Overcoming Analysis Paralysis: Leveraging Data for Decisions

Thursday, May 22, 2025

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Wekiwa 6

Institution Type: Any

Target Audience: Any

Presenter(s)

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Elisa Hertz, n/a

Assistant Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning
CUNY Guttman Community College, United States
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Nyssa Hasan, n/a

Senior Institutional Research Data Analyst
CUNY Guttman Community College, United States
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Teruo Yokoyama, n/a

Senior Institutional Research Data Analyst
CUNY Guttman Community College, United States

Session Abstract: How can you help stakeholders shift from analysis paralysis to progress? How can you help stakeholders move from discussions to decisions? Learn practical and engaging strategies to strengthen stakeholders’ usage of data for actionable next steps. These strategies offer a flexible framework for improving reliance on information from dashboards, survey findings, and other institutional research analyses for planning and decisions. The strategies are easily adaptable for facilitating meetings, making presentations, or hosting workshops. The strategies are important for increasing data use to advance strategic plan goals, improve outcomes, and compile accreditation evidence.

Keywords: planning, data use, decision support, collaboration