Using Data to Shape Strategy Course
This data strategy course by FiguringOutData.com is for senior leaders, business owners and decision makers working in an organisation who want to understand how data can help business drive their business strategy to achieve their goals.
The workshop helps you look at the reasons why every business should underpin their strategy with a plan for using data that outlines the information required from data, where it should be used, how it should influence decisions, and the roles and skills required in your organisation to make it happen.
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Following this data strategy course you will be able to:
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Describe the role that data can play in developing strategy, performance metrics and business goals.
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Explain how data can drive gains in operational efficiency and service effectiveness.
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Use data to strengthen financial controls.
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Outline ways in which data can be used to predict outcomes, prescribe actions, and improve forecasts in your organisation.
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Identify the potential support you require to grow their use of data going forward.
Workshop structure:
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What do we mean by data?
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How organisations use data to make what’s happening visible, solve problems, provide measures, support strateg.
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Using critical questions to define your use of data.
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Hands-on use of commonly available tools to access, organise and visualise data.
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Exploring data to find meaningful patterns, relationships and comparisons.
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Collecting data from on-line sources.