According to Gartner, data literacy is the second business language. By 2030, the ability to read, work, analyze and interpret data will be one of the most sought after.

Data literacy is the ability to work effectively with data: find information from different sources, access it, analyze, filter and use it.

Data literate organizations are more flexible, prepared, innovative, and have a more stable and loyal workforce. Over the past year, the number of employees who quit due to the inability to improve their skills and learn how to work with data amounted to 35%. Transformation to the status of an information literate company requires proper training, as well as a change in behavior, attitudes and thinking.

To successfully transformation to data literate company, you should adhere to the following principles:

• Encouragement and development of employees’ curiosity. Using tools to develop skills such as curiosity, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration. This will help to get different points of view and assumptions;
• Learning to act. The ability of employees to apply the acquired knowledge and use it in their daily work, regardless of the level and role;
• Using data to make decisions. Every employee of the company (trainee, manager or senior executive) should be able to use data in the decision-making process. The learning process should be simple and straightforward, with a clear description of the data literacy Any successes and progress of the employee should be noted;
• Understanding the problem to be solved. This will help to effectively research, analyze and request information to find the right solution;
• Impact measurement. The adoption of processes and a data-driven culture is gradual. It may take several years to analyze the real value. However, the level of employee satisfaction and loyalty to the company, participation in training, changes in behavior are excellent short-term analytical data. In the longer term, it will be possible to analyze the impact of data literacy on income levels, time spent, cost reduction, etc.;
• Consolidation of teams within the company. Data literacy allows to close the information gap between different departments and teams of the company. This ensures collaboration, clear dialogue between employees and strengthens the business;
• An expedient approach to the latest technological innovations introduction. The introduction of any technology into the company’s workflow must be appropriate and consistent with business goals and needs, as well as the abilities of employees who will work directly with it.

Qlik offers an data literacy program for the effective use of data by employees, regardless of their level and role. The program contains a comprehensive training course, consulting services to develop skills in working with data.

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