Business Intelligence Analyst Specialization

Develop real-world analytics skills including creating and dashboarding insights for stakeholders, manipulating and connecting related data to supercharge your work, and using industry standard tools like Power BI, Tableau, and SQL.
  • Discover the world of business intelligence through task-based learning with industry-leading tools.
  • Visualize data with charts and graphs to create interactive and informative dashboards.
  • Automate and streamline data transformation and analysis to save hours of time.
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Specialization Overview

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Online learning

Learn at Your Own Pace

With videos, exercises and quizzes

 Unlimited Access

To our library of content

On-demand Courses

Taught by expert instructors

97 Hours

Average completion time

Receive a Certificate

to demonstrate your data analysis skills

Your path to becoming a business analysis expert

This specialization consists of hands-on courses delivering practical, real-world data analysis and visualization skills using the latest tools and techniques

Prep Courses (Optional)

To prepare for the specialization, take our optional prep course to learn or review the fundamentals.

Introduction to Business Intelligence
Level 1
1 hours
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11 Required Courses

Complete the core courses to build a strong foundation in business intelligence.

Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Excel
Level 2
8 hours
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Fundamentals of Data Analysis in Excel - Case Study
Level 3
3 hours
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Power Query Fundamentals
Level 3
6 hours
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Power Pivot Fundamentals
Level 3
4 hours
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Power BI Fundamentals
Level 3
6 hours
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Intermediate DAX & Time Intelligence
Level 4
6 hours
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Power BI Case Study – CFI Capital Partners
Level 3
3 hours
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Tableau Fundamentals
Level 3
8 hours
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Tableau Fundamentals Case Study
Level 3
3.5 hours
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SQL Fundamentals
Level 3
10 hours
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SQL Case Study - WOWI Sales Analysis
Level 3
3 hours
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6 Elective Courses

Choose a minimum of 3 electives to explore more advanced topics and specialized subjects.

Advanced Power BI
Level 4
9 hours
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Power BI Financial Statements
Level 4
7 hours
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Enterprise Deployment & Governance: Power BI Edition
Level 4
3.5 hours
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Tableau Trading Dashboard
Level 4
5 hours
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Advanced Tableau - LOD Calculations
Level 4
5 hours
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Advanced Tableau - Data Model
Level 4
2.5 hours
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Get Specialized

Specializations allow narrow and deep focus on a targeted subject area, with particular attention to specific analysis techniques and actionable skills.

They are designed to deepen your industry acumen and to prepare you for faster professional growth within the sector.

Skill Categories and Learning Objectives

Data Transformation & Automation

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    Use Power Query to perform efficient data transformations

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    Learn how to transform data from multiple sources, reducing manual errors, and saving valuable time in Excel, Tableau, and Power BI

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    Automate transformations to enable report refreshes at the click of a button

Data Visualization

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    Create stunning visuals that communicate key messages

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    Learn how to choose the right visual for the right type of data

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    Combine visuals to tell a story, allowing users to drill down into issues or trends using interactive dashboards.

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    Get hands on practice with DAX and SQL; two of the most widely used languages for data extraction, transformation, and modelling.

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    Create measures and metrics that help quantify the most important trends

Data Modeling

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    Learn how to supercharge your analysis using a data model

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    Understand how to structure your data for efficient analysis

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    Create measures and metrics that help quantify the most important trends

Taught by Industry Experts

Sebastian Taylor
Sebastian leads our BIDA®️ program, and has worked with a variety of BI tools across a number of industries. From Quant Energy Risk Management, to Financial and Retail analysis, Seb loves the challenge of automating and communicating complex analysis with simplicity and clarity. He has a degree in Economics and Finance and focused on Econometrics.
Pavel Nacev
Pavel’s passion is playing around with data and finding new and quicker ways to visually present and analyze it. Pavel routinely works with millions of rows of structured and unstructured data, transforming them into meaningful insights for business leaders. As well as managing all of CFIs internal analytics, Pavel helps develop our BIDA®️ courses. Pavel has worked across many different industries and most recently managed the Tableau implementation for a market-leading software platform for enterprise and photo printing. He has degrees in Economics and Business Administration.
Joseph Yeates
Joseph is passionate about driving better decision making by creating, curating, and communicating insights from data. He has a degree in Business Administration and Finance, with further certifications in Business Analytics & Decision Making and Applied Database Administration & Design. A data enthusiast with a background in Retail Banking, he is an advocate for making advanced analytics more accessible to a wider audience by integrating them in business intelligence solutions.
John Lee
John is an advocate of using analytics to drive decision making. He has a degree in Business Administration - Management Information Systems as well as a diploma in Data Science. With experience drawn from supply chain management and fintech, John uses his experience to help us create world class business analytics courses.

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Explore Your Career Options

Finance Analyst

Finance analysts perform many of the same tasks as data analysts, but using finance specific data. Microsoft Excel is by a significant margin the most widely used analysis tool in Finance.

Data Analyst

Data Analysts analyze data from a wide variety of sources by creating models and metrics to better understand trends and performance. They collect, transform, and combine data it into formats that are easier to analyze and share

Business Intelligence Specialist

Business Intelligence specialists have a broader range of skills including SQL and Data Visualization. However, Excel often remains the tool of choice for quick calculations, basic models and testing ideas.

Data Scientist

Data Scientists again use a variety of tools to create predictive models and analysis. Again, Excel is a useful tool to manipulate data and interrogate smaller datasets.

Take the first step to earning your Business Intelligence Analyst Specialization

Frequently Asked Questions

Will these courses help me advance my career?
Reviews from learners who have taken CFI courses include numerous stories about how people have been able to advance their careers. There is a proven track record of CFI graduates marking successful transitions into the careers of their dreams and this is based largely on the resources that we make available to our learners upon enrolment. Our training is designed to be fully practical and simulates the experience of being trained as a professional financial analyst. Additionally, we offer a wealth of information through our free career resources. The unique blend of all these elements is what sets us apart from other e-learning platforms when it comes to giving you all the tools you need to create a successful career in finance.
Admission Requirements
No pre-requisites or prior experience are necessary. To take the courses and complete the exercises, learners will only need access to a PC and Microsoft Suite (2016 or newer), and a stable internet connection.
What is the duration of the program?
It takes an average of 90-100 hours to complete the entire program. However, you are given the freedom to complete all of the training at your own pace! Please see the "What You'll Learn" section for recommended study hours for each course to give you a better idea for your time management.
How much time do I have to complete the courses?
Take as much time as you need. You will have access to all courses and all future upgrades in your subscription. You can review the video lessons as many times as you like and complete the courses at a pace that is most convenient for you. All of the required courses, resources, and assessments to obtain the certifications will be provided, for as long as your subscription is active.
How are the exams conducted?
Learners are required to complete an online assessment (MCQ's, Fill-in-the-Blanks, and Excel Questions) at the end of each course. You can take the exams at your own schedule and will need to earn at least 80% to pass the course and earn your certificate of course completion. Please note that course exams can be repeated as many times as you need.
Can I download and edit the course material and templates?
Yes! You can download the resources included in your courses. All of the files needed in a course are available for download. Please note that while our study materials can be downloaded, the lecture videos are only available online due to copyright infringement issues.
How do I earn my certificates?
You need to complete all the video lessons, quizzes, and final assessments in each course to earn your course certificates. The certificate will then be available on your learner dashboard and also emailed to you as soon as you have completed all of the requirements.
What currency are your courses priced in?
All of our online courses and programs are priced in USD.
What payment methods do you accept?
As this is a recurring payment, we accept all major credit and debit cards including Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.
Are there any additional fees or costs?
None! The program tuition includes everything and there are no additional fees required to earn your digital certification.

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