Practical Data Literacy for Leaders
What you'll learn
- How to effectively read and understand data
- How to analyze data like a PRO
- How to effectively argue with data
- How to present data
- How to make data-drive business-decisions
- How to use statistical and analytical methods within your analysis
Requirements
- Basic excel knowledge will be helpful
- Some of the practical exercises will require Excel to be performed
Description
**Learn quickly with my Practical Data Literacy for Leaders course that covers the latest best practices from the Data Industry**
This is a practical course! There is a course project that we will follow as we learn all the below topics.
In this course you will learn:
What is Data Literacy and why it is important
How to ask the correct data questions
How to make sure you are using the correct data
Analyze the quality of data that you receive
How to properly summarize data
How to drill-down on big datasets without missing important information
What is analysis bias and how to avoid it
How to derive the correct KPIs and data points
How to engage SMEs with the correct data questions for best results
How to make sound data-driven business-decisions
How to effectively argue with data
How to choose the right format for a presentation with focus on data
What charts/visualizations to choose for your presentation
How to use data to tell a story to your audience
Learn the most important and popular data and analytics terminology so you can undetrstand and engage in any meeting/email communication
Learn key data statistics and analytics concepts
... and a lot of tips and tricks from 10+ years of experience!
Enroll today and enjoy:
Lifetime access to the course and all future updates
5 hours of high quality, up to date video lectures
Practical Data Literacy course with step by step instructions on how to implement the different techniques
Thanks again for checking out my course and I look forward to seeing you in the classroom!
Who this course is for:
- Executives
- Business Leaders
- Managers at all levels in the organization
- Experienced individual contributors
Instructor
![George Smarts](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
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Hello!
I am a PM and data geek with 10 years worth of experience working for Fortune 500 companies. The past decade was a really challenging and fulfilling one that allowed me to work on multiple complex international projects in the IT industry.
I have experience with most of the Project Management software tools on the market and would love to share my knowledge and best practices from the industry.
Here are some of the topics that I love teaching and why:
- Project Management software tools - I love finding new useful features and utilizing them to increase the collaboration and success of projects. I have used all the well known Project Management software tools on the market.
- Data related topics - I have led and participated in dozens of different Data related projects and initiatives. I am a data geek and love to share my knowledge on the topic.
- Productivity software tools - one of my secrets to success is that over the years I have used software tools to increase my productivity and motivation to get things done.
The aim of my courses is to help you achieve one of the following:
- Get the next promotion at work by utilizing software tools to set yourself apart from the competition
- Become better at managing projects by utilizing industry best pracrices
- Become better at managing the collaboration within your team
- Make your resume standout by adding trending skills
- Improve the operations of your own business
My mantra is teaching by doing. Let's get going!