Letting Go of Legacy Systems
Agency data is increasingly vulnerable to attacks by malicious actors — and older IT systems can do little about it. A new, analytic IT approach is more secure and helps agencies better fulfill their missions.
Analytics
Keep Projects on Track by Asking the Right Questions
Sometimes the most important step in launching a project is to ask the right questions upfront.
Turn Passive Decisions Into Action
Decisions trigger action. But there are many professing data-driven decision-making approaches that inform only what already happened.
It’s Time to Double Down on Data Literacy
In a recent survey conducted by Forrester Consulting and Tableau, 60% of respondents said they did not have the data skills they were expected to have for their jobs.
3 Ways to Build Capacity for Decision-Making
Agencies increasingly are tapping into the power of data and analytics to support better citizen service. How best to seize the moment?
Is Your Relationship With Data Helping or Hindering Progress?
“We don’t know what the next big thing is that we will be able to do with data.”
Racial Equity at National Parks: Data-Gathering and Conversations
Personal stories give data a voice and invite us to connect with those around us who are most impacted by the problem.
4 Basic Questions to Create a Data Culture
Agencies want to execute what they’ve been told about data. And that requires an organizational culture that is built for it.
How to Move Beyond DIY Data Initiatives
Sooner or later, every organization needs to realize that data-driven decision-making cannot be a do-it-yourself project.
How Washington State Is Eliminating Disparities for Children, Youth and Families
“Reporting the data on disproportionality is a starting point for the conversation. It is not an ending point.”