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Data Strategy Without Data Literacy? Like Boarding the Titanic!

February 17, 2023

Data literacy is a hot topic with today’s data leaders, and many have put budget aside for data literacy training this year, for a good reason. Data literacy is about improving an organization’s or individual’s ability to make decisions using data. And although training goes some way to support this, it is by no means the silver bullet on its own.

A true, all-encompassing data literacy plan needs to be considered alongside a broader set of changes that also includes strong leadership, adapting cultural norms, communication, and data availability. You can have a perfectly crafted data strategy and training plan, but without ensuring data literacy is embedded in the fabric of your organizational culture, it is like boarding a perfectly built “data” ship destined to sink.

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