Understanding Data in Your Job
Learn to read, question and use the workplace data you already touch every day. A practical 7-day email course for workers in operations, customer service, administration, retail and care who use reports, dashboards and KPIs but are not analysts. Covers what metrics really measure, when good metrics go bad, how to question any number, and how to ask for the data you need. Grounded in research from NHS Making Data Count, Bevan and Hood, Campbell, Strathern, iO-Sphere and WFM Labs. No SQL, Python or statistics beyond what a non-analyst needs. British English throughout.
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Understanding Data in Your Job
Use data with confidence in your own role. A practical 7-day email course for workers who use data but are not analysts — operations, customer service, admin, team leads, retail and care. Covers the metrics that shape your day, reading the reports you already get, when good metrics go bad, questioning the numbers, and working with analysts. Grounded in research from the NHS Making Data Count programme, Bevan and Hood, Campbell, Alarcon et al., iO-Sphere and WFM Labs. No statistics beyond what a non-analyst needs. British English throughout.
What You'll Learn
7 lessons · One per day
Lesson 1: The Data You Already Use
Lesson 2: The Metrics That Shape Your Day
Lesson 3: Reading the Reports You Already Get
Lesson 4: When Good Metrics Go Bad
Lesson 5: Questioning the Numbers in Your Job
Lesson 6: Asking for the Data You Need
Lesson 7: Your Data Practice at Work
Frequently Asked Questions
Lessons arrive on a schedule — daily, weekly, or at whatever pace the course sets. Read each one in 5 minutes, complete the quick quiz, and move on. Access lessons in your inbox or online in your dashboard — no app to install.
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