Services
Slate architecture, integrations, reporting, and advisory, each led end to end by a senior Slate architect.
Most engagements begin with a Slate Health Check: a fixed-fee review, from $4,950, delivered in two to three weeks. See the Health Check
Slate architecture and builds
New portals, applications, forms, events, and communication flows. New builds are only part of the work: AIT also helps institutions understand, simplify, and rebuild environments that have accumulated years of queries, rules, forms, portals, and communications.
- Portal architecture and Liquid templating
- Configurable joins, custom queries, and rules
- Dashboards for counselors and leadership
Best for: launches, redesigns, and instances that have outgrown their original setup.
Integrations and data pipelines
Integrations shouldn't depend on one person's memory or a folder of undocumented scripts. AIT builds documented, maintainable data flows between Slate, your SIS, and third-party vendors, so they survive staff turnover.
- SIS integrations with Banner and other student systems, inbound and outbound
- Student, admission, inquiry, and financial aid data into Slate
- Automated SFTP imports and exports, including vendor lead files
- ETL, data mapping, and deduplication
Best for: manual uploads, brittle scripts, or data your team doesn't trust.
Reporting and governance
When two reports produce different answers, the problem is often upstream. AIT helps establish consistent definitions, clean up legacy logic, and document ownership, so reporting stays reliable after the project ends.
- Funnel and yield reporting in Slate or Power BI
- Engagement scoring built on Slate rules and queries
- Data definitions and ownership
- Audit and cleanup of legacy queries
Best for: numbers that differ depending on who ran the report.
Ongoing advisory
A monthly retainer for teams that have the internal expertise but need more hours, or another senior set of hands: a senior Slate architect on call, without a full-time hire.
- A set block of hours each month
- Priority response within one business day
- Training and documentation for your staff
Best for: small teams, staff transitions, and busy seasons.
The Slate Health Check
A fixed-fee review of your Slate instance: two weeks for the Health Check, three for the Comprehensive. You'll see what's slowing your team down, what's at risk of breaking, and where the quickest improvements are. It's an independent, senior-level assessment, the review your team would run if the calendar allowed, without committing to a larger implementation first.
Health Check
A focused review of one area of your Slate instance, delivered in two weeks.
Examines a single population or office of your choosing, such as undergraduate admissions or graduate enrollment. Within that scope, we review queries and rules, the application and forms, communication flows, and the data coming in and out.
- Review of one population or office
- A prioritized findings report in plain language
- A 60-minute walkthrough with your team
Fixed fee: $4,950
Findings serve as the discovery phase for any follow-on project, with no separate discovery fee. Half the fee is credited toward a follow-on of $25,000 or more that implements the findings, if signed within 90 days.
Request a Slate Health CheckComprehensive Health Check
A broader review across populations, integrations, and data flows, delivered in three weeks.
For institutions running several populations or offices in one Slate instance. Covers up to three populations or offices of your choosing, plus a review of your SIS integration, up to two vendor data feeds, and the portals that serve those populations.
- Review of up to three populations or offices
- SIS integration, up to two vendor feeds, and related portals
- A findings report and an extended roadmap session
Fixed fee: $8,950
Findings serve as the discovery phase for any follow-on project, with no separate discovery fee. Half the fee is credited toward a follow-on of $25,000 or more that implements the findings, if signed within 90 days.
Request a Comprehensive Health CheckHealth Checks are fixed-fee engagements. Implementation and larger projects are scoped separately based on complexity, integrations, and institutional requirements. Populations and offices in scope are confirmed in writing at kickoff. Additional populations or offices can be added for $1,500 each. Additional Slate instances, integration testing, and implementing recommended changes are outside the Health Check and can be quoted separately.
Platforms & technologies
Products and tools AIT has worked with directly.
CRM and admissions
- Technolutions Slate
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Student systems
- Ellucian Banner
- Elements SIS
Financial aid
- PowerFAIDS
Reporting
- Slate reports and dashboards
- Microsoft Power BI
Integration and data
- Axiom
- SQL
- SFTP
- Slate source formats
- ETL and data mapping
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