Data management plays a central role in leading modern business schools forward. It supports external compliance, accreditation, rankings, stakeholder accountability, strategising, risk management, internal management-by-objectives, portfolio performance measurement, assurance of learning, publishing and granting quality assurance more generally – a list that can easily be further extended. As a consequence, business schools have to collect, process, analyse and maintain more data than ever before. This trend of institutional management becoming more data-driven is likely to continue in the foreseeable future. As data management assumes a more strategic role in business school development, it also requires systematic senior management attention.
This how-to workshop will provide you with the tools to understand the power of data in creating strategies and finding smart and simple ways to source, build, embed, and recycle data for multiple purposes.
You will develop an in-depth understanding of Smart Data Management in business schools and higher education contexts, and you will be able to evaluate the positioning of your institution in the light of the basic principles and best practices of SDM.
The group exercise will provide you with practical experience, allow you to take stock of your institution’s use of data, and help you better understand the interconnectedness of various factors at play.
This workshop will be especially relevant to quality assurance professionals, professional and academic staff responsible for rankings and data management and anybody wishing to understand the power of data in business schools and higher education contexts.
During the workshop, you will learn:
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13:00 – 16:00 CEST
Session no. 1: The smart data essentials and why you should make your data speak
Björn Kjellander
This first session gives you an overview of the very central role data management plays in modern business and so in modern business schools.
We will also look into the various ecosystems where particularly a business school sources, builds, embeds, and recycles data – and how you could do it even better and use the data for multi-purposes.
13:00 – 16:00 CEST
Session no. 2: Group work on case scenarios
Get together with your assigned group to work on a practical data related exercise.
13:00 – 16:00 CEST
Session no. 3: The “why” of data: How to go from a compliance mindset to a strategic mindset?
Isabelle Fagnot
This session will explain why data is not here just for reporting and compliance purposes but should be part of a strategic mindset at the institutional level to drive decision-making. During this session, you will learn how to figure out the “why” of data in your institution along with the “what” and the “how”. Typically, most people know what they do, and most know how to do it, but very few know why they do it.
13:00 – 16:00 CEST
Session no. 4: How do I communicate and influence leaders to embed smart data management into the organisation?
Kirsteen Daly
In this session, you will learn techniques to help support how you communicate data as a source for solving problems and identifying opportunities within your institution. You will also learn how to use existing skills, relationship management and knowledge to embed data management into your organisation’s strategic plans.
This workshop will be run using Zoom. For Zoom to work best, we recommend downloading the latest version of Zoom Client for Meetings. If you are not familiar with Zoom, please make sure to connect 15 minutes prior to the meeting. You can test the tool via this weblink.
The fee is payable before the workshop by bank transfer/credit card. Please make sure to register at your earliest convenience (but not later than 15 March 2025).
Cancellations must be confirmed in writing. If EFMD is notified of your withdrawal by 15 March 2025, an administrative cancellation fee of 40€ will apply. After this date, we regret that no refunds can be issued. However, substitutions are allowed at no additional cost, provided EFMD is informed of the substitute’s name, title, and address. Event fees are not transferable to other EFMD events.