Surgent's Data Analytics: Planning and Implementation Strategies

Overview

As the rewards from data continue to grow, companies must recognize the value of data to remain competitive in the current digital economy. Companies that use data in their business processes are outperforming those that do not. Data skills will become necessary in the next few years, and your employees will need them to perform their jobs.

In this course, you will gain an understanding of how to transform your organization into a data-driven company. This understanding will increase your chances of successfully achieving your goal of implementing data analytics in your organization.

Highlights

• Why have companies struggled to implement data analytics?
• What are the barriers you face in becoming a data-driven organization?
• How does self-service business intelligence help in developing a data-driven organization?
• Why is Power BI the self-service business intelligence application you should use?
• Why should everyone in your company be assigned a data role?

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Anyone who needs a better understanding of how to go about implementing data analytics in their organization

Objectives

• Recognize why business users need to develop data skills today
• Understand the limitations of Excel when working with data
• Be familiar with the data tools that are now available in Excel
• Understand how self-service business intelligence leads to data democratization
• Realize why the Power BI ecosystem is a good choice for implementing self-service business intelligence
• Plan for self-service business intelligence
• Implement self-service business intelligence

Preparation

None

Notice

This on-demand webcast can be taken at any time of your choosing and is valid for one year from the date of purchase. No live instructor is present, and an exam is required to earn credit. You must score 70% or higher to earn the certificate.

How do I access my Self-Study Package?

Visit https://www.surgentcpe.com/login and enter your username (your LCPA email address) and password. If you do not remember your password, press the "Forgot?" button to receive a password reset email. Once logged in, the page will refresh to display your account menu on the left side.