About Us
Ishango
Our Digital Solutions
We provide cutting-edge software applications designed to streamline and enhance operations in the UK construction industry. Whether you are managing large-scale projects or ensuring smooth daily operations, our solutions offer the tools you need to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and meet deadlines.
How we work
Collaborative Working
We work closely with our customers to design, develop, deploy and support, sustainable yet effective governance and IT solutions that deliver success.
Common Sense Approach
Every business is different. That’s why, rather than applying the standard corporate models utilised by many consultants, we employ a pragmatic common-sense approach. In short, we tailor solutions specifically to the needs of your business.
Open And Honest Communication
We avoid the use of corporate ‘management speak’ which we recognise often alienates you and your team members.
Core values
we share
Safety
We believe that nothing is worth doing, unless it is done safely
Customer Focused
We will work tirelessly to ensure that our customers receive the service they expect
Trust
We build strong professional relationships with our customers, stakeholders and suppliers that is built on a foundation of trust.
Enjoyment
We recognise that when people enjoy work, they work well. We will reward and celebrate success and will bring positivity in all that we do.
Caring
We will care for all those who work for us and with us.
How We Work
Ishango exists to help businesses grow by introducing efficiencies and sustainable, game-changing data and processes.
1. Data Architecture and capture
Using Microsoft Azure services, we build a secure flow of data from source systems through to a central Database or Data Lake. Our design is aligned to the needs of our clients, where high availability real-time (or near real-time) data is required then we scale up services accordingly, however if less frequently refreshed data sets are required then we can design the infrastructure accordingly – to develop a commercially efficient service.
Data from source systems ranges from full cloud-based platforms where published APIs allow easy data extractions; through to on-premise data sets such as SQL data and Excel sheets saved in a SharePoint Document Library. A published API is by far the more robust approach to using these data types, but we recognise, as an example, that data sets such as Excel can provide an effective source if used correctly.
By building the data model is an iterative process, we have found that most of our clients are unsure of what they need, or desire, until they actually start to see some data. We therefore take a pragmatic approach by building a quick start up benefits version of a data model, which then gets refined as we work through the data.
Our tried and tested approach uses our library of templates to build upon the service, this ensures we can hit the ground running, and are continually improving our base standards developed over multiple projects, with multiple clients – ensuring our benefits become our client benefits.
2. Automated Reporting
Microsoft Power BI is our chosen presentation layer when capturing data. We have many years of experience in building dashboards and reports in this recognised toolset but stand by our mantra that simplicity is key. By closely working with our clients user base we recommend appropriate charts and visuals to provide their outcome, and where possible add narrative to the reports to add an element of validation.
As reports and data models mature, we provide training to advanced users who can then connect to their data model in Power BI and start to discover greater insight from the data.
3. Data Science
Once data is being regularly captured and is of high quality, then we are able to assist our clients with the use of various data science tools to enable greater insight from their data. This could be using sentiment analysis, or fully trained machine learning models as required. They key with any of our data science projects is to endeavour to provide our clients with data that can help inform decisions.