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Triad Financial Improves Decision Making & Reporting Using seleqtech Solutions
Solution Overview
Solution & Services Summary
The primary objectives were to build the foundation for an
Industry enterprise data warehouse, integrate the various origination
Financial Services data sources, migrate and retire all legacy reports and data
marts. This was accomplished by using a program plan and a
phased development life cycle methodology that is prioritized
Business Model based on essential business drivers. A scalable technical
Automobile Finance Company architecture that supports current and future decision support
needs was also implemented.
Solutions & Services
Business Benefits
Total elapsed time: 17 Months for multiple parallel phases
- Indirect Origination (Credit Revue): 5 Months
- Direct Origination (Daytona): 5 Months
• Trusted and accurate data through an enterprise single
source of truth that has data integration and integrity as its
- Indirect Origination (Origenate): 4 ½ Months
hallmark. Product management analysts have not only been
- Reporting/Analytics Architecture Upgrade: 3 ½ Months
able to reconcile data to source systems, but have also
- Indirect Reporting Migration/Retirement: 4 Months
improved the validation and reconciliation process.
- Direct Reporting Migration/Retirement: 3 Months
- Legacy Data Mart Retirement Roadmap: 2 ½ Months • Business empowerment through a system that allows deeper
- EDW Program Management: 8 Months and more meaningful analysis and reporting with reduced IT
- Production Support: 10 Months involvement. The Vice President of Product Management
- Solution and Tool Training: 6 Months creates queries and reports on his own, and is very happy
with the friendliness of the originations solution brought
about by the new data and tool architecture.
Architecture • Better and faster decisions through a system optimized for
Data is sourced from multiple third-party applications and decision-making.
in-house SQL Server databases. It is stored nightly in an • Better customer service through the availability of
Oracle staging database where the data is then integrated, timely, and accurate customer information.
transformed and loaded using Informatica into an Oracle
dimensional data warehouse. The data is made available
• Employee empowerment through a system that fosters a
culture of productivity and minimal supervision.
to the users via the Business Objects suite of reporting
and analysis tools. The data is also made available to • Improved process efficiencies through a decrease in the
other reporting applications. turnaround time of the loan process by having a tool to
understand the application process trends and timing of
activities.
Software/Hardware Used • Improved and efficient utilization of IT resources. The
Oracle 9i Information Technology Director responsible for the
SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Data Warehouse believes that the new
Informatica architecture will allow valuable resources to focus on other
Business Objects 6.1, 6.5, & Xi projects and analysis, rather than servicing common
independent or unstructured information requests.
• Improved the understanding of data elements and
Performance agreement of business definitions across business areas.
Number of users: 100’s
Size of the database: 500 GB • Framework for phased implementation methodology that
fosters responsive and timely solution development. The
Chief Administrative Officer stated after the Daytona
deployment “the solution is a model for how future projects
are to be done”.
About seleqtech
seleqtech provides best-of-breed, powerful data integration and analysis/reporting capabilities that empower general business
users to glean the critical information required for timely, more informed business decisions across the entire enterprise. The
company's "Best of Breed" philosophy combined with extensive industry experience help clients to effectively change their
behavior regarding their use of information to foster enterprise competitive advantage.
About The Client
Triad Financial is a leader in the non-prime automobile financing industry. For more than 15 years, Triad has fulfilled the auto
financing needs of consumers across the United States. With a reputation for quality control, an efficient processing system, and
sturdy capital to fund loans, Triad delivers responsive service to its national network of dealers. Triad has over 1,200
employees, purchases consumer contracts in 44 states from over 5,000 automotive dealers, has approximately 300,000
customers, and the financial strength of nearly $4 billion in managed receivables. The company is on pace to originate more
than $2 billion in auto finance contracts this year.
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