Based on your answers for skills your organisation is currently Learning
For skills you scored your organisation 2.6 out of 5
The average score for skills in the benchmark group is 3 out of 5
Skills across the sector
Your Current Stage
Learning
Beginning to understand needs around data skills and capabilities.
Dedicated person/team in charge of data, perhaps a data manager or senior administrator. Some skilled data people in other roles, though perhaps with limited capacity to fulfil the task.
Adequate data analysis/reporting skills with some investment in more advanced skills e.g. Database/CRM administrator.
Commitment to improving data literacy.
Exploring up-skilling and recruitment to fill skills gaps.
In house or externally provided training for using data systems.
Staff have basic data protection and security training though might not be very confident.
Establishing relationships with external support and advice, mostly around specific tools, systems or projects with some skills development.
The next stage up for your organisation is
Developing
Understand different skill sets within data and analytics.
Dedicated skilled analytics roles established with several people responsible for data in different roles/ teams.
Possibly a senior person/team bringing organisation-wide data together.
Increased data literacy/responsibility across the organisation.
Individuals responsible for data have advanced skills and regularly engage in learning to ensure responsible and ethical practices, develop further skills, and improve systems, and embed these across the organisation.
Staff know how to respond to subject access requests (where individuals request a copy of their data) or changes in preferences on personal data.
Staff know how to respond to a data breach, potential breach, or near miss.
Regular use of advanced external expertise and specialist suppliers.