Understanding Business Intelligence in Education: Data-Driven Insights for Strategic Decisions
Business Intelligence (BI) encompasses methodologies, processes, architectures, and technologies that convert raw data into valuable information. This facilitates informed strategic, tactical, and operational decision-making within the education sector. By effectively communicating workforce data, we empower non-technical stakeholders to make informed decisions based on accurate data. Key insights include projections for student growth in Alberta, the importance of data validation, and ensuring that data narratives are user-friendly and impactful. Learn how these elements contribute to better educational strategies.
Understanding Business Intelligence in Education: Data-Driven Insights for Strategic Decisions
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Big Data and the Cloud 24 April 2012
What is Business Intelligence (BI) Forrester's definition: Business intelligence is a set of methodologies, processes, architectures, and technologies that transform raw data into meaningful and useful information used to enable more effective strategic, tactical, and operational insight and decision-making.
For us, this means... • Communicating the education sector workforce story so that “non-technical people” can make strategic decisions informed by accurate data.
Births in Alberta Relative Stability In K-3 grades 5 yrs later (2007-2009) Expect an Increase In K-3 grades 5 yrs later (2010-2015)
Anticipated K-12 Ten Year Growth by Region 15.7% 15.2% 15.2% Francophone 23.8% Projected K-12 Student Growth (2009/10 – 2019/20) 21.0% 13.7%
Growth will differ by grade(Alberta) 5yrs 20% Increase 34,816 4% Decrease -6,579
So what have we learned... • Garbage in...garbage out • Humans need to validate the data • Stories must be driven by, and be meaningful to the business user • Business rules do matter • Data stories must be user-friendly and intuitive to read • We are learning our way forward...
More information... • Mark Bevan mark.bevan@gov.ab.ca 780-644-3579
