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of the Data Fluency Framework than the other three components. Building a
healthy data product ecosystem is a commitment that takes buy-in from the
grassroots as well as the board level. We recommend that organizations begin
to address areas related to Component 1 through 3 in a staged process and
then develop a roadmap for a data product ecosystem.

ORGANIZATIONAL SCORING SuMMARY

Becoming a data fluent organization is a long-term endeavor. Employees come
and go. Policies change. Leaders change. Organizational culture can change
over time for the better or for the worse. Obtaining a data fluency score for
a team, department, division or organization can be a healthy way to begin
a discussion about what matters most in an organization.

With a score for each of the four components of the Data Fluency Framework,
an average of the four components produces an Organizational Data Fluency
Score. Drawing an analogy to language acquisition, it takes time to become
fluent or even bilingual. How does your organization stack up?

Organizational Data Fluency Benchmarks

organizational Data fluency mean Score
(mean of comPonentS 1‑4)

level of fluency

0-25% Basic Vocabulary

26%-50% Working Knowledge

51%-75% Partially Fluent

76%-90% Fully Fluent

91%-100% Bilingual

SCORING GUIDE (FOR INDIVIDUALS)

While the Data Fluency Inventory (DFI) was created as a tool to help organi-
zations assess their level of data fluency, individuals interested in improving
their skills with regard to data literacy and data product authoring can also
use it. Below is a scoring guide to assist individuals in their self-assessment
and self-improvement journey.