Dealer Users
Dealers can understand their own aftersales performance, review relevant metrics and compare performance against defined benchmarks.
✓Performance visibility
✓Benchmark comparison
✓Improvement opportunities
✓Parts performance insights
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Volkswagen Aftersales IQ
Dealer Performance, Aftersales Intelligence & Customer Retention Analytics Platform
Aftersales IQ is a web-based analytics platform designed for Volkswagen Group of Canada's dealer, field, and corporate users. The platform brings together dealer DMS data and internal OEM information into a centralized data repository, enabling stakeholders to analyze parts and service performance, identify growth opportunities, benchmark dealer performance, and improve customer retention.
Client
Volkswagen Group of Canada
Role
Business Analyst / Application Design
Duration
Multi-release Project
Industry
Automotive
Enterprise Solution
Dealer Performance, Aftersales Intelligence & Customer Retention Analytics Platform
Business Challenge
Turning Dealer DMS Data into Actionable Aftersales Intelligence.
Volkswagen Group of Canada wanted to analyze and report on dealer DMS information to identify new growth opportunities at both dealer and customer level.
The initiative required relevant information such as invoices, repair orders, parts master data and vehicle-in- operation information to be brought together so that Corporate, Field and Dealer users could work from a standardized view of aftersales performance.
Aftersales IQ was developed as a turnkey online platform providing OEMs with insights into parts and service metrics and trends using external dealer and internal OEM data.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
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Bring relevant dealer data into one analytical ecosystem
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Create a standardized reporting experience
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Give dealers meaningful performance benchmarks
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Identify parts sales and customer retention opportunities
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Enable data-driven performance improvement
Transformation at a Glance
From Dealer Data to Performance-Driven Aftersales.
Aftersales IQ connects data consolidation, business analytics, dealer benchmarking and performance improvement into one continuous business journey.
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Dealer Data
Relevant dealer DMS information such as invoices, repair orders, parts data and VIO information.
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Data Consolidation
Relevant external dealer data and internal OEM information brought together into a common repository.
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Aftersales Intelligence
Data transformed into meaningful parts, service, customer and dealer performance metrics.
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Web Analytics
Standardized online reporting and analytics made available through role-based user experiences.
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Benchmarking
Dealer performance compared against relevant benchmarks to identify improvement opportunities.
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Business Growth
Insights support parts sales, customer retention, dealer performance and incentive opportunities.
Business Goals
Building Analytics Around Real Business Outcomes.
The objective was not simply to create reports. The platform needed to help OEM, field and dealer stakeholders use data to improve aftersales performance and identify growth opportunities.
01
Parts Sales Growth
Use aftersales data and analytics to identify opportunities for improving parts sales performance.
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Customer Retention
Use service and customer-related metrics to identify opportunities to improve customer retention.
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Standardized Reporting
Provide Corporate, Field and Dealer users with a common web-based reporting environment.
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Dealer Benchmarking
Provide dealers with meaningful performance benchmarks that help them understand where they stand.
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Actionable Analytics
Convert existing DMS information into business insights that can support operational decisions.
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Continuous Evolution
Allow metrics, analytics and reports to evolve continuously as business requirements change.
Data & Business Intelligence
Bringing Multiple Aftersales Data Sources Together.
Aftersales IQ leverages its core data ingestion and cleansing processes to bring together relevant data feeds required for aftersales analytics.
BUSINESS PRINCIPLE
Create a consistent analytical foundation from which different stakeholder groups can consume standardized metrics, trends and reports.
01
Invoices
Transactional information supporting analysis of aftersales activity and business performance.
02
Repair Orders
Service-related information used to understand repair and workshop activity.
03
Parts Master
Parts-related reference information supporting parts performance analysis.
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VIO Data
Vehicle-in-operation information used to provide broader context to aftersales performance.
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Dealer DMS Data
External dealer information forming a key source of the Aftersales IQ analytical ecosystem.
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OEM Data
Internal Volkswagen Group of Canada information used alongside dealer data.
Stakeholder Experience
One Platform. Three Stakeholder Perspectives.
Aftersales IQ provides a standardized web-based business reporting experience while allowing each stakeholder group to focus on the information most relevant to their role.
Field Users
Field teams can use standardized analytics to understand dealer performance, identify gaps and support improvement initiatives.
✓Dealer performance monitoring
✓Performance gap identification
✓Trend analysis
✓Targeted dealer support
Corporate Users
Corporate stakeholders receive a consolidated view of aftersales metrics and trends to support strategic decision-making.
✓Enterprise-level visibility
✓Trend analysis
✓Growth opportunity identification
✓Strategic reporting
Aftersales Intelligence
Turning Metrics into Actionable Dealer Intelligence.
The platform brings together different areas of aftersales performance so stakeholders can move from raw information toward business decisions.
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Parts Performance
Understand parts-related performance and identify opportunities to improve parts sales.
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Service Performance
Analyze service and repair activity to understand dealer aftersales performance.
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Customer Retention
Use aftersales information to identify opportunities around customer engagement and retention.
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Dealer Performance
Create a consistent view of dealer performance through standardized metrics and reporting.
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Performance Trends
Analyze changes in performance over time and identify areas requiring attention.
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Growth Opportunities
Use combined data and analytics to identify opportunities for OEM and dealer growth.
Dealer Benchmarking
Benchmarking Performance to Drive Improvement.
One of the important business benefits of the platform is giving dealers a clearer understanding of their performance through meaningful benchmarks.
Benchmarking creates a basis for identifying performance gaps, focusing improvement efforts and encouraging dealers to achieve defined performance targets.
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Measure
Relevant aftersales metrics provide a consistent view of dealer performance.
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Compare
Dealer performance can be viewed against appropriate benchmarks.
03
Identify
Performance gaps and improvement opportunities become easier to identify.
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Improve
Dealers can focus on areas where performance can be improved.
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Reward
Achievement of defined performance benchmarks can support incentive opportunities.
Performance & Incentives
BUSINESS VALUE
Better Dealer Performance Creates Value for Both Sides.
Dealers can use benchmarks to understand their performance and identify areas where they can improve.
For the OEM, improved dealer performance can contribute to stronger parts sales, better customer retention and broader aftersales business growth.
Dealer Improvement
OEM Growth
Performance Incentives
My Role as Business Analyst
Connecting Business Goals, Data and Product Requirements.
My role focused on understanding how dealer and OEM data could support business objectives and translating those needs into structured requirements for analytics, reporting, benchmarking and user experiences.
✓Requirement Gathering
✓Stakeholder Workshops
✓Business Process Analysis
✓As-Is / To-Be Analysis
✓Gap Analysis
✓Requirement Engineering
✓Functional Requirement Specification
✓Business Requirement Documentation
✓Data Requirement Analysis
✓Data Feed Analysis
✓KPI Definition
✓Reporting Requirements
✓Analytics Requirements
✓Dealer Benchmarking Requirements
✓Business Rule Definition
✓User Role & Access Analysis
✓Dashboard Requirements
✓Report Requirements
✓UAT Support
✓Defect Analysis
✓Release Support
Business Impact
From Reporting Platform to Aftersales Growth Engine.
Aftersales IQ creates a standardized analytical foundation that helps different stakeholder groups understand performance, identify opportunities and support continuous improvement.
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Centralized aftersales business information
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Standardized web-based reporting
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Improved dealer performance visibility
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Benchmark-driven performance management
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Improved parts sales opportunity identification
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Customer retention opportunity analysis
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Better visibility for Corporate and Field teams
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Data-driven dealer improvement
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Support for dealer performance incentives
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Flexible evolution of analytics and reporting
Technology & Skills
Business AnalysisRequirement EngineeringData AnalysisData WarehousingWeb-Based AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceKPI DefinitionDealer BenchmarkingReportingAgile
“The value of analytics is not in the number of reports produced, but in how effectively insights help people make better decisions and improve performance.”
Volkswagen Group of Canada — Aftersales IQ