Name: Introduction to Business Intelligence
Rating: 4.87 (1039 reviews)

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Introduction to Business Intelligence Course Overview

This Introduction to Business Intelligence course provides an overview of business intelligence. The course starts with basic insights into business intelligence and how it differs from data science before covering the key roles and processes involved. You’ll learn about each role in detail and what skills are essential in each position. As you progress through the course, you will understand how these roles work together to deliver actionable insights, as well as look at examples of BI tools and how they help revolutionize your work.

Introduction to Business Intelligence Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

Explain different roles that form part of a business intelligence team
Discuss how BI serves the needs of a business

Who should take this course?

This Introduction to BI course is perfect for professionals who work with data and want to learn more about business intelligence. This course covers core concepts in the field and is a stepping-stone on to more advanced Business Intelligence topics. Common career paths for students who take this course are Business Intelligence, Asset Management, Data Analyst, Quantitative Analyst, and other finance careers.

Introduction to Business Intelligence

Led by Sebastian Taylor

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Level 1

Approx 1h to complete

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What you'll learn

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Multimedia

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Course Introduction

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Introduction to Business Intelligence

What is Business Intelligence? Free Preview

BI Roles and Processes Free Preview

The Data Analyst

Interactive Exercise 1

The Data Visualization Specialist

Interactive Exercise 2

The Business Leader

The Data Engineer

Recap of Roles

Interactive Exercise 3

Area of Interest Poll

Course Summary

Conclusion

Qualified Assessment

Qualified assessment

This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Why stop here? Expand your skills and show your expertise with the professional certifications, specializations, and CPE credits you’re already on your way to earning.

Business Intelligence & Data Analyst (BIDA)® Certification

Introduction to Business Intelligence is part of the Business Intelligence & Data Analyst (BIDA)® certification, which includes 24 courses.

Skills Learned Data visualization, data warehousing and transformation, data modeling and analysis
Career Prep Business intelligence analyst, data scientist, data visualization specialist

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Business Intelligence Analyst Specialization

Skills learned Data Transformation & Automation, Data Visualization, Coding, Data Modeling
Career prep Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Specialist, Finance Analyst, Data Scientist

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What our students say

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CFI's 2nd Certification in progress
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BIDA
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Helpful
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Great Introduction to Business Intelligence
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Could use some more pre knowledge before seeing this introduction course.

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Introduction to Business Intelligence
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