Stakeholders can sometimes be very difficult people to work with and making sure you understand how they tick and finding ways to communicate efficiently with them is a key skill you need to hold in most job positions.

As someone already working in BI, I appreciated the theoretical approach of the course as it allowed me to refresh myself on the terminology of some of the techniques I've been using naturally in my day-to-day work.

What I appreciate the most when learning in this course is the SMART methodology to make effective questions for data analysis, and also effective communication with different stakeholders like team members, project managers, and executive officers to ensure the data analysis project is undergoing smoothly. These are just among many other skills that I find helpful as a team member in general, and as a data analyst in particular.

Excelente didática e conteúdo, além da forma como mantém o aluno motivado. Também acho muito bom o foco do curso em promover o aprendizado, o tempo todo. Vejo muito isso na forma como os desafios são apresentados, e também nas questões que vão aparecendo ao longo do curso. Escrever, interagir e imaginar situações, talvez seja difícil para quem tem pouca experiência, mas o curso ajuda bem a romper essa barreira. Parabéns!

Very well structured and paced. Expect plenty of information and terminology, the reading modules complement and reinforce the videos very neatly. In "Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decision" you will get all the tools required to make sure you deliver your Data Analysis Project effectively by asking the right questions which are aimed to pave the way for a successful outcome for you, your team, and the stakeholders.

A solid 5 starts, i like so many things about the course so far, the excellent example the tutors gave, using real life illustrations and their personal experiences, made learning feel better.

I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who seriously wishes to have a future with Data Analytics, the junior entry role is perfect with the ideal teaching methods employed by the wonderful hands from Google.

Thank you.

Really fantastic course for the people who want to be data analysts. Identifying the business problem is the most important aspect of data analytics. In this course, I have learned the questioning techniques to identify or explore problems. How to communicate with team members and stakeholders is one of the best parts of this course. I strongly recommend this course for the people who are trying to get analytics jobs.

I learnt a lot of things about what questions we need to ask to stakeholders before starting the project, so it will be clear what we are going to do with data and which kind of data we need to get success in the specific project. During this course I also leant how to work with spread sheets and introduction of databases. Very knowledgeable stuff and the instructor is very good thankyou for such a great course.

Was a great course, I have learned importans skill about Analist Data. I think it's an importan part of the Data Analist that i haven't considered before. Was great understood how we can formulate specific question about the business and how this question hep us to build a good analisis. There are many rols in this procesos, Analist, Data Ciences, Business expresst, stakeholders...etc...Thanks for your help

The Second course of the Google Data Analytics course is beyond normal courses. I understand alot of consepts in this course such as the Qualitative and Quantitative Data, Metrics, Spread Sheets etc. The instructor is friendly and used very simple laugauge that understandable very easily. I am very Thank ful to the Coursera to provide me such platform to learn in this panademic situtaion sitting in my home.

Wow, this course is really helpful. It takes you step by step in a regular basis to get you understand and easily take the information in. High quality, professional made lessons and supportive materials for additonal knwoledge if you want to expand. Hands-on project to practice what you've learned.

In my humble opinion it's like one of the greatest things i've get through.

Thanks to Goolgle, Coursera

This course was as interesting as the first one. Even though this course was only 4 weeks, I feel like I have learned more than enough when it comes to asking the right question in data analysis. The course was easy to understand, and I appreciate that it had an interactive activity that I was able to follow along with an instructor.

I am looking forward to the next course!

Thank you for your hard work!

This is a great course, which is providing guidelines that how we can use the data to take Business decisions and other type of decisions also by identifying the trend of the data, how we can communicate between our team and stakeholders, what are meeting etiquettes, How we can resolve the conflict, how to reframe the questions to get the solution, what questions should we ask to get the correct data.

Another milestone in explaining the process of understanding what questions must be asked to understand the data we have, the data we need or the data we should choose for analysis in order to make data-driven decisions.

Small details details have been amazing to explore such as primary and secondary shareholders etc.

Thank you Coursera for such an awesome courde.

Looking forward to the next course.

So far I have been very impressed by the course format and the content. Google did a very good job in covering all the appropriate information while simultaneously making it not too overwhelming both in format and content. I tested to be able to take the fast track but I decided to do the normal pathway to look at all the material and I am very happy I did because the information is really good.

The course is very well structured: it manages to strike the right balance between videos, self reflection, tests, exercises, readings so knowledge sticks and you dont get bored... The fact that coaches are Google professional data analysts play probably a big role in the success of this course. A big thanks to Google to put this course together. Very good quality. Can t wait to start course 3!

I thought this course contained a lot of valuable information that could be used in real world work scenarios. The course information is presented in a way that is very concise with good skim value. With the Google Certificate courses, you definitely get what you put in. I feel that it is very possible to complete the entire certificate within a few months if you have the time to dedicate.

I learned a lot with Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions course. After finishing this course now I am able to use spreadsheets, communicate well, know the stakeholders of a project and their expectations, know the differences between qualitative data and quantitative data and importantly now I can ask SMART questions to find the root cause of a problem. It was a great experience!

I feel that proper communication between the stakeholders was learned in this course, but the skills will come later as I use this learning in my day-to-day work environment. Understanding the right paths to take, whether it be in conflict with a co-worker or misunderstanding of the scope of work or project presentation this is a welcomed help to me in my pursuit of work in this area.

The course added an important piece to the data analysis process which is asking questions to make sure you understand the needs of all stakeholders. This rings true because I have had instatnces where I would not ask all relevant questions from my managers then they would ask other questions that were not addressed when I was given the job and which I did not address in my analysis.

Aside from developing the process for analytical thinking, this course also touches on the soft skills involved in the process. I think a balance between the two is extremely important, especially for an analyst who will work with multiple clients and stakeholders depending on the length of the projects. Some of this course was review for me, but I found great value from this course.

In this first course of the specialization Excel Skills for Business, I have learnt the essentials of Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions Within six weeks, now i am able to expertly navigate the Excel user interface, perform basic calculations with formulas and functions, professionally format spreadsheets, and create visualizations of data through charts and graphs.

It 's been 2 years when I change my mind and start with "Can I ask a great question?" and "try ask another questions": a great guide from Stephen Covey about a question and gap instinct. But it didn't work.

What should I share? With who and when? And how for several case? The lessions in 3 types of dashboard and communication with stakeholder will help me so much.

Thank you,

Nguyên.

This is a great course. My only small concern and a suggestion going forward is that I was asked on two separate quizzes about secondary stakeholders. I looked though the provided glossary and through my notes and found no discussion. If it's worth quizzing me about it twice it should probably be more emphasized in the course. Other than that I feel like I learned a lot. Thanks!

It is a great course that frames the analyst mindset. It helped me understand how to plan a project for analysis, set expectations, and direct the project for better outcomes. Thank you, Ximena for guiding us through this course. On a side note, I think it is okay to point out that in terms of technical knowledge, this course was basic and there's not much to get in that matter.

Las herramientas necesarias para ser un buen Data Analyst no son solo SQL, Spreadsheets, R, Phyton, etc. Este curso te da herramientas para que entindas como posicionarte frente a un problema o a un pedido de un futuro jefe/jefa o empresa. Saber hacer las preguntas correctas, seguir el proceso del Data Analysis es la base que permite que puedas desarrollar y llegara un resultado