Data Acumen: Enhanced Readiness Through Data Driven Decision-Making
This program is designed to enhance participants’ awareness of emerging technologies and external forces shaping data-informed decision-making. Participants will gain the tools to establish baseline targets and strategic intent to improve outcomes across data-centric processes. Through a combination of virtual and in-person sessions culminating in the completion of a project, the program will provide guided, hands-on experience in developing actionable plans that support organizational data maturity goals. Ultimately, participants will be able to strengthen organizational capacity to strategically apply technological and functional insights gained through the program.
Program Details
Program Dates
Cohort 1: October 14-16, 2025
Virtual Orientation: September 22, 2025 1-2:30 p.m. EST
Cohort 2: October 28-30, 2025
Virtual Orientation: September 26, 2025 10-11:30 a.m. EST
Delivery Method
3 days on-campus at The Blackwell Inn and Pfahl Hall Conference Center located on The Ohio State University campus with a virtual orientation before each session.
Cost
$5,520
Prospective Participant Profile
This program is designed for government employees with 15+ years of experience in the Logistics/Supply Chain area of organization. Participants should be senior leaders who lead teams.
Program Components
Situational Awareness
- Influencing Factors
- Technological Advancements
- Environmental Adaptations
- Leadership Adjustments
Preparing the Response
- Data Management
- Prerequisites
- Culture & Governance
- Prerequisites
- Communication and Use
- Case Study Exercises
Change Management
Related Governance and Process
Strategic Application
- Augmented Intelligence versus
- Artificial Intelligence
- Use Case Identification
- Visioning and its Limitations
- Optimizing the Choices
- Three 30 minute Team Milestone Check-Ins aligned with application project
- Virtual project report out
- Optional faculty coaching
This program will better equip senior leaders with a strategic understanding of emerging technologies and the leadership acumen needed to effectively guide data practitioners in alignment with the organization's strategic objectives.
Program Faculty
Mr. Barnes has nearly forty years of experience at the senior technology officer level within multiple industry sectors, including successful leadership roles at the Fortune 100 level. In addition to his role at the Fisher College of Business, he is currently the CEO of BOLD VISION®, a recognized senior consulting consortium comprised of former CIOs and other “C Level” executives.
Mr. Barnes has received numerous industry accolades, including having been recognized as one of this country’s most noted CIOs. He is still a broadly recognized voice at national industry events and in major industry publications.
He is also the co-founder and ongoing co-producer of the widely acclaimed “CIO Solutions Gallery” series, nationally headquartered at the Fisher College of Business.
Nate Craig is an associate professor in the Department of Operations and Business Analytics. He researches the application of data science and artificial intelligence to managerial decision-making, focusing on the financial services and retail industries. Leading outlets have published his research, including Harvard Business Review, the Journal of Operations Management, and Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. At the Fisher College of Business, Nate is academic director of the Executive MBA program and coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Operations and Business Analytics.
Nate earned a doctorate in Technology and Operations Management from Harvard Business School and master's and bachelor's degrees in Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University. He is the recipient of research awards, including the Wyss Award and the Ralph Gomory Industry Studies Award. Nate serves on the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) Community Board and the Ohio Union Council.