Help leaders stop staring at dashboards and start making decisions from them.
Data Literacy for Decision Makers is a practical 2-day programme — not a statistics course — built on the DECIDE framework for leaders who receive data rather than build it. Fully designed by Bodhih Training, ready for you to deliver.
- DECIDE: Define, Examine, Context, Identify, Decide, Evaluate — six steps from data point to accountable action
- Hands-on with real dashboards, including a KPI Audit of participants' own metrics
- Tool-agnostic: works with Power BI, Tableau, Excel, Google Sheets or a simple spreadsheet report
- Sample dashboards included, so every exercise runs even without live data
Data Literacy for Decision Makers Trainer Toolkit by Bodhih Training — built on programmes delivered to 2,000+ companies since 2008.
The workshop is on the calendar. The material isn’t.
Most data training teaches building, not deciding
There is plenty of content on creating dashboards. Very little helps a team leader decide what to do with the one on their screen every Monday — and that is what your clients are asking for.
Numbers make rooms nervous
Put a chart on a slide and half the participants disengage. You need exercises that make data feel practical and safe for people who don't think of themselves as 'numbers people'.
Generic examples fall flat
Sample data only goes so far. The real learning happens when leaders audit their own KPIs — and designing an activity that works with any organisation's dashboards takes time.
Picture the evening before your programme.
Imagine the moment participants open their own dashboards on Day 1 and you ask a simple question: 'Which of these numbers has changed a decision you made this month?' The honest answers — often 'none' — set up everything that follows: dashboard fluency, the difference between vanity and actionable metrics, and how to read a trend without over-reacting to noise.
Then you introduce DECIDE. Define the decision. Examine the data. Check the context. Identify the story. Decide and act. Evaluate the outcome. Participants drill each step on sample dashboards and on their own, and the KPI Audit shows them which of their metrics deserve attention and which are just decoration.
The programme closes with data storytelling — each leader builds a 90-second data story — and with team data culture: a team data meeting template they can run the following week, a DECIDE decision log and a personal KPI audit to keep.
You'll notice how differently people talk about their numbers by the end — less 'what does this mean?' and more 'here's what we're going to do'.
What you will deliver
A complete design, sequenced and timed — so every session has a purpose and every activity lands.
- Framework
- DECIDE — Define, Examine, Context, Identify, Decide, Evaluate
- Length
- 2 days · 14 contact hours
- Tools
- Tool-agnostic — any dashboard or spreadsheet
- Background needed
- No statistics experience
- Assessment
- 75% pass mark, certification
- Formats
- In-person or virtual
Dashboard fluency
Reading dashboards and KPI reports confidently, whatever the tool.
Vanity vs actionable metrics
Telling the numbers that drive decisions from the ones that decorate slides.
KPI Audit
Participants audit their own current metrics — or sample dashboards.
Trend reading
Spotting real change versus normal variation.
The DECIDE framework
Six steps from data observation to accountable action, drilled on real cases.
Data storytelling
Building and delivering a 90-second data story.
Team data culture
A team data meeting template and habits that make data part of every decision.
Everything for the room. Nothing left to build.
Unlocks the moment you pay. Until then, here is exactly what you will be downloading.
To deliver
- Facilitator Guide — module plans, dashboard exercises, timings and debriefs
- Main Slide Deck plus a Simple Backup Deck
- Virtual Delivery Guide, with screen-sharing breakout pairs for dashboard work
For participants
- Participant Workbook — KPI Audit, DECIDE decision log and team data meeting template
- Pre-Work (about 45 minutes)
- Role-Play Scenario Pack for presenting data to teams and leadership
- Case Studies of data-driven and data-blind decisions
- Quick Reference Cards for the six DECIDE steps
To measure
- Assessment Instruments — summative assessment with 75% pass mark
- Participant Feedback Form
- Certificate Template
To design & sell
- Training Design Document
- Marketing Toolkit — nomination emails, intranet and LinkedIn copy, objection handling and FAQ
What your participants will be able to do
Designed for junior leaders who regularly receive dashboards, KPI reports or performance data; managers with no statistics or analysis background and teams in any industry.
- Read any dashboard fluently and ask the right questions of it
- Separate vanity metrics from actionable ones
- Interpret trends without over-reacting to noise
- Apply the six-step DECIDE framework to turn data into accountable decisions
- Audit their own KPIs and keep a DECIDE decision log
- Present a clear 90-second data story to their team or leadership
- Run a team data meeting that builds a healthy data culture
Walk in with data. Walk out with proof.
Trainers who measure before and after design sharper sessions — and get rebooked. AssessAll, our sister assessment platform, has assessments that sit naturally alongside this programme.
Walk in knowing where every participant starts.
Pair Data Literacy for Decision Makers with an AssessAll assessment. Participants take it before the workshop, so you can tune the emphasis to the room; they retake it afterwards, so you can show the client what actually moved. Better-targeted sessions, and evidence that wins the next booking.
- Spreadsheet & Data LiteracyView assessment ↗
- Before You Put It in the Deck: Data and Analytics JudgementView assessment ↗
- Data Dashboard Reads — InteractiveView assessment ↗
Nothing quite fits? Create your own assessment on AssessAll, or ask the AssessAll team to build one around this programme’s objectives for you.
That is the design work already done for you — research, session plans, slides, activities and assessments. Spend it facilitating, selling your next programme, or simply switching off.
The honest comparison
| Building it yourself | This toolkit | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a deliverable programme | 60–120 hours of design | Ready today |
| Session plan with timings | Built from scratch | Included, minute by minute |
| Activities, role plays, cases | Hunted down one by one | Written for this programme |
| Assessment and feedback | Often skipped | Instruments and forms included |
| Virtual delivery version | A second project | Guide included |
| Cost | Your weekends | One payment |
Made for people who stand at the front of the room
BI and dashboard rollouts
Pair a new Power BI or Tableau deployment with the leadership capability that turns reports into action.
Independent trainers
Offer a data literacy programme that works for non-technical audiences in any sector — no statistics background needed.
Performance management cycles
Help team leaders use KPI reviews for decisions, not just reporting, ahead of quarterly or annual reviews.
18 years in real training rooms, packaged for yours.
Bodhih Training has designed and delivered corporate programmes since 2008 — for first-time managers, sales teams, leadership cohorts and whole organisations. These toolkits are that reach, distilled: the structures, activities and materials that hold up in front of real participants, written so another trainer can pick them up and deliver with confidence.
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Brand it and deliver
Every file is editable Word or PowerPoint. Add your logo, your examples, and run it.
From dashboards to decisions — in two days.
Download the complete programme, drop in your clients' own examples, and help leaders act on the data they already have.
Licensed to the buyer to deliver this programme to their own participants and clients, in person or online, and to adapt and brand the material. Reselling or redistributing the files is not permitted.
The rest of the Bodhih family, when you need it
Make the workshop last beyond the room
A workshop is two days; the behaviour change takes months. Jobulary turns assessment evidence into a focused individual development plan (IDP) — a few quarterly objectives built on real work, re-measured honestly. Give every Data Literacy for Decision Makers participant a plan to carry forward.
IDPs are launching soon — the working demo is free to explore now, no sign-up.
Rather have us deliver it?
If you want Data Literacy for Decision Makers run for your organisation by Bodhih Training’s own facilitators — in person, live virtual or blended, customised to your context — we deliver it end to end.
solutions@bodhih.com · +91 99000 11601. Building your own facilitation skills? See Bodhih’s Train the Trainer certification.
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Data Literacy for Decision Makers toolkit — FAQs
Already bought? Resend my linkWhat is the DECIDE framework for data-driven decisions?
DECIDE is a six-step data decision model for non-analyst leaders: Define the decision, Examine the data, check the Context, Identify the story, Decide and act, and Evaluate the outcome. It turns any dashboard reading into a clear, accountable decision.
Do participants need statistics experience for data literacy training?
No. The programme is designed for leaders who receive data, not those who create or analyse it. The only prerequisite is regular exposure to dashboards or KPI reports.
Can data literacy training be delivered virtually?
Yes. The Virtual Delivery Guide adapts dashboard exercises for screen-sharing breakout pairs, and the KPI Audit works online when participants can open their dashboard on a second screen.
What exactly do I get in the Data Literacy for Decision Makers trainer toolkit?
14 editable files: Training Design Document, Facilitator Guide, Slide Deck — Simple Backup, Slide Deck — Main, Virtual Delivery Guide, Participant Workbook, Pre-Work Material, Case Studies, Role-Play Scenario Pack, Quick Reference Cards, Assessment Instruments, Participant Feedback Form, Certificate Template, Marketing Toolkit. Word and PowerPoint formats, so you can add your own branding and examples — and a single ZIP to download everything at once.
How much does the Data Literacy for Decision Makers toolkit cost?
₹2,999 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $29 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
How and when do I receive the files?
Immediately. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent download link is emailed to you. The link works from any device without a password.
Can I deliver this programme to my clients and put my own logo on it?
Licensed to the buyer to deliver this programme to their own participants and clients, in person or online, and to adapt and brand the material. Reselling or redistributing the files is not permitted.
How can I measure what participants learn in Data Literacy for Decision Makers?
The toolkit includes its own assessment instruments and feedback form. For a scored pre- and post-workshop measure, pair it with an assessment from AssessAll, Bodhih's sister assessment platform — for example Spreadsheet & Data Literacy or Before You Put It in the Deck: Data and Analytics Judgement. If nothing fits, you can build your own assessment on AssessAll or ask the AssessAll team to create one for you.
Can Bodhih Training deliver the Data Literacy for Decision Makers programme for my organisation?
Yes. Bodhih Training (bodhih.com) can facilitate the programme in person, live virtual or blended, customised to your context. Contact solutions@bodhih.com or +91 99000 11601.
How long is the programme?
2 days · 14 contact hours · blended. The facilitator guide shows how to run it as designed, and the virtual delivery guide adapts it for online sessions.