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Data-Driven Decision Making for Managers

Turn reports and dashboards into better decisions: ask sharper questions, read data critically and avoid common analytical traps.

  • 3 days
  • Classroom · Live virtual · In-house
  • Afriskora Certificate of Completion

Course overview

Managers receive more data than ever but often lack the confidence to question it or act on it. This course builds practical data literacy for people who make decisions rather than build models. Participants learn to frame decision questions, interpret charts and statistics correctly, recognise misleading analysis and run simple analyses in Excel to test their own hypotheses before committing resources.

Who should attend

  • Line managers and team leaders
  • Senior professionals who rely on analysts' reports
  • Programme and project managers
  • Public-sector managers working with performance data

What you will be able to do

  • Frame business questions that data can actually answer
  • Read charts, averages, trends and variation correctly
  • Recognise sampling bias, false correlations and cherry-picking
  • Run quick what-if and trend analyses in Excel
  • Present data-backed recommendations that persuade

Course outline

  1. Module 1Thinking with data

    • • From question to metric to decision
    • • Data sources, quality and limitations
    • • Leading and lagging indicators
    • • Working effectively with analysts

  2. Module 2Reading data critically

    • • Averages, distributions and variation
    • • Correlation versus causation
    • • Spotting misleading charts
    • • Uncertainty, risk and confidence ranges

  3. Module 3Deciding and persuading

    • • Scenario and sensitivity analysis in Excel
    • • Decision trees and expected value
    • • Telling a clear story with data
    • • Decision exercise on a real business case

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Data-Driven Decision Making for Managers course?

The course runs for 3 days. Daily start and finish times are confirmed in your joining instructions. Live virtual sessions cover the same programme.

Do I receive a certificate?

Yes. Every participant who completes the course receives an Afriskora Certificate of Completion with a unique code that employers can verify online.

Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. We can run it at your premises or online for your team, on dates that suit you, and adapt examples and case studies to your sector.

How do I book and pay?

Request dates and we'll send available sessions and a quote. Bookings are confirmed by invoice and paid by EFT. South African clients can include the course in their Workplace Skills Plan.

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