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Launch your career in Business Intelligence. Gain the in-demand skills and hands-on experience to get job-ready in less than 4 months. No prior experience required.
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Build skills in SQL queries, relational databases, data gathering and cleaning, data warehousing, data analysis and reporting techniques.
Apply statistical analysis methods to identify trends, create visualizations, and build dashboards using Tableau, Excel, Cognos, and Looker.
Generate valuable insights through data warehousing, profiling, and evaluation, leading to informed decision-making and process improvement.
Utilize BI analytics to consult with stakeholders, define goals, implement strategies, and develop effective projects for a rewarding career in BI.
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Prepare for a career in the field of Business Intelligence (BI), and learn in-demand skills like SQL, Excel, and data management to get job-ready in less than 4 months, with no prior experience needed to get started.
Business Intelligence analysts transform raw data into meaningful insights that drive strategic decision-making within an organization. They also prepare market intelligence and financial reports.
This program will teach you about data collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting - honing your skills in developing data models and deriving invaluable insights for making informed decisions. You will analyze data from a variety of data sources such as relational databases and data warehouses.
This program will not only help you start your career in business intelligence, but also provide a strong foundation for future career development in other paths such as data analytics, data science, data engineering, supply chain or healthcare.
You’ll also utilize the latest tools used by business intelligence analysts including Tableau, IBM Cognos, Google Looker, and Excel. You’ll apply statistical analysis methods to visualize data, create interactive dashboards and present data in a compelling manner.
Upon completion, you‘ll have a portfolio of projects and a Professional Certificate from IBM to showcase your expertise. You will also gain access to resources to help you in your BI Analyst job search, including resume development and interview preparation.
Applied Learning Project
Throughout this Professional Certificate, you will complete hands-on labs and projects to help you gain practical experience with:
Overview of the BI process
Clean, prepare, and analyze data in Excel
Create visualizations and dashboards using Cognos Analytics, Google Looker Studio, and Excel
Analyze sales performance and forecast future sales based on historical data
Manage and query databases by working with real word datasets
Utilize advanced SQL techniques like Joins, Cubes, Rollups, and Materialized Views
Design and populate data warehouses and use IBM Cognos to construct an analytics dashboard
Import and transform data in Tableau
Create interactive visualizations and dashboards in Tableau
Project BI Analysis presentation and documentation
Explain the concept of business intelligence (BI), the key components and challenges involved, and the career options in this field.
Describe data analytics and its significance in BI, recognizing its role in extracting insights from data.
Evaluate different business intelligence tools and technologies used to analyze the business context and requirements of a BI project.
Develop actionable insights using appropriate tools and techniques for data gathering, wrangling, analyzing, mining, visualizing, and reporting.
Display working knowledge of Excel for Data Analysis.
Perform basic spreadsheet tasks including navigation, data entry, and using formulas.
Employ data quality techniques to import and clean data in Excel.
Analyze data in spreadsheets by using filter, sort, look-up functions, as well as pivot tables.
Create basic visualizations such as line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts using Excel spreadsheets.
Explain the important role charts play in telling a data-driven story.
Construct advanced charts and visualizations such as Treemaps, Sparklines, Histogram, Scatter Plots, and Filled Map Charts.
Build and share interactive dashboards using Excel and Cognos Analytics.
Describe data, databases, relational databases, and cloud databases.
Describe information and data models, relational databases, and relational model concepts (including schemas and tables).
Explain an Entity Relationship Diagram and design a relational database for a specific use case.
Develop a working knowledge of popular DBMSes including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and IBM DB2
Analyze data within a database using SQL.
Create a relational database on Cloud and work with tables.
Write SQL statements including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE.
Build more powerful queries with advanced SQL techniques like views, transactions, stored procedures and joins.
Job-ready data warehousing skills in just 6 weeks, supported by practical experience and an IBM credential.
Design and populate a data warehouse, and model and query data using CUBE, ROLLUP, and materialized views.
Identify popular data analytics and business intelligence tools and vendors and create data visualizations using IBM Cognos Analytics.
How to design and load data into a data warehouse, write aggregation queries, create materialized query tables, and create an analytics dashboard.
Describe the fundamental concepts of statistics and apply them to business and data analytics settings.
Apply data collection, analysis, and interpretation techniques to derive actionable insights for making informed business decisions.
Apply descriptive and inferential analysis methods to derive insights and actionable recommendations from data.
Apply hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and forecasting to support business decision-making processes.
Understand Tableau's fundamental concepts, significance in data visualization, diverse product range and key features crucial for data professionals.
Analyze and evaluate the capabilities of Tableau Public as a powerful Business Intelligence (BI) tool for data visualization and analysis.
Implement relationships between data tables, use Tableau calculations for analytics, empower user interaction, and apply filters and highlighting.
Develop expertise in Tableau dashboard design principles, organize visual elements effectively, and apply best practices for interactive dashboards.
Apply advanced techniques to create interactive and dynamic visualizations in Tableau, demonstrating high proficiency in data presentation
Create interactive dashboards in Tableau, incorporating navigation, links between story points, and advanced features such as actions and tooltips
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of Tableau's capabilities and features such as advanced formatting, dashboard design and web objects
Effectively use Tableau’s features to deliver insightful dashboards and stories for data exploration and monitoring
Apply data analysis techniques to derive meaningful insights and uncover patterns in the data.
Use the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program to design and execute a practical BI project.
Present and showcase the BI project outcomes, highlighting its impact on decision-making and business performance.
Demonstrate proficiency in using BI tools and technologies, such as data visualization tools and database management systems.
Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.
When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹
This Professional Certificate has ACE® recommendation. It is eligible for college credit at participating U.S. colleges and universities. Note: The decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution.
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This self-paced Professional Certificate requires completion of 10 courses, including 9 full courses and a Capstone Project. Each full course typically contains 3-6 modules with an average effort of 2 to 4 hours per module. If learning part-time (for example, 1 module per week), it would take about 1 year to complete the entire Certificate. If learning full-time (for example, 1 module per day) the Certificate can be completed in 3 to 4 months.
This Professional Certificate is open to anyone with any academic background. There are no prerequisites in terms of previous background or college degree.
Yes, since each course progressively builds on concepts taught in previous courses, it is highly recommended that you take the courses in the order they are listed.
No, there is no university credit involved with taking these courses at this time.
Become job-ready for a career in Business Intelligence as a BI analyst. Develop practical skills using hands-on labs, projects, and capstones.
Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Professional Certificate, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Certificate. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
This course is completely online and self-paced, which means you can complete it according to your availability. You can access the lectures, readings, and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
If you subscribed, you get a 7-day free trial during which you can cancel at no penalty. After that, we don’t give refunds, but you can cancel your subscription at any time. See our full refund policy.
Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Certificate, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Certificate. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
¹ Median salary and job opening data are sourced from Lightcast™ Job Postings Report. Data for job roles relevant to featured programs (2/1/2024 - 2/1/2025)
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