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Guideline: A five-step approach to data-driven decision making

Successful organizations understand the power of data and use it to make evidence-based insights and decisions—learn how you can do the same to help your organization succeed.

Too many organizations are drowning in data while thirsting for good insights that will help the company make quicker and more informed decisions to drive optimal performance. This guideline will help you rethink how you approach and implement evidence-based insights and decision-making within an organization. The five-step framework will help you: define objectives and information needs, collect and analyze data, present information, and make data-driven decisions.

Key takeaways: 

  • emerging industry trends, challenges and opportunities  
  • insights into how CPAs are important custodians of organizational data 
  • six common mistakes in communicating and presenting data 
  • additional resources