MindStream is there for all your data intensive, analytical needs
Are you facing a high profile, complex analytics project to implement this year. There are always challenges with = non-conforming data sources, solution design and architecture , business user engagement, development and project management resources, and ongoing support.
All organizations face the same dilemmas : IT wants to get into analytics but can't get them full time; big accounting and consulting firm claims they can do it- they all say they've a BI expert; and you keep hearing about how IT is going offshore and have a contact at one of the big offshore firms.
Not options for success. Questions of will they guarantee your success (and that long-awaited promotion)? If you have doubts, come talk to us. The team at MindStream specialize in data intensive, analytical solutions for finance, sales, human resource, marketing, supply chain and information technology – our customer success speaks for itself.
We work with our business and technology stakeholders in a collaborative, fast-paced, agile project structure. We are focused on delivering meaningful results to you which, in many cases, get our client sponsors promoted. In 2013 CIO Review named MindStream Analytics one of the top Analytical Companies on the rise.
MindStream Analytics consultants have years of experience with solutions from major vendors as well as new up and coming technologies. We are equally at home with in-house enterprise solutions and cloud-based applications. We bring together a blend of project management experience and industry best practices to ensure your project is successful.
Here are a few of our implementation services for your business.
Application Reviews
Has your business changed since your solution was implemented? Are your current data sources and targets the same as when you first started? Have you changed administrators several times and are worried about knowledge loss in those transitions? If your solution has been up and running for several years, the answer to these questions is probably: Yes!
MindStream Analytics can help with a thorough review of your application.
- Review of process and procedures / Reconciled with current software capabilities
- Review of current administrative practices / Reconciled with industry best practices
- Data Source and Target review with emphasis on data quality
- System maintenance rationalization
- Reports review and rationalization
- Overall user experience and training recommendations
- Overall system recommendations
Implementation Projects
MindStream has a long history of successful and timely solution implementations - including multi-product, and multi-year transformation projects empowering your business decision makers. Our long history of certified consultants with vendors such as IBM , Oracle , and Anaplan have allowed us to maintain Gold and Platinum partner status. We've been recognized as innovators winning awards for the solutions we've implemented at our clients.
Some of the things you can expect from our consultants:
- A highly-trained, courteous, and professional staff
- Industry specific knowledge of best practices and processes
- A bridge between technology know-how and business expertise
- A focus on "do it right" the first time. Keeping an eye on the overall budget.
- Getting you the optimal solution for your business.
Software Upgrades
Has it been awhile since your last upgrade? Want to know more about the latest and greatest? MindStream can assist you with software upgrades - and get you current. Short on hardware? We can even provide test and staging environments within our Managed Services environment.
Get current with the latest software today:
- Enhancement / Known Bug review before any work begins
- Compatibility of software review for versions of Microsoft and / or web browsers.
- Hardware review for old or outdated equipment.
- Multi-environment installation for Development, Test, and Production
- Full Documentation and technical transition training for in-house staff
- Review of backup and recovery procedures
Partner SpotLight
NetSuite SuiteSuccess
NetSuite SuiteSuccess offers a pathway for businesses to succeed by engaging with them continuously throughout their lifecycle. NetSuite delivers a unique set of processes, activities, and systems designed to deliver rapid value. Customers are equipped to make the most of their NetSuite investment quickly and are able to expand towards next-generation solutions to meet changing business needs.
Our Company
MindStream Analytics' senior staff was there at the birth of Business Intelligence. We have been part of building Business Intelligence nationally from its humble niche product status to the ubiquitous analytic tool that it is today. MindStream consultants are well versed in reporting and information management and are ready to help you leverage the power of multiple tier-1vendors. From Oracle Hyperion to IBM Cognos, we can help you select and integrate the right tools for you to better understand your information. MindStream Analytics has experience across a wide variety of industries: Business Services, Consumer Products, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Transportation , and Telecommunication. We have the depth and breadth of experience to help you deliver actionable information to users.
Case Studies
Accumen
Thanks to the intervention of MindStream Analytics, Accumen's Finance department can now model their business with a new, more organized structure that isn't conventionally available in NetSuite.
Acme Brick
Acme Brick turned to MindStream Analytics for help implementing OneStream to replace their outdated TM1 solution.
Alterra
Alterra sought the expertise of MindStream to address the challenges they faced in their Capital Planning process.
ATCO Group
Energy conglomerate ATCO operates worldwide in utilities, power generation, and related services.
Avalon
Working with MindStream Analytics, Avalon Healthcare Solutions adopts NetSuite Planning and Budgeting to accelerate budgeting and forecasting processes.
Bayer Health Care
Bayer Healthcare implemented Hyperion Planning and Workforce Planning in 10 weeks to dramatically streamline their Income Statement budget and Workforce Planning process..
BluEarth
MindStream Analytics' partnership with BluEarth Renewables epitomizes the power of technology and collaboration.
Celgene
An Oracle Hyperion Planning Upgrade provides multi-national organization Hyperion Application optimization and stabilization.
Cleaver Brooks
OneStream XF was chosen as the platform that would transform Cleaver-Brooks' Finance processes.
CoorsTek
The collaboration between CoorsTek and MindStream resulted in significant improvements in CoorsTek's financial consolidation and reporting processes.
Elite Body Sculpture
MindStream Analytics' collaboration with Elite Body Sculpture encapsulates the transformative potential of targeted tech solutions in streamlining administrative processes.
Enlyte
Enlyte, a merger of Mitchell, Genex, and Coventry, faced challenges with disparate financial solutions and the need for combined reporting.
Flanders
MindStream Analytics collaborated with Flanders to implement OneStream Consolidation and Reporting solution.
Foley Products
Foley Products was facing a significant challenge with its Excel-based actual management reporting system.
Harte Hanks
The collaboration between MindStream Analytics and Harte Hanks culminated in a highly customized, user-friendly NetSuite implementation.
Interface
Interface used a complex, manual, excel-based FP&A process for monthly review, and the summary data was loaded in OneStream.
Kymera International
Thanks to Mindstream Analytics' assistance, Kymera was able to load all of their data into OneStream and validate it successfully.
MacLean Fogg
MacLean-Fogg partnered with MindStream, a leading implementor specializing in modernizing and optimizing enterprise systems.
MEPPI
MindStream's expertise and experience were sought to conduct a vendor selection initiative focusing on MEPPI's F2023 planning process.
OUAI
MindStream Analytics and OUAI's collaboration showcases the transformative power of strategic technological intervention.
Plaskolite
By migrating to OneStream, Plaskolite has achieved a material reduction in consolidation time and overall Financial Close cycle, eliminated the hours spent compiling and verifying data in Excel, streamlined its Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting model and delivered flexible and timely reporting that enables more strategic analysis of their financial data.
Redwire
Understanding the nuances of Redwire's challenges, MindStream Analytics devised a holistic approach to overcome them. The implementation of NetSuite was just the beginning.
Simon
Simon's existing corporate Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) production application was consolidating at a rate of seven hours, a performance issue causing great headache to corporate Accounting.
Source Code
The successful transition to OneStream revolutionized Source Code's financial reporting.
Subway
Subway collaborated with MindStream Analytics for the NetSuite Analytics Warehouse implementation.
UPenn
MindStream Consulting and AppCare team members are proud be working side by side with UPenn university in accomplishing this implementation and along with continuing our AppCare services after go-live.
USG
USG was an Oracle Hyperion customer realizing that it needed more specialized support for its various Oracle Hyperion applications.
Vantiv
Dividing a hyperion planning application, expanding the hyperion footprint to forecast on the business? Customer categories.
Versant Health
Versant Health engaged MindStream to help resolve the challenges they were experiencing with their consolidation, close, and financial reporting processes.
Virginia Spaceport Authority
The MindStream team implemented the Standard + Workforce NetSuite Planning & Budgeting.
WeWork
MindStream Analytics determined that the best solution was to implement Oracle Essbase Cloud as part of the Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) platform-as-a-service
WindStream
Innovative use of essbase to streamline and connect hyperion financial management for enhanced financial analysis.
XY Planning
MindStream Analytics, well-versed in addressing such challenges, presented a comprehensive Netsuite solution for XY Planning.