FPD collects vast amounts of data across its various clusters, departments, projects, and subsidiaries. While FPD has traditionally excelled in converting data into actionable information, the data was often disjointed and unorganized across different clusters and departments, making it difficult for management to access a single, consolidated source for informed decision-making.
STRATEGIC INFORMATION UNIT
Recognizing this challenge, FPD established the Strategic Information Unit (SIU) in 2022 to create a
robust, consolidated data collection and reporting platform. This platform transforms data into
knowledge, knowledge into insight, and insight into wisdom, allowing our data to tell a compelling story.
The FPD Data Pipeline, a comprehensive data lake, consolidates data from multiple sources, both internal and external. This centralized system facilitates data management and analysis, serving as the ‘single source of truth’ for all official FPD reporting. From this pipeline, the SIU develops custom PowerBi dashboards for stakeholders, optimizing data use and integrated reporting for informed decision-making, early identification of challenges, and comprehensive reporting.
Additionally, the SIU is responsible for developing all FPD software solutions, including website development and updates, conference applications, CPD scanning solutions, GIS mapping, database development, REDCap management, and AI opportunities identification and training.