Implementing organizational data literacy

Many organizations desire to become more data literate; however, they do not know how and where to start or what to focus on. While organizations may all be at different stages of data literacy, all organizations should leverage a consistent framework that provides steps and best practices to maximize their data literacy maturity.

Figure 4.1 shows such a framework for implementing organizational data literacy:

Figure 4.1 – Implementing organizational data literacy

Organizations must have a plan and vision for data literacy, which they then communicate to all employees. They will need to develop and foster a culture that embraces data literacy and data-informed decisions. They will need to provide employees with access to various learning content specific to data literacy. Along their journey, they will need to make sure they benchmark and measure progress toward their vision and celebrate successes along...