Practical Data Literacy for Leaders

Empower your leaders with practical data literacy skills and transform your organization’s culture

  • Deliver a standardized, repeatable data literacy solution for leaders

  • Empower leaders to read, analyze, and argue with data in a consistent, rigorous way

  • Transform organizational culture via leadership's data literacy and example

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Answering the call for data literacy

Through sites like Harvard Business Review (HBR), Gartner and Forbes, senior executives have become familiar with data literacy as a means to gain competitive advantage.

These sources provide in-depth information, with examples, of how organizations with truly data-driven cultures have better outcomes - even during COVID’s economic impacts.

However, these sources do not provide guidance on how to transform leadership to be truly data-driven and, by extension, how to transform the organization.

Practical Data Literacy for Leaders

Practical Data Literacy for Leaders empowers your executives with practical skills to make truly data-driven decisions.

In partnership with TDWI, Dave on Data delivers a 1/2-day of training specifically designed for all the managers in your organization - including executives.

The focus of this training is on a practical subset of skills that allow managers to quickly rollout a rigorous, repeatable way to make truly data-driven decisions

This training is often bundled with the Data Literacy Accelerator to present a customized data literacy program plan to executives.

The outcome?

Your leaders will have the knowledge to use data to make truly data-driven decisions. Even more importantly, your leaders will have a roadmap for transforming the organization’s culture.

  • Well-defined set of skills and processes for true data literacy

  • Transforming leaders to make consistent, rigorous data-driven decisions

  • Accelerate your data literacy program with a customized plan

  • Certified by TDWI – the globally recognized industry leader in data training

  • Delivered by David Langer, globally recognised data analytics practitioner

  • A practical approach to changing organizational culture

Course Outline

Practical Data Literacy for Leaders

The following is the 1/2-day curriculum. The curriculum can be customized. Contact us for details.

Module 1 - Introduction Data Literacy

  • Why Data Literacy Matters

  • What Is Data Literacy?

  • The 4 Levels of Analytics 

Module 2 - Process-Centric Thinking

  • Everything Results from a Process

  • Business Processes Vary Over Time

  • Answering the Fundamental Question

Module 3 - Reading & Analyzing Data

  • The Most Useful Charts for Leaders

  • Using Charts to Analyze Processes

Module 4 - Measuring Processes

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • The Power of KPIs

  • The Dark Side of KPIs

  • The Right KPIs

Module 5 - Analyzing Processes

  • KPI Analysis

  • The Process Behavior Chart

  • Arguing with KPis

Module 6 - Implementing Practical Data Literacy

  • Embodying the Mindset

  • Phased Deployment

  • Data Literacy Personas

  • Example Data Literacy Rollout

Module 7 - Additional Resources

FAQs

  • Yes. Certificates can be issued by TDWI. Contact us for more details.

  • Yes! The can be delivered either virtually or in-person with your leaders.

  • Absolutely not! This course is designed for ANY manager - regardless of role/background. No background in math or programming is required.

  • The Data Literacy Accelerator consulting offering is designed to be your data literacy “easy button.” Dave will work with you to quickly build a data literacy program using a standardized process and curriculum tailored for your needs.

  • Check out the Data Literacy Bootcamp offering. This is a TDWI-certified 3-day program designed for any team to acquire fundamental data skills.