“Data-informed” may be the business buzzword of the century thus far. Today, your student success initiatives, strategic decisions, and even your academic program decisions are all expected to be data-informed.
But what does that actually mean?
Internet pundits and business theorists will tell you about the many advanced technologies and arcane skills that you absolutely must have to be a data-informed administrator or director. In reality, though, you can improve your use of data—and your performance—by focusing on these five principles.