Dashboards for the Controller

Datatel has created a series of dashboards incorporating the strategy of higher education with the powerful database of record, Colleague, to provide actionable information. We know the data, where it resides, and how to map it into the dashboards, so that work is already done. You simply review what is there, define the thresholds that are appropriate for your institution, and begin making decisions with this important information visible where it should be.

The dashboards answer the following business questions for the Controller:

• What is the revenue per student?
• What is the cost per student?
• Do we have enough cash for the next two weeks?
• How are we doing year-to-date (budget versus actual)? By department? By month?
• What is my current outstanding receivables balance? By academic level?
• What are my top five departments that are over budget?
• What departments may go over budget soon?
• What is my current tuition discount percentage?
• What is my current outstanding receivable by age? By academic level?
• How many students have receivable balances?
• How many students have overdue balances?
• What course sections have unfilled seats?
• What is my outstanding voucher balance? Aged?
• What is my open purchase order balance? Aged?
• What is my open requisition balance? Aged?
• How much in cash payments have we received – current and previous terms? By what methods?
• How much in deposits have we received – current and previous terms? By what methods?
• How many students are on payment plans? By academic level?
• What is the average payment plan balance? By academic level?