Case Study: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center achieves faster, self-service financial reporting with Information Builders' WebFOCUS platform

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Chooses WebFOCUS Platform

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, a Seattle‑based leader in cancer research with more than 3,000 staff and a $400M+ annual budget (80% grant‑funded), faced an aging reporting system that produced slow, static reports (sometimes taking up to 10 minutes) and forced staff to manually rekey data into Excel. The organization needed a scalable, user‑friendly analytics platform to give financial managers timely, accurate insight across hundreds of projects and grants.

Fred Hutch implemented Information Builders’ WebFOCUS platform with Portal, InfoApps™, iWay DataMigrator and partner RDC Business Solutions to build the Hutch Analysis and Reporting Portal (HARP). The self‑service portal delivers interactive visualizations, drill‑downs and Excel exports to 300+ users, greatly reducing manual effort and report times, improving budget oversight and freeing more resources to support research.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Stephanie Dennon

BI Program Lead, Finance