Business Data Analytics

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.

You'll gain

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.

A Business Data Analytics digital badge will be available upon successful completion of the course from Skills Development Group

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).

You'll learn

During this course you will learn about:

• 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

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

You'll 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 Essentials 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.