Data Tools

What are right-sized data tools?

With so many data tools available, it can be challenging to choose the right tools for your team. It is all too is easy to end up with tools that are either too complex and overwhelming or too simple and inflexible for your needs. Right-sized tools solve this problem by factoring in your team's unique combination of values, goals and skills from the outset. In other words, right-sized data tools meet you where you are.

This can apply to a variety of tools, including online dashboards, report templates, CRM databases, survey platforms and more. Whatever type of tool you need, it can and should be aligned with who you are and how you work. This includes being:

• Aligned with your goals: What are your biggest priorities? The right tool will allow you to focus on your goals without a lot of visual clutter or unnecessary functionality getting in the way.

• Easy to maintain: If you do not have in-house data expertise, you shouldn't have to rely on expensive consultants to refresh data or make simple updates to your dashboards and reports. A right-sized tool can be maintained with minimal data expertise.

• Accessible & Easy-to-use: Data tools should be easy for all your key stakeholders to use, regardless of their skill level with technology. This may mean creating shareable reports or multiple views tailored to each audience.

• Flexible enough to grow: No tool will be the right fit forever, but a right-sized tool will be flexible enough to see you through your current stage of growth and beyond.

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