Rakennustieto is the leading provider of construction information in Finland. Owned by the Building Information Foundation RTS, Rakennustieto delivers the foundation’s valuable guidelines and materials to construction sites across the country.
Hours lost on manual reporting
Despite its small size, Rakennustieto runs a large and complex digital service portfolio that relies on data from multiple internal and external databases. However, until recently, their reporting used to be manual and slow. Accessing customer data meant manually stitching together analytics from scattered systems. Answering questions about customer usage and payments was challenging due to a lack of shared visibility.
Microsoft Fabric cut Rakennustieto’s reporting time from weeks to minutes while keeping costs low
When Rakennustieto needed a new sales report based on Microsoft Dynamics CRM data, we proposed a radical solution: adopting Microsoft Fabric instead of creating a single report.
Microsoft Fabric is a secure data analysis platform that helps store, manage, and analyze data all in one place. Rakennustieto was able to adopt it at relatively low cost as the platform is accessible even for smaller companies.
“We saw concrete benefits from Fabric right away. Having all the data in Fabric didn’t take much extra effort, and whenever we ran into something tricky, Forward Forever’s experts were just a Teams meeting away”.
Jussi Kaskia, System Architect at Rakennustieto
We helped Rakennustieto adopt Fabric and set up proper governance. Our team set up access control models and coached the Rakennustieto team as they took on more ownership. With good governance in place, users know exactly what they’re allowed to do and get support when needed, while technical safeguards prevent major risks.
“Forward Forever gave us the right mix of help and autonomy. They supported us whenever we needed, but also made sure we could grow our own capabilities.”
Jussi Kaskia, System Architect at Rakennustieto
Automating reports improves efficiency and reduces errors
Adopting Fabric has helped Rakennustieto reduce the hours spent on reporting and data management. Each business function from finance to HR and sales can now access the data most relevant to them from the same platform.
“If someone asks for a new report or statistic, I can have it ready within half an hour.”
Jussi Kaskia, System Architect at Rakennustieto.
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Technologies utilized:
- Power BI
- Fabric