Analytic Foundations: Calculations, Interpretation, Insight Development

Overview:  Help teams build stronger analytical confidence by improving how they calculate key measures, interpret results, read reports, and draw more meaningful insights. This topic is designed to strengthen foundational analytics capability so participants can move beyond reporting numbers to understanding what the numbers are saying and why they matter.  

How This Can be Tailored:

 This session can be delivered virtually or in person and tailored to your team’s analytical starting point, business context, and reporting environment. Depending on your needs, the training can incorporate your internal reports, KPI definitions, scorecards, reporting formats, retailer/customer lens, and the calculations or interpretations your teams use most often. It can also be adapted to reflect the level of analytics confidence you want to build across different audiences. 

Possible Takeaways:

  • Participants may leave with:

    • practical calculation and interpretation guides
    • KPI reference tools or cheat sheets
    • worked examples using common retail and CPG measures
    • insight-development worksheets
    • discussion tools to help move from numbers to business implications

Possible eLearning Prework:

  • Possible eLearning prework may include:

    • Retail Math Fundamentals
    • Retail & CPG Data Sources

Delivery Format:
Available virtually or in person, and can also be integrated into a broader blended learning solution. 

 

Prepare your team for success in the ever-changing industry by mastering adaptive category management techniques tailored to contemporary challenges and opportunities.

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Related to: Data + Analytics

 Instructor-Led Training FAQ:

  • What will individuals learn? Each training session (in-person or virtual) has well-defined learning objectives that focus on the most important elements of the topic area.  This is tweaked to meet the unique and specific needs of your team or organization.
  • What is required of individuals? Instructor-led training is designed to be highly interactive, requiring individual engagement online through features like chat, whiteboards, breakout rooms, contests, quizzes, and more. Participants may also have prework assignments and/or post-class homework.
  • Want to customize your training?  Opt for customized training to zero in on areas for skill enhancement. Tailoring your training allows a focus on precise needs, offering flexibility with extended or additional sessions. Customized sessions can also be integrated and complemented with other topics to create a bespoke custom training program.  

 Additional Instructor-Led Topics Available

In addition to the featured topic areas above, CMKG can also support organizations with customized instructor-led training in the following areas: 

  • Excel Foundations for Retail and Category Teams
  • PowerPoint for Clearer, More Effective Business Communication
  • Collaboration and Joint Business Planning
  • Data to Insights: Strengthening Analytical Thinking
  • Data Visualization for Stronger Communication
  • Presentation Skills and Fact-Based Storytelling
  • Category Management in eCommerce and Omni-Channel Retail
  • Working with Limited Data to Make Better Decisions
  • Private Label Strategy and Capability Building
  • Critical Thinking for Better Business Decisions
  • Business Acumen for Retail and CPG Teams

Looking for something more specific?
We can tailor a topic, combine multiple topics, or design a broader blended learning solution based on your team’s needs, priorities, and desired outcomes.