Sightra by ShiftCurve · early access
See what your Workbench data is saying.
Sightra is the governed operational intelligence layer above Workbench-powered operations. Understand. Create. Operate, without rip-and-replace.
Product truth: every number should say where it came from, how fresh it is, what it means, and what state it is in.
Governed visibility
One ops picture across modules Workbench keeps apart.
Sits on Workbench
Reads and elevates. Does not replace your system of record.
Trust as product
Canonical data, governed meaning, visible provenance.
The problem
Your data's all there. You just can't see it.
Workbench is a strong system of record. Reporting still means exporting CSVs, and the answers that matter span modules it never joins. The numbers exist. They're just out of focus, and often untrustworthy once they leave the source.
- Reporting means exporting CSVs page by page
- The views that matter span Workbench modules it never joins
- Numbers disagree depending on who built the spreadsheet
- Client-ready reporting is still a manual production job
- BI tools sit on exports without governed meaning or freshness
- Nobody can say where a figure came from, or how current it is
What Sightra is
Governed operational intelligence, not another BI layer on exports.
Sightra sits above Workbench-powered operations. At the centre is a governed report-card definition: subject, fields with governed meaning, presentation, name and provenance. Dashboards, builders and later natural-language entry are operations on that artifact: one continuous product, not a pile of disconnected charts.
It is
- A governed ops intelligence layer for Workbench businesses
- Canonical-first: trusted reporting reads governed copies
- Semantic: meaning governed separately from raw data
- One shell, one artifact model, honest capability states
It is not
- A generic BI tool
- A Workbench replacement
- A chatbot dressed as a product
- A thin presentation layer over ungoverned API calls
How it sits on Workbench
Workbench stays the system of record. Sightra makes it legible.
No migration theatre. Sightra reads, understands and elevates Workbench data into a governed operational picture: live dashboards, build-your-own widgets, and cross-module views the source product does not give you.
Canonical-first is not an optimisation. Workbench has no aggregate API for trusted reporting at scale, and raw calls without governed copies cannot carry durable meaning or provenance. Sightra builds that layer properly.
Integration-first
Sits on the Workbench you already run. No rip-and-replace.
Ends CSV theatre
Stops the export-page-by-page loop for the views that matter.
Low-risk clarity layer
Teams want visibility, not another platform migration.
Modules
Customers buy modules. Users experience one Sightra.
Commercial packaging of one coherent product: same shell, same artifact model, same trust rules. Foundations first: Core, then Portal, Connect, Field, Automate.
Core
Can my team see and define our operations reliably, ourselves?
Canonical and semantic foundations, report cards, dashboards and permissions: the governed ops picture.
Portal
Can my clients see their work without us producing reports by hand?
Client-facing visibility on the same governed artifact model, not a second product bolted on.
Connect
Can our data flow into the systems our biggest clients already use?
Governed outbound paths into client and partner systems: exposure treated as a decision, not a dump.
Field
Can the people doing the work update it from where they stand?
Field update surfaces that feed the same canonical picture: propose and accept, not silent mutation.
Automate
Can the system watch, alert and act so we manage by exception?
Watch, alert and act on governed signals: automation proposes; humans accept.
Early access centres on Core: governed ops visibility on Workbench. Later modules extend the same product, not separate experiences.
Who it's for
Project-based service businesses running Workbench.
Ops leaders, owners and account teams whose reporting today is inconsistent, manual, consultant-bound or client-unready.
A strong fit
- Ops leaders who need one reliable picture across jobs, finance and service
- Owners who want client-ready visibility without a reporting factory
- Account teams tired of rebuilding the same pack from exports
- Project-based service businesses already running Workbench
Not built for
- Teams looking for a Workbench replacement
- Generic BI shopping with no operational system of record
- Organisations unwilling to treat data exposure as a governed decision
Why it sticks
Canonical. Semantic. Provenance.
The product is trust. Once teams operate from a governed picture with visible lineage, spreadsheet theatre and ungoverned BI become the expensive option.
- 01
Canonical
Trusted reporting reads governed copies of your operational data, not raw vendor calls dressed up as dashboards. - 02
Semantic
Labels, definitions and allowed operations are governed separately from raw fields. Meaning is earned, not guessed. - 03
Provenance
Every number can say where it came from and how fresh it is. Trust is visible, not assumed.
Differentials
Not BI. Not CSV. Not Compound.
| Common alternative | Sightra |
|---|---|
| Generic BI on CSV exports | Vertical, workflow-specific, governed: built for Workbench operations |
| Page-by-page export theatre | Cross-module picture on a canonical layer Workbench never joins for you |
| Charts without lineage | Provenance and freshness on every rendered number |
| Compound (ShiftCurve) | Sibling product: Compound is B2B lead systems; Sightra is Workbench ops intelligence |
Proof
First proof: Access | Partners in Property
Sightra's product constitution names Access | Partners in Property as the first proof customer for governed, workflow-specific, client-ready reporting on Workbench operations.
No invented ROI or vanity metrics here. Early access is about fit: if you run Workbench and need a trustworthy ops picture, talk to us.
Early access
Tell us about your Workbench stack.
We follow up when fit is clear: no spam, no fabricated case metrics. Primary conversation stays with ShiftCurve; sightra.nz is the product marketing site.
Also see Compound, ShiftCurve's B2B lead system product, or sightra.nz.