Case Study 015. Harlem Link Data Suite - School Operations: Step 1
Step 1 - Discovery
To begin the process of creating the data reports, I met with the school’s teachers and administrators. I listened to the concerns they had and the challenges they were facing. I began to form an idea of what information needed to be included in the data reports and what raw data needed to be gathered.
Harlem Link Data Suite - School Operations: Step 1
Step 1 - Discovery
To begin the process of creating the data reports, I met with the school’s teachers and administrators. I listened to the concerns they had and the challenges they were facing. I began to form an idea of what information needed to be included in the data reports and what raw data needed to be gathered.
Case Study 015. Harlem Link Data Suite - School Operations: Step 2
Step 2 - Sketch
Next, I made a rough sketch of what the reports would look like and what information would go where on the screen.
Harlem Link Data Suite - School Operations: Step 2
Step 2 - Sketch
Next, I made a rough sketch of what the reports would look like and what information would go where on the screen.
Case Study 015. Harlem Link Data Suite - School Operations: Step 3
Step 3 - Prep Data
To complete this step, I took the following actions:
I identified exactly what data needed to be displayed.
I identified sources for each of those data points.
I exported that data from school information systems (or requested a data export from an outside source).
I cleaned up and organized the data exports.
I compiled the data into Google Sheets.
Harlem Link Data Suite - School Operations: Step 3
Step 3 - Prep Data
To complete this step, I took the following actions:
I identified exactly what data needed to be displayed.
I identified sources for each of those data points.
I exported that data from school information systems (or requested a data export from an outside source).
I cleaned up and organized the data exports.
I compiled the data into Google Sheets.
Case Study 015. Harlem Link Data Suite - School Operations: Step 4
Step 4 - Build
Next, I took the Google Sheets datasources I’d just compiled and I connected them to Google Data Studio. I began to build out the reports inside of Data Studio.
Harlem Link Data Suite - School Operations: Step 4
Step 4 - Build
Next, I took the Google Sheets datasources I’d just compiled and I connected them to Google Data Studio. I began to build out the reports inside of Data Studio.
Case Study 015. Harlem Link Data Suite - School Operations: Step 5
Step 5 - Publish
I published the finished reports to the cloud using Google Data Studio and I shared them with all stakeholders. Since the documents were based online, all members of the team could access them throughout the day whenever they needed to.
Harlem Link Data Suite - School Operations: Step 5
Step 5 - Publish
I published the finished reports to the cloud using Google Data Studio and I shared them with all stakeholders. Since the documents were based online, all members of the team could access them throughout the day whenever they needed to.