporting detail pages.
Validate & Train Users
Blue Mantis runs validation sessions to confirm accuracy and trains users to build confidence and reduce dependency.
Scale Across Teams & Use Cases
Blue Mantis expands the reporting portfolio with reusable KPIs and models, introducing predictive and embedded analytics where they add value.
WHY BLUE MANTIS?
One Program. One Owner. End to End.
KPI-first Delivery
We align on shared definitions before building, so reporting reflects agreed business truth, reduces rework, and supports confident decisions.
User Enabled Built In
Training and validation sessions build user confidence, support adoption, and reduce long-term dependency on the project team.
Fast Time-to-value
Deliver priority reports early and refine them over time, so value appears quickly, improves with feedback, and builds momentum.
Designed to Scale
Governance guardrails for oversight, monitoring, and standards are built in from the start to support responsible, scalable AI adoption.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why use a semantic model instead of building reports directly?
A semantic model creates a consistent metric layer so multiple reports use the same definitions. This reduces conflicting numbers, improves performance, and speeds delivery for new reporting requests.
Can Blue Mantis migrate us from a legacy BI platform?
Yes. Blue Mantis can recreate priority reports in a new platform, mirroring legacy formats for familiarity while improving the model and governance behind the scenes.
How does Blue Mantis drive adoption?
Blue Mantis prioritizes continuity by recreating the reports users rely on, running validation sessions to prove accuracy, and providing training so users trust the new experience.
Where does predictive analytics fit compared with AI projects?
Predictive analytics focuses on targeted, stable use cases. For broader AI solutions, agents, or ML pipelines, Blue Mantis pairs this service with AI Strategy & Design and Data Engineering.
What does Blue Mantis need to get started?
Blue Mantis starts with a short list of priority decisions or reports, key stakeholders for KPI definitions, and access to the current reporting environment. Screenshots or exports are often enough to begin.
Unlock the Full Potential of Your Data
Our team at Blue Mantis transforms dense data into decision-making you can trust, ensuring you have confidence when taking your next step towards growth.
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