Case Study: GE Global Research speeds finance and research reporting by weeks with Tableau Software

GE Global Research sparks innovation, speeding finance & research reporting by weeks

GE Global Research’s Business Intelligence team — which handles financial processing and analytics across labs and research groups — was bogged down by siloed Excel spreadsheets and manual coding, making analysis of over a terabyte of data slow and labor intensive and limiting reporting to lengthy monthly cycles.

By adopting Tableau and leveraging native data connectors, the team eliminated much of the manual work, cut reporting time by weeks (moving from monthly to weekly fresh reports), and shifted development into a collaborative, iterative process with faster dashboard enhancements. The change boosted internal engagement, enabled more creative and advanced analytics (including predictive use cases), and set the team up to scale analytics across additional business areas and research workflows.

GE Global Research

Varsha Kakati

Global ERP & BI Leader