To make the most of data, your employees must be trained in how to collect, interpret and present it.
Descriptive Diagnostic Predictive Prescriptive Be very clear about the benefits of learning these skills for the company and for the employees themselves.
The following video explains more about improving data literacy:
Data literacy now is like computer skills then
If you are old enough, you remember having to acquire computer skills that you may not have been taught in school. You may have to learn spreadsheet basics to get a certain job or to be considered a qualified professional in your field. Or maybe you have to learn how to surf the internet. The current push for data literacy is similar.
Then, companies had to find workers who knew these new skills or train them. Teaching data literacy can seem like a big task. But you shouldn't put it off, because having a data-savvy workforce will only become more essential in the coming years.
