Making Data Impossible to Ignore
From Business Analysis Live! by International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
March 31, 2026 · 48 min · Season 5 · Episode 6
About this episode
Ankit Agrawal discusses the importance of data storytelling in business analysis and how to effectively engage stakeholders.
In this episode, I’m joined by Ankit Agrawal, CRM Lead and data storyteller, for a practical, experience-driven conversation about data storytelling—what it really is, why it matters, and how business analysis professionals can use it to drive decisions instead of just presenting findings. We dig into why data alone rarely changes minds, and what it actually takes to move stakeholders from “interesting” to “let’s act.”Ankit shares real-world examples from his work leading CRM and analytics projects, along with a clear framework for turning analysis into a narrative that resonates with executives, technical teams, and everyone in between. From executive summaries and ROI to visualization pitfalls, stakeholder alignment, and the growing role of AI, this is a conversation about making your hard analytical work visible, credible, and impactful.🎙️Episode Highlights• Why data without context gets ignored• What “storytelling with data” actually means in practice• A framework for turning analysis into decisions• Driving urgency, ROI, and action with insights• Executive summaries and the elevator pitch effect• Common storytelling and visualization pitfalls• Building credibility and trust…
People in this episode
Host: Susan Moore
Guest: Ankit Agrawal
Topics covered
- data storytelling
- business analysis
- stakeholder engagement
- data visualization
- AI in business
- decision making
Keywords
- data storytelling
- business analysis
- stakeholders
- decision making
- data visualization
- AI
- ROI
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: International Institute of Business Analysis
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