Realize the full potential of your analytics investment

As a leader responsible for institutional success, you know that data is more than numbers—it’s the foundation for evidence-based, strategic decision-making. Yet, even with established dashboards and data sources, many institutions find themselves at a crossroads: How do you move from operational reporting to true strategic enablement? How do you empower more stakeholders, reduce analyst workloads, and drive measurable impact across enrolment, finance, services, and operations?

Start Your Analytics Journey

At Plaid Analytics, we partner with higher education executives and analytics teams to chart a clear, actionable path from today’s capabilities to tomorrow’s institutional advantage.

Our Approach

  • Discovery & Research – comprehensive review of your analytics ecosystem, data sources, and workflows to identify strengths and opportunities
  • Benchmarking & Best Practices – compare your current state against peers to uncover scalable gains and quick wins
  • Collaborative Visioning – facilitate cross-department discovery and discussion sessions to align analytics strategy with institutional priorities and diverse perspectives
  • Actionable Recommendations & Roadmap – deliver a prioritized, clear roadmap to modernize analytics, engage stakeholders, and scale your data program with confidence.
“We worked with Plaid to build a new data warehouse, supporting the delivery of customized reporting and insights about our students...We relied heavily on their guidance [as] we were starting at the ground level.

I highly recommend Plaid to anyone seeking to improve their data driven decision making capacity – no matter what state your data is in – Plaid will have the solution for your needs!”
~ Melissa Fritz, Director, Institutional Research
Loyalist College

Why Choose Plaid?

  • Sector experience: over 30 years of combined experience supporting institutional research, analytics, and enrolment management teams across North America
  • Executive alignment: We speak the language of strategy, impact, and return on investment; we deliver recommendations that resonate with budget holders and institutional leaders
  • Proven frameworks: our process and recommendations are grounded in research, best practices and leverage modern technology; we have a long track record of enabling scalable analytics growth

See how we've helped others jumpstart their analytics and institutional research reporting

Case Studies

Ready to build a future-ready analytics program?

Empower your teams. Engage new stakeholders. Drive institutional growth with a clear, actionable analytics strategy.

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