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Data & reporting for decision-makers

Read, question and commission reporting that actually supports decisions.

A decision-maker does not need to build the model. They need to know what an indicator measures, what it does not, and how to request an actionable dashboard. This training builds a data culture for leading, not for replacing the analyst.

  • Executive
  • 1 day / 7 hours
  • In person
  • In-company
  • Workshop

Audience: Executives · Managers · Finance

Level
Executive
Duration
1 day / 7 hours
Format
In person · In-company · Workshop
Modalities
Strong interaction and workshops. · A program dedicated to one organization.
Audience
Executives · Managers · Finance
Language
French or English
Prerequisites
No prerequisite

Why this training?

A decision-maker does not need to build the model. They need to know what an indicator measures, what it does not, and how to request an actionable dashboard. This training builds a data culture for leading, not for replacing the analyst.

  • Unshared indicators
  • Decorative reporting
  • Decisions on unstable extracts
  • A reading grid
  • Clearer requests to data teams
  • Steering rituals

Learning objectives

  • Analyze a dashboard and extract decisions.
  • Challenge an indicator: what it measures and what it does not.
  • Write an actionable reporting request.

Skills developed

After the training, you will be able to:

  • Read a steering report
  • Spot a misleading indicator
  • Frame a data request
  • Set a review ritual

Audience

Executives, committee members, managers and controllers who steer with data without being analysts.

Prerequisites

No prerequisite

Curriculum

Practice at the core of the path

  • Read a dashboard and extract 3 decisions
  • Rewrite a reporting request
  • Spot a misleading indicator

Teaching method

Dashboard studies, facilitated discussion, reading and request-framing workshops. Little tool building.

  • Dashboard studies
  • Discussion
  • Framing workshop

Tools used

  • Excel
  • Power BI

Format

  • In person

    1 day / 7 hours

    Strong interaction and workshops.

    On site or in a classroom, including Abidjan when in-person is selected.

  • In-company

    1 day / 7 hours

    A program dedicated to one organization.

  • Workshop

    1 day / 7 hours

Assessment

  • Framing workshop

Deliverables

  • Reading grid
  • Request canvas

Attestation

Certificate of attendance

Sessions

No public session is currently scheduled.

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