This year, more than ever, Federal government leaders will benefit from those of us who are able to visualize data effectively to get their message across. There’s no better way to illustrate the ROI of a program than to literally illustrate it—with effective, irrefutable visuals of the data—which can serve as common ground for discussions about the work being analyzed.
Data analytics has exploded: We have more data at our fingertips than ever before. And we can do more with data than ever before. Demonstrating data leadership in 2016 requires that we better understand the data we have at our disposal, and that we are aware of institutional priorities that drive the questions we ask of our data. We must recognize that learning more about data—and opening up our data to collaborative engagement—can have tremendous impact on the quality of our analysis.
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Data and Grants: Patterns and Performance
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Read MoreEarlier this month I checked in with my elementary school-aged son on what he’s doing in math.
“Recognizing patterns,” he said.
My first thought was, “Still? He’s been working on this since preschool.”
In 2017, Show the Way—With Data
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Read MoreThis year, more than ever, Federal government leaders will benefit from those of us who are able to visualize data effectively to get their message across. There’s no better way to illustrate the ROI of a program than to literally illustrate it—with effective, irrefutable visuals of the data—which can serve as common ground for discussions about the work being analyzed.
Understanding Data for Better Analysis
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Read MoreData analytics has exploded: We have more data at our fingertips than ever before. And we can do more with data than ever before. Demonstrating data leadership in 2016 requires that we better understand the data we have at our disposal, and that we are aware of institutional priorities that drive the questions we ask of our data. We must recognize that learning more about data—and opening up our data to collaborative engagement—can have tremendous impact on the quality of our analysis.