Data·2 min read
A data quality checklist before starting a BI project
The checks that prevent a dashboard from failing after launch: ownership, definitions, completeness, duplicates, and reconciliation.
BI · Reporting · Data operations
Clear dashboards and reliable reporting for your business.
Expert O'clock is a BI and data-operations studio. We turn scattered spreadsheets and business systems into clear dashboards, reconciled reports, and automated workflows.
Business overview
Performance dashboard
Revenue
$2.4M
+8.4%
Gross margin
38.2%
+1.6%
Active customers
1,284
+6.2%
Revenue vs plan
+8.4% ahead
JanAprJulOctDec
Exceptions
3 overdue invoices
2 stock-out risks
Next refresh
Monday, 09:00
Automated · validated
Services
How we can help.
Choose the problem you need to solve. We will recommend the right service and scope.
From $750
Dashboards & Reporting
We turn the data you already have into clear dashboards and reports. You can see sales, costs, cash, and performance in one place.
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From $350
Excel & Google Sheets
We build and repair Excel and Google Sheets templates, calculators, models, dashboards, and macros, with clear structure and documentation.
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From $500
Automation
We automate recurring reports, data entry, file clean-up, and other repetitive tasks so your team can focus on more important work.
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From $750
Data Cleanup & Pipelines
We connect data from different tools, remove duplicates, fix formats, and prepare it for reporting or day-to-day work.
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From $1,500
Websites & Ecommerce
We build websites and online stores, connect them to your data, and bring in trusted partners for search, content, and design.
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Selected projects
Selected projects.
A few examples of our work. Client names are withheld; sample builds are labeled.
Dashboards & reporting
Multi-store franchise reporting
A 22-store franchise was consolidating store sales, stock, and operating data by hand. Reporting was slow and hard to compare across locations.
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Finance automation
AR/AP reporting & reconciliation
Invoices, payments, and aging were tracked across multiple Excel tabs, with reconciliation exceptions easy to miss.
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Ecommerce reporting
Shopify sales & inventory reporting
Sales, stock, and margin data were spread across Shopify exports, supplier files, and manual spreadsheets.
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Clients
What clients say.
Recent and long-term feedback, including public Upwork reviews and labelled summaries.
Talha took ownership from the first call. He was responsive, clear, and delivered the working Google Sheets model we needed.
Rameez F.
Crypto trading model · Financial services provider · 2023
Summary of Upwork client feedback
He was patient and professional while cleaning up a slow Google Sheet and building a CRM our team could use.
Melody F.
CRM & employee management · Executive assistant · 2023
Summary of Upwork client feedback
“Excellent work, Talha, as always.”
Long-term client
Ongoing engagement · 2026
Upwork client review
Guides
Practical reporting and data guides.
Clear explanations for teams working with Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI, dashboards, finance data, and business intelligence.
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When to move from spreadsheets to a database
The signals that a spreadsheet has become a database, and the simplest path to a more reliable system.
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Power BI star schema: a practical data model checklist
A practical checklist for designing a Power BI star schema: grain, keys, dimensions, date tables, relationships, and validation.
How we work
A simple three-step process.
You always know what is happening, what it costs, and what comes next.
01
Talk
Tell us what is slow, unclear, or missing.
02
Plan
We send a clear scope, timeline, and price.
03
Deliver
We build it, test it, and hand it over.
Next step
Tell us what you want to improve.
A short conversation is enough to scope the work. You get a clear plan, a realistic timeline, and a fixed price.