About this course
IT’S NO SECRET THAT THE BEST BUSINESS DECISIONS ARE DRIVEN BY DATA, HOWEVER, HAVE YOU CRACKED THE CODE OF TRANSLATING DATA INTO MEANINGFUL INSIGHTS?
Business Data Analytics blends a range of techniques, competencies, and practices that focuses on extracting meaningful insights from business data, paving the way for enhanced, evidence-based decision-making for your products and organisation.
Our Business Data Analytics course will equip you with the tools and investigative skills you need to reveal patterns and trends empowering you to transform data into actionable knowledge to predict and drive business success. If you're looking to get certified, you’ll learn everything you need to know to sit the IIBA® Certification in Data Analytics (CBDA) exam.
What you will gain
A Business Data Analytics digital badge will be available upon successful completion of the course from Skills Development Group.
If you’re looking to get the IIBA® Certification in Data Analytics (CBDA), this course is one step to help prepare you for the exam. Further information and resources can be found on the IIBA® website.
This course will contribute 15 Professional Development (PD) hours or Continuing Development Units (CDUs) towards the CBAP® and CCBA® certifications from the IIBA®.
This course will contribute 14 PMI® professional development units (PDUs) towards your chosen certification (1 Power Skills, 1 Business Acumen and 12 Ways of Working).
What will you learn
- Identifying research questions, framing the business situation and planning the analytics approach.
- Identifying, planning and obtaining data and performing data setup and preparation.
- Analysing data and interpreting and reporting the results.
- Using the results of business data analytics to influence business decision making.
- How to guide company level strategy for Business Analytics.
What you need
To get the most out of this course, it is recommended that participants have a foundational knowledge of business analysis through formal training like our Business Analysis Fundamentals course.
It is also recommended that you have experience in reading and interpreting a data dictionary, entity relationship diagram and cluster diagram as well as some experience in using Microsoft Excel filtering, sorting, pivot tables and chart functionality.
This course is great for
- Business Analysts who want understand the skills needed for successful data analysis.
- Data scientists, analysts or leaders looking to understand the role of business analysis in data analytics.
- Anyone interested in a solid grounding in data analytics or looking to prepare for the IIBA® Certification in Data Analytics (CBDA) exam.
Topics Covered
Business Data Analytics
- Key Steps
- Data Analytics Methods
Identify Research Questions
- Define the Business Problem or Opportunity
- Assess Current and Future State
- Formulate Research Questions
Source Data
- Data Collection
- Understanding Data
Analyse Data
- Developing a Data Analysis Plan
- Preparing and Exploring Data
- Data Analysis
- Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
Interpret and Report Results
- Stakeholder Communication
- Derive Insights from Data
- Interpret Results
Use Results to Influence Decision Making
- Develop an Implementation Plan
- Manage Change
Guide Organisational-Level Strategy for Business Data Analytics
- Talent Strategy
- Data Strategy
