Although the cost of education rose 42% from 1995 to 2004, we have seen no echo in student ability. Students fall behind and drop out, yet officials lack the data to spot the at-risk cases. Paper processes, siloed systems and redundant administrations: all waste precious resources and block access to the real-time information that could provide insight. With better education linked to economic growth, smarter systems need to be part of a long-term strategy.
Many education organizations are delivering better education more efficiently by using IBM Business Analytics to:
- Share trusted information securely: Uniting data silos creates a foundation of trusted information in which all stakeholders can have confidence. Share information through secure intranets and extranets.
- Compile, analyze and report on student results to stakeholders: The ability to analyze data from the student level up to the federal level, and even compare data internationally, allows the kind of insight that can transform educational efforts.
- Manage the student lifecycle: Multiple forms and locations of student data is a major source of inefficiency. IBM helps you create student records that originate in early childhood education and persist throughout a lifetime of learning.
- Monitor important KPIs and report on compliance: Local and national agendas are upping the ante for transparency and accountability in education. Business analytics helps you follow and report on critical metrics such as headcount, results, reputation and spending.
- Align activities with strategic goals. Strategy maps let you cascade high-level goals to all contributors so they can understand and track how their day-to-day work contributes to the strategic targets.
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