How are you developing the data literacy of your organization, including the skills of your data teams and of your business stakeholders?
am taking a holistic approach to developing data literacy in our organization. Providing data literacy training and resources to provide employees with the training and resources they need to learn how to access, understand, and use data. This includes things like data visualization tools, self-service analytics tools, and data dictionaries.
Training content is driven by the roles and skills required in the respective data management and stewardship areas. I am creating a culture of data-driven decision-making by encouraging our employees to use data to inform their decisions and to be critical of the data they use. This is being done through things like executive sponsorship, data governance, and a focus on data literacy. My approach to data literacy is grounded in the following principles:
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Technology simplicity, scalability, and adaptability: Use technologies that are easy to use, scalable to meet the needs of our organization, and adaptable to change.
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Executive sponsorship, and agility: Work with executives to ensure that data literacy is a priority and implement data literacy initiatives in a timely and agile manner.
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Think big, start small: Take a long-term view of data literacy, and start with small, achievable goals.
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Strong mandate, robust governance, agile structure, and culture of innovation: Have a strong mandate from executives to promote data literacy and establish robust governance and an agile structure to support these efforts.
Fostering a culture of innovation is essential for driving data literacy forward.