Business Intelligence Companies & Consultants in Oak Brook, IL

Overview

Xcelacore is a technology consultancy based in Oak Brook, Illinois, a short drive from Bolingbrook, and has been in business since 2014. The firm presents itself as a business-first partner for mid-sized organizations. It aims to offer guidance of the kind usually associated with large management consultancies, at rates that suit a mid-market budget.

Its data and analytics work sits alongside a broader software, cloud and automation practice. That makes it a fit for buyers who want analytics delivered as part of a wider technology program rather than as a standalone reporting project.

Data, Analytics and AI Capabilities

Xcelacore lists data and analytics analysis among its core offerings for organizations that want to turn raw information into decisions. Its artificial intelligence practice extends that work into predictive analytics and machine learning. Engagements described on its site include:

• Predictive modeling and sentiment analysis, including an AI-driven platform for market research clients that cut insight turnaround from weeks to days
• Microsoft Copilot rollouts to help staff interpret complex spreadsheets and datasets
• Generative AI tools that record meetings or client and patient conversations and produce summaries automatically
• Personalization features for mobile and online storefront applications
• Robotic process automation that removes repetitive, rule-driven office tasks
• Cloud data and application work on Azure and AWS

Beyond analytics, the firm builds custom web and mobile software and handles QA testing and test automation. It also runs cybersecurity testing, supplies IT staff augmentation, and implements ERP and CRM platforms such as Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and NetSuite. Its e-commerce work covers platforms including Magento, WooCommerce and Salesforce Commerce, and it maintains WordPress sites. This breadth lets a client connect its data sources, business systems and reporting through a single vendor.

Approach and Delivery

Xcelacore starts each engagement by clarifying a client's goals and requirements before choosing tools, then moves into implementation. Most projects follow agile project management practices. A named project manager guides the work through requirement analysis, solution scoping, build and deployment. For AI initiatives the company outlines a phased roadmap:

• The first 90 days or so go toward infrastructure and governance.
• Pilots typically show operational gains around the six-month mark.
• Enterprise-wide scaling is expected to yield the largest returns after a year or more.

It also describes a hybrid model that pairs a client's in-house strengths with outside specialists.

Industries and Background

The firm concentrates on hospitality, fintech and financial services, healthcare, e-commerce, marketing agencies, manufacturing and distribution, and education. Published client work includes process automation for Great Wolf Lodge that saved thousands of staff hours each year, an automated payroll system for a manufacturer, and a search overhaul for UCLA Extension. Xcelacore was co-founded by Mansoor Anjarwala and Adnan Adamji.

Each has more than 25 years in technology and a graduate degree in computer science from DePaul University. Anjarwala previously worked at Accenture, Aetna, Chase and DigitasLb, where he led analytics, e-commerce, web and mobile initiatives. Adamji came from Accenture Consulting and several dot-com ventures, where he built data warehouse systems and scalable online stores.

The wider team has backgrounds at Big 5 consultancies, Fortune 50 companies and internet startups. The company has held Microsoft Azure partner status since 2014 and publishes an annual technology report on AI adoption trends.