How Bosselman Unifies Data Across 100+ Locations Without Adding IT Headcount

Bosselman Enterprises is a family-owned and operated company based in Grand Island, Nebraska, with over 100 locations spanning seven different business divisions. JR Rother, Director of Information Systems, leads the IT function for this multi-faceted organization that requires coordinated data insights across diverse business units and geographies.

Bosselman Enterprises aimed to implement an enterprise business intelligence and analytics system that would:

• Unify data from multiple systems across all seven business divisions
• Enable data-driven decision-making at every level of the organization
• Deliver comprehensive analytics capabilities without requiring additional IT staff
• Replace manual, time-consuming reporting processes with a modern, scalable solution

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Before Incorta, Bosselman Enterprises operated without an enterprise-level BI platform, creating significant operational hurdles:

• No centralized analytics platform: The company depended entirely on native reporting from individual systems, with no way to blend data across sources
• Labor-intensive manual processes: Analytics required manual work using Excel and Power Query, while standard reporting was confined to SQL Server Reporting Services
• Limited cross-functional insights: No unified platform existed to bring data together for comprehensive organizational reporting
• IT resource constraints: With a lean IT team, adding a traditional BI solution that required a team of data scientists to maintain was not feasible
• Evaluation challenges: Initial searches focused on major BI vendors, but each had critical flaws that made them unsuitable for Bosselman's needs

"One of my main goals as the director of information systems was to try to bring in some type of business intelligence dashboarding tool without having to add a whole team of data scientists behind the scenes, keeping that thing running, keeping that thing set," says Rother.

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Bosselman Enterprises discovered Incorta through their consulting partner, Hall and Parker, after the major BI vendors failed to meet their requirements. Following a thorough evaluation and proof of value, Incorta distinguished itself by offering:

• Lean implementation model: Enterprise BI capabilities without requiring additional IT headcount
• Unified data integration: Ability to bring together data from all systems across seven business divisions
• User empowerment: Intuitive interface enabling users at all levels—from executives to location managers—to access relevant insights
• Future-ready capabilities: GenAI features that allow users to query data using natural language, reducing dependency on IT for simple questions

"At the end of our proof of value, it checked all the boxes and passed all the tests that we could throw at it," Rother notes. "At that point, Incorta had really impressed us and was at the top of our list for our evaluations."

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After just over 1 year with Incorta, Bosselman Enterprises has transformed its approach to data and analytics:

• 100+ locations now have unified access to cross-functional data insights
• 7 business divisions integrated into a single analytics platform
• Zero additional IT staff required to implement and maintain enterprise BI

Business Impact

Eliminated Legacy Tools

• Replaced Excel-based analytics and Power Query workflows
• Moved away from SQL Server Reporting Services
• Consolidated reporting into one unified platform

Achieved IT Efficiency

• Successfully deployed enterprise BI without expanding IT headcount: a critical success factor
• Reduced IT bottlenecks by enabling self-service analytics
• Freed IT resources from building custom reports for simple data requests

Democratized Data Access

• Empowered users across all organizational levels to access business-relevant data
• Enabled decision-making at every location, from ownership and executive leadership to individual location managers
• Put data-driven insights directly at users' fingertips

Enhanced Decision-Making Capabilities

• Created a centralized platform for richer, more thorough cross-functional reporting
• Enabled data blending across multiple systems for comprehensive organizational insights
• Improved ability to act quickly on data-driven decisions across all 100+ locations

Looking Ahead

Bosselman Enterprises is particularly enthusiastic about Incorta's AI capabilities, which will further reduce IT dependency by allowing users to query data conversationally without technical expertise.

"The most exciting thing about it is looking down the road three, four, five years from now -where are we going to be at? Where is Incorta going to take us? What insights is that going to be giving us? It really puts data-driven decisions at our fingertips," says Rother.

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