Streamlining Business Through Big Data Analytics

Course Instructor:
Daan van Beek

Institution:

Opus Kinetic
Duration
2 Days
Prerequisites
There are no technical prerequisites for this course besides having more than 3 years work experience and a higher education diploma
Credential
Not Applicable
Course Description:
During the workshop, Daan Van Beek will provide case studies making the course mimic real life situations and thus providing an opportunity for those attending to learn best practices and how to select the right BI tools for the company. Not only will those attending know how to perform predictive analysis but, they will be able to use them to increase organizational performance. Participants will be able to use data accumulated in the organisation to provide valuable insights to future business decisions. This widens the job scope of the employees and creates potential for companies to enhance productivity.

This course differs from other training programs in the market as it is not vendor specific. Instead of forcing attendees to fit the company into BI tools ability, Daan will teach participants on what to look out for when picking a BI tool that will best fit the company. On top of that the course aims to teach you the best practices to implement BI throughout the firm and to perform predictive analysis as well. The course will advise trainees on how to plan for, create and sustain a BI framework within the company regardless of the tools currently used by the company. Participants will also be tutored on how to use the BI framework to create exceptionally intelligent dashboards and predictive analysis that will essentially increase organizational performance.

Target Audience:
  • Business Intelligence consultants
  • IT managers,
  • BI & enterprise architects
  • BI managers
  • Directors of Finance
  • Managers of performance management
  • Data warehouse managers
  • Business managers
  • Anyone who is interested in being more successful with Business Analytics, reporting and dashboards

Course Option: 
Classroom or Online  

Learning Outcomes
  • What are the necessary Soft and Technical skills needed to use business intelligence (BI)
  • How to convert data into usable information that can be used to help the company make better decisions and improve organizational performance.
  • How to perform predictive analysis.
  • How to analyse the data and determine what it means.
  • Being able to communicate their findings to non-IT personnel clearly.
  • How to create a sustainable BI framework.
  • Being able to develop solutions to help others across different disciplines and sectors within the company.
  • Using case studies to learn about business intelligence and its successful implementation.

Completion Award:
Not Applicable

Evaluation Method(s):
Not Applicable