Speakers: Myles Danson and Janette Hillicks, senior co-design managers, Jisc James Jackson, head of systems development and integration, Bishop Grosseteste University Thomas Loya, director of strategy, University of Nottingham Participants of Jisc's Analytics Labs will discuss dynamic data-derived dashboard portfolio service demonstrating varied applications across their business functions. We will discuss how users can develop competencies in data for strategy development namely; data manipulation and visualisation, knowledge of the national data landscape, use of data for enhanced strategic decision-making. The speakers will reflect on their experiences of strategic challenges and benefits of participation in, and outputs of, Jisc's wider business intelligence offer and how BI can help inform strategic decision-making. We will discuss areas of data-informed strategy improvements.

1. How data can inform strategy
6 March 2018 | ICC, Birmingham

2. Digital strategy
How data can be used
to inform strategy
Myles Danson and Janette Hillicks, Jisc
Tom Loya, University of Nottingham
James Jackson, Bishop Grosseteste University
6 March 2018 | ICC, Birmingham

3. Introductions / setting the scene
Myles Danson
Senior Co-design manager
Jisc
Janette Hillicks
Senior Co-design manager
Jisc
James Jackson
Head of system development and integration
Bishop Grosseteste University
Dr Tom Loya
Director, strategy, planning and performance
University of Nottingham
>Strategy and analytics:
where and how do
they meet?
>HESA-Jisc: Community
dashboards and
Analytics labs
>Menti – Go to menti.com
and use code 43 58 9

4. >What has been your experience of the role and importance of
analytics in strategy development and/or policy creation?
>How has the use of analytics been changing or developing?
>How might that change impact people in their role/career?
Using analytics in strategy…

5. >What kinds of purposes are analytics used for - at that level?
>Are the analytics used always ‘institutional’, or sometimes
more ‘operational’ - or both?
>Have you seen any ‘surprises’ in such uses of analytics?
>How might the use of analytics be more effective?
Where strategy and analytics meet…

6. >What characteristics or capabilities of your university have
enabled the exploitation of analytics?
>What characteristics or capabilities of your university have
constrained it?
>What about changes in the HE and FE sector? What effects
do you foresee on the use of analytics in the near future?
The larger context…

7. >What skills and capabilities of individuals and teams are
important to contributing to strategy and policy development?
>How can analysts and other practitioners make more use
of strategy and sector analytics in their own work?
Contributing to the better use of analytics…

8. >What is the future of analytics and data in strategy?
>What would be your one key message to strategy and policy
makers - or to data analysts?
Final points…

9. >Data and analytics across the sector: a 10,000 piece jigsaw!
>Jisc’s BI project is assembling the pieces, two key elements
>Analytics labs
>Community dashboards
>You can:
>Register your interest in joining a lab, using dashboards
>Spread the word, evaluate the dashboards
>Come see more dashboards this afternoon!
>Further details: https://tinyurl.com/Jisc-BI-Project
Jisc-HESA Analytics Labs and Community Dashboards

10. Thank you!