PMI South Africa Summit 2023

Data Literacy for Project Managers: Essential Skills for Future-Proofing Project Delivery Practices

A study by Qlik predicts that by 2030, data literacy – the ability to interact with data competently and appropriately – will be the most sought-after skill in organizations. This is unsurprising, given the rapid technological development and the increasing digitalization of everyday life and business.
With the trend toward data-driven project delivery practices to improve and evidence project decisions, eventually even supported by Artificial Intelligence, it is clear that data literacy skills are becoming increasingly important for project management professionals. It involves understanding the data that drives project decisions and the ability to interpret and communicate it effectively.
As a human-centric decision-making and forecasting discipline and its different personas with very unique characteristics, the project management practice requires however a customized learning path that goes beyond generic data literacy training programs.
Using examples and simple exercises, Marcus Glowasz provides an overview of the data literacy skills that are required to support more effective and successful project management using Big Data concepts and technologies, helping project management professionals to get started diving into the world of data literacy.