DATALYST AFRICA provides a range of consultancy services to clients across the globe. We work with our clients to unlock their true potential, whilst optimising their performance and help them to achieve their goals. We provide consultancy services in:
- Market research & intelligence
- Dashboards
- Data analysis and Analytics
- Baseline surveys
- Needs assessments
- Mobile data collection
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Stakeholders’ satisfaction surveys
- GIS mapping and spatial analysis
- Cost benefit analysis.
Our clients consist of private companies, non-governmental organisations, parastatals and government departments. Using quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodologies, our aim is to make data driven decision making a reality for our clients. We uncover compelling insights about research & business in order to gain competitive advantage. The success of our clients is reliant upon the quality of the data gathered, effectiveness of analysis & interpretation. We pride ourselves on providing clients with expert and high quality consultancy services relating to data analysis, dashboards, mobile data collection, business Intelligence and big data analytics. Our consultants use their combined strength of competencies and expertise to deliver the right results that bring lasting value. We believe it is vital to base decision making on appropriate analysis and interpretation of numerical data.
MARKET RESEARCH & INTELLIGENCE
DATALYST AFRICA has deep roots in research and we believe the most innovative business solutions are inspired by the stories of our customers. We make those stories a reality by creating a winning strategy for growth—whether you need to understand market dynamics, identify new opportunities, or increase your profitability. We have been creating a lot of market intelligence reports related to growth opportunities in numerous industries. Our experience working to improve marketing performance and profitability spans across B2C and B2B companies, categories, industries and business models. We all value integrity, hard work, and creativity believing good research insights come from an intense focus on our clients, rigorous methods and occasionally challenging convention. At the core of our organization is the belief that marketing is the engine that drives business growth and everything we do is geared towards helping clients make decisions that will drive growth for their brand or business. Of late there has been a shift from traditional surveys to customer intelligence and DATALYST AFRICA takes pride in adopting customer Intelligence as source of competitive advantage for its clients.
Using Customer Intelligence Platform we help our clients to:
- Develop better products
- Improve customer satisfaction
- Increase customer loyalty
- Launch successful marketing companies
- Keep customers engaged
- Enhance customer advocacy
MOBILE DATA COLLECTION
At DATALYST AFRICA we make data collection, collaboration and communication in the field easy and affordable. Mobile data collection is the method of gathering any type of data using a mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet or PDA. Prior to the dawn of mobile technology, data needed to be recorded on site with a pen and paper. Now, data can be recorded directly onto a mobile device at the information source, completely eliminating the need for post-information-gathering data entry. DATALYST AFRICA uses Open Data Kit (ODK) to build electronic forms, collect data, monitor & analyse data and build customized reports (PDF, WORD, EXCEL).
The main advantages of using mobile data collection are technique are that:
- It streamlines the data collection process
- It improves data quality
- It is affordable
- It improves data management (Survey skip logic, customised flow e.t.c)
BASELINE SURVEYS & NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
Before the beginning of any project or intervention, organisations need to determine the pre-project conditions and the needs of the target communities. With its vast expertise, DATALYST AFRICA is proud to offer baseline survey and needs assessment survey consultancy to organisations in need. Baseline and needs assessment surveys are an important part of any Monitoring and Evaluation process. Through its results, a baseline serves as a benchmark for all future activities, where project managers can refer to for the purposes of making project management decisions. Without a baseline, it is not possible to know the impact of a project. A baseline study serves the purpose of informing decision makers what impact the project has had on the target community. On the other hand needs assessments can help improve the quality of policy or program decisions, thus leading to improvements in performance and the accomplishment of desired results.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
At DATALYST AFRICA we provide our clients with useful and timely information to manage and guide resources and interventions in their projects. We enable our clients to check whether they are making a difference in communities they work in. Using Monitoring and Evaluation as a tool, we facilitate better means for efficient use of resources, learning from past experience, improving service delivery, planning and resource allocation. We also offer Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation consultancy services to our clients. Results Based Management is a shift from focusing on inputs and activities to focusing on outputs, outcomes, impact and the need for sustainable benefits. The following are the categories of Monitoring and Evaluation we cover.
- Ex-ante Evaluation
- Midterm Evaluation
- End of term Evaluation
BIG DATA ANALYTICS
The current information era provides businesses of all types, access to Big Data that is growing in volume, variety, velocity and complexity. The strength of our Big Data Analytics practice is that we combine remarkably strong analytical skills with the ability to work collaboratively with our clients to solve complex problems and communicate recommendations in a straight forward manner. Big data analytics are creating profound new opportunities for businesses, yet we found that very few companies are able to combine the right people, tools, data and organisational focus to take advantage. To realize the value of big data, organizations need both strategic and technological solutions. DATALYST AFRICA's strategy, experience and analytical expertise help ensure that businesses build the right capabilities to mine data for insights that can enable better decisions and create value.
DASHBOARDS
At Datalyst Africa we design and build dynamic dashboard for our clients. A data dashboard is an information management tool that visually tracks, analyzes and displays key performance indicators (KPI), metrics and key data points to monitor the health of a business, department or specific process. They are customizable to meet the specific needs of a department and company. Behind the scenes, a dashboard connects to your files, attachments, services and API’s, but on the surface displays all this data in the form of tables, line charts, bar charts and gauges.
GIS MAPPING AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Datalyst Africa provide state-of-the-art digital mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) consultancy services, helping organisations to better understand and benefit from the geographic information at their disposal. With expertise in remote sensing, GIS and data management, our specialists develop datasets and analyses that allow you to observe and understand key environmental features of your project. We can provide the solutions that will help any organisation to access the potential of their spatial data. If you have a GIS project, you require support with or do not know where to get started, get in touch to see how our experts can help.