Your research data lives in three systems and one person's head.
At most mid-sized research institutions, the analytics function is held together by SQL queries that one person wrote and nobody else understands, spreadsheets that get rebuilt from scratch before every federal deadline, and dashboards that are always three months out of date. Research leadership makes decisions based on data that nobody trusts.
HERD survey preparation takes 40–80 hours per year of manual data collection from disconnected systems
Research productivity metrics live in Huron SQL views that only one person knows how to query
Cross-system reporting requires manually joining Banner, Huron, and HR data in spreadsheets every time
NSF, NIH, and federal agency reporting requires manual data compilation that takes days before each deadline
Research leadership has no real-time visibility into award pipeline, submission rates, or compliance status
From manual to automated. From quarterly to real-time.
HERD survey prep time automatable
Per institution, per year
Federal reporting prep time reduction
Via automated data compilation
Who currently holds all the SQL knowledge
Replaced by documented, automated pipelines
Research leadership visibility
Instead of quarterly manual reports
Six automation modules for research intelligence.
HERD Survey Automation
Automated data collection and compilation for the Higher Education Research and Development survey. Pulls expenditure data from Banner Finance, categorizes by field of science, and generates the required tables. Reduces 40–80 hours of manual work to a review-and-submit workflow.
Banner Finance · Huron · NSF HERD portal
Cross-System Research Dashboard
Real-time dashboard that aggregates data from Huron, Banner, and HR systems into a single view of research activity. Award pipeline, submission rates, compliance status, and expenditure trends — all in one place, updated automatically.
Huron SQL Views · Banner · Workday HR
Federal Reporting Automation
Automated compilation of data required for NSF, NIH, and other federal agency reports. Pulls from existing systems, applies required categorizations, and generates report-ready outputs. Eliminates the manual data gathering that precedes every federal submission.
Huron · Banner · eRA Commons · Research.gov
Research Productivity Analytics
Automated tracking of PI submission rates, award success rates, and research output by department, college, and institution. Trend analysis that identifies emerging research areas and faculty who need support.
Huron · Banner · Internal HR data
Compliance Status Monitoring
Automated monitoring of protocol approval status, effort certification completion, closeout progress, and subrecipient compliance across all active awards. Exception reports generated automatically for sponsored programs staff.
Huron · Click Commerce · Banner Finance
Research Data Reconciliation
Automated reconciliation of award data between Huron, Banner, and HR systems. Identifies discrepancies in PI assignments, budget periods, and expenditure categories before they create audit issues.
Huron · Banner Finance · Workday
What research leadership actually needs to see.
Every dashboard we build is designed around the decisions your research leadership actually makes — not what's easy to pull from the database.
Award Pipeline
Active proposals, pending awards, and submission deadlines in a single view
Expenditure Tracking
Budget vs. actual by award, PI, department, and sponsor in real time
Compliance Status
Protocol approvals, effort certifications, and closeout progress at a glance
Submission Analytics
Success rates, resubmission patterns, and sponsor trends over time
PI Portfolio View
Individual PI award history, active grants, and upcoming deadlines
Sponsor Intelligence
Award patterns by sponsor, program officer, and funding mechanism
Related Research Services
Let's build your research intelligence layer.
30 minutes is enough to identify your highest-impact analytics automation opportunity and give you a clear picture of what's possible with your existing Huron, Banner, and HR data.