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ONLINE LEARNING

Driving Value from Data

Grow your business, increase productivity, and drive value from data.

Driving Value from Data takes you through the growth opportunities presented by data. It will help you champion data as a business opportunity to realise your full potential. You’ll gain confidence to add value through use of data, and will be equipped with a complete data readiness assessment to integrate your learning.

Understand how to transform your business into one that uses data effectively, with speed and certainty by understanding the value of data, how to create a culture of ethical data use, and where to start (without spending too much money).

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Who is this course for?

This course is for you if you are involved in making your organisation more data savvy, regardless of your seniority. You may be setting up data capabilities for the first time or taking steps to the next level of data maturity.

  • Leaders and team members who are accountable for driving value within their organisation
  • Business owners who need to understand the value of data, and how to monetise it

The course is not industry-specific and applies to learners across all sectors from anywhere in the world. Courses are completey self-paced.

What will you learn?

  • Improved data literacy, and how to maximise the value of data in your organisation 
  • An understanding of your organisation’s data readiness, and how to communicate this to stakeholders 
  • Create a roadmap for your transformational data strategy, with actionable steps, tips and tricks from expert practitioners 
  • Understand your organisation’s data readiness to understand data projects, and where investment is needed

Course structure

Our courses are not technical and can be done at your own pace. They are guaranteed to have an impact on the way that your business uses data. These courses have been created specifically for those working in businesses or organisations – which differ from the traditional personal upskilling journey of other courses in this realm. Interested in further learning? Discover our full portfolio of online courses.

Enrolment and Pricing

Talk to us to get a custom quote for your organisation.

Completion requirements

In order to earn your badge, there is an expectation to complete all modules and reflect on the course workbook.

Module 1: Driving Value from Data

  • Explore industry trends and their relevance to data
  • Learn the value of personal data
  • Discover similar organisations that have driven value and competitive advantage through data
  • Identity where your organisation can maximise the value from data

Module 2: Case Studies and Data Analytics Maturity

  • Learn what resonates with various stakeholder groups, and how to communicate your value
  • Discover different data maturity models, and map this to your organisation
  • Brainstorm ideas for your next pilot, project, or experiment with a data focus
  • Understand the financial value of data, and how to communicate this

Module 3: Data Readiness Assessment

  • Bring your learnings together with meaningful and actionable steps
  • Learn tips and tricks from industry leaders on pitfalls to avoid and tips for success
  • Discover critical success factors for your data strategy
  • Uncover the role of data science and machine learning in your strategy

Module 4: Successful Execution

  • Learn to communicate the monetary value of data
  • Understanding a traditional asset versus a data asset
  • Exploring data leadership, and why leadership is so important
  • Create a roadmap to setting up, reskilling or upskilling your data team

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