The Data Fluency Framework
The data fluency framework, provided in Figure 2-2, is composed of four foundational elements. The elements are grouped along two dimensions. Along the horizontal dimension is a distinction between the capabilities required at an individual level (top) and at the organizational level (bottom). Along the vertical dimension, you can focus on the audience, or consumers, of data (left) separate from the authors, or producers, of data products (right). Below we clarify these distinctions and introduce how to develop data fluency in each quadrant—topics explained in detail in subsequent chapters of the book.
Figure 2-2: The four quadrants of the data fluency framework
Individuals and the Organization
Your organization has its own ways of doing things and often an intangible set of conventions and expected behaviors. Your staff both shapes and is shaped by these processes and culture. Developing data fluency skills at an individual level and creating an...