Making Data-Driven Decisions

Lab managers need to make a wide variety of decisions. Many of these decisions can be significantly improved by following a data-driven decision-making process. Using data in decisions will help make better decisions, be more objective, and enable more clear communication about the decisions.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify the importance of data,
• Make use of different kinds of data,
• Know where lab data is located,
• Integrate data in decision-making.

Lab managers need to make a wide variety of decisions. Many of these decisions can be significantly improved by following a data-driven decision-making process. Using data in decisions will help make better decisions, be more objective, and enable...