Based on your answers for skills your organisation is currently Developing
For skills you scored your organisation 3.5 out of 5
The average score for skills in the benchmark group is 3 out of 5
Skills across the sector
Your Current Stage
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.
The next stage up for your organisation is
Mastering
High levels of staff commitment at senior, specialist, technical, and administrative levels.
Senior data strategist embedded at heart of leadership decision making.
Able to independently manage/drive and maximise data analytics to an advanced level.
All staff trained with ongoing investment in developing data skills with high levels of data literacy across the organisation.
Becoming experts that other partners/peers use as a resource.
Specialist staff regularly update skills and knowledge through training and conferences.
Active in online learning networks and data and analytics communities of practice exploring new tools and skills.
Awareness about ethics, openness and protection of data are embedded throughout the organisation with regular training, and in-house learning network to develop and maintain best practice.
Ongoing relationships with a range of trusted suppliers providing advanced support and specialist expertise, periodically reviewed.