Coaching Session 8 : Integrate: Telling the Story

In this section you will learn:

1. This is where data analytics goes from science to art. 
2. Keys to presenting data in ways that empower decision-making.
3. Data Analysts need to be able to take complex data sets and make them actionable for decision-making.

INTEGRATE DATA

1. Know your audience 
2. Know your delivery method
3. Design Visuals
4. Provide context
5. Communicate insights
6. Educate, empower, and enable

EDUCATE

Data analytics is often used to educate an audience on why things are happening in a business.

This includes:

1. Visualization
2. Insights
3. Evidence-based decision-making
4. Predictive modeling
5. Improved understanding of the data

EMPOWER

Data analytics is often used to empower an audience to ask even more questions and take actions based on the data.

This happens by:

1. Improved decision-making
2. Increased transparency
3. Improved efficiency
4. Offering a competitive advantage

ENABLE

Data analytics is often used to enable automated decision-making.

By enabling automated decision-making, organizations can make decisions in a consistent and objective manner, reduce the risks of human error, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of decision-making processes.

HOW DATA GET STUCK

WHAT IS YOUR RED ALERT DATA

Determining your KPIs involves the following steps:

1. Defining your business objectives
2. Identifying relevant data
3. Choosing the right KPIs
4. Setting targets
5. Monitoring and tracking KPIs
6. Refining and adjusting KPIs

DR.ZYLEKER PATIENT RED ALERT

Dr.Zylker, a chiropractor located in Pleasant Hill, CA, needed help with the following:

• Noticeable decrease in patients
• Low patient retention
• Decrease in patient visits
• Loss of revenue
• Lots of stress

HANS ROSLING

Rosling was a Swedish physician, academic, and public speaker who was known for his work in global health and data visualization. He is also my hero.

Rosling was a pioneer in the field of data visualization, and developed several innovative techniques for visualizing complex data sets. His work can help data analysts develop the skills they need to effectively visualize and communicate their findings to stakeholders.

 

Portfolio

Email Subject: Data Analytics – Portfolio 8

1. List what are the Most Important Data Points in Your Business? Describe how they are measured and for what outcomes. Provide this in 1-2 paragraphs in a pdf format.
2. Describe a metric that is the Red Alert metric in your organization or a business you have worked with. Add this as a pdf file upon your submission.