Practical data consultancy
Helping organisations make sense of their data.
From Power BI dashboards and Microsoft Fabric to regulatory reporting and data strategy, we turn complex information into clear answers and confident decisions.
Power BI
Microsoft Fabric
SQL
Automation
Revenue trend
Last 7 months
Monthly
Too many spreadsheets?
Reports taking too long?
Data people do not trust?
New reporting obligations?
How we help
Less time wrestling with data. More time using it.
We focus on the business question first, then build the simplest reliable solution needed to answer it.
Dashboards and reporting
Clear, useful Power BI dashboards built around the decisions your organisation needs to make.
Make sense of reporting →Automation
Replace repetitive reporting and manual spreadsheet processes with dependable, repeatable workflows.
Make sense of processes →Data integration
Bring information from different systems together into one consistent and trusted view.
Make sense of systems →Regulatory reporting
Prepare accurate, repeatable reporting for workforce, gender pay gap and other statutory requirements.
Make sense of compliance →Data quality
Clarify definitions, find inconsistencies and improve confidence in the numbers your teams rely on.
Make sense of quality →Data strategy
Practical advice on what to fix first, what to automate and how to develop stronger reporting foundations.
Make sense of what comes next →Example work
Reporting designed around real organisational questions.
These initial portfolio projects will demonstrate how complex operational and regulatory data can be turned into clear decisions.
Workforce analytics
Gender pay gap reporting
A repeatable reporting model that brings payroll and workforce data together, validates the underlying records and presents the required measures clearly.
- Readiness and data-quality review
- Automated statutory calculations
- Executive reporting and trend analysis
Operational performance
A sit-rep dashboard showing demand, capacity, patient flow and operational pressure in one clear view.
Executive financial reporting
Profit and loss, budget performance, forecasting and key drivers presented for senior decision-makers.
CRM and pipeline analytics
A practical view of opportunities, conversion, sales velocity and forecast risk across the pipeline.
About Make Sense Data
Experienced, approachable and focused on the real problem.
Make Sense Data was founded by Paul Burrows, bringing together experience across business intelligence, healthcare analytics, finance, operational reporting, SQL, automation and dashboard development.
The aim is straightforward: understand the question, simplify the process and deliver reporting that people can trust and use.
“The goal is not another dashboard. The goal is a clearer answer.”
Making sense of...
Clear explanations of data, reporting and regulation.
Making sense of gender pay gap reporting
What organisations need to consider before the first reporting deadline arrives.
Coming soon →Why dashboards fail to answer the real question
A useful report starts with a decision, not a collection of charts.
Coming soon →The hidden cost of manual monthly reporting
Repetitive work consumes more time, introduces more risk and reduces confidence.
Coming soon →Start a conversation
Got data, but not the answers you need?
Tell us what is unclear, what takes too long or what your organisation needs to report. We will help you identify the most sensible next step.