Our Approach

At Daly Analytics, we believe mission-driven organizations can leverage advanced analytics & user-friendly data solutions to multiply their social impact. Our approach in Data Product Thinking for Mission-Driven Analytics blends deep technical expertise with human-centered design, using frameworks like Gherkin user stories to ensure every tool is intuitive, sustainable, and aligned with real-world decision-making.

Drawing from experience in both highly regulated industries (Biotech, Medical Devices, Aerospace, Auto Insurance) and cutting-edge tech (Fintech, Edge Cloud, WebRTC), we merge robust analytical methodologies with startup agility. This unique perspective allows us to translate complex data challenges into seamless user experiences — helping nonprofits, startups, and social impact organizations focus on what truly matters: making data-driven decisions that drive meaningful change.

Our Workflow

Project planning

  • We begin each project by conducting thorough evaluation of all existing data, systems and models. This initial research guides our project plan to ensure we consider the benefits and tradeoffs all while and highlighting the value proposition of the proposed solution.

  • We take in consideration relevant business requirements, timelines, and project constraints to form a achievable project plan.

  • Daly Analytics works closely with stakeholders to derive KPIs, and define metrics to develop deep understanding of the clients data & analytics strategy.

Agile development

  • We don't work in silos! Daly Analytics offers seamless integration into your team's existing process to offer transparent collaboration, coordination and communication.

  • We take pride in being organized and methodical in our development workflow. We leverage project management boards (and can work with yours) with detailed tickets to track tasks and milestones.

  • We are happy to incorporate short, medium, or long-term vision and strategy development for your project.

Stakeholder communication

  • We provide frequent update emails with enriched with Loom videos and attending stand-ups alongside your team to give progress updates.

  • We are always willing to hop on a Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams calls or answer questions via Slack to provide async & synchronous support.

  • We can show you examples of current work to get your feedback and make updates quickly.

Advocacy & Training

  • We help stakeholders and users learn throughout all project stages, including implementation and launch.

  • Creating technical docs or tutorials to support end users and future project development.

  • Providing in-person field support to local New England organizations when applicable.

Tools

Daly Analytics utilizes best in class data science tools, both open source and enterprise, to deliver data solutions that foster trust across your organization. Our expertise in implementing solutions with leading analytics and business intelligence providers ensure that we build robust and enduring solutions.

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