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Business Analytics
Business Analytics (BA) is essential for making data-driven decisions, improving efficiency, and staying competitive in today's fast-paced market. It enables businesses to analyze large datasets, uncover trends, optimize operations, and enhance customer experiences.
With the Help of Our Courses, You Will Be Able To:
✔️ Apply Business Analytics concepts to real-world problems.
✔️ Analyze and interpret data to identify key business trends.
✔️ Optimize business operations using SQL and advanced analytics techniques.
✔️ Develop dashboards and reports to communicate insights effectively.
Course Prerequisites
This course is designed for beginners and professionals looking to transition into Business Analytics. A
basic understanding of business processes and IT systems is helpful but not mandatory.
Recommended prerequisites:
✅ Basic knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, Formulas)
✅ Familiarity with business operations decision-making
✅ (Optional) Basic understanding of SQL databases (not mandatory)
Curriculum
40-50 Lectures
What is Business Analytics?
Difference Between Business Intelligence (BI) & Business Analytics
Role of a Business Analyst vs. Data Analyst vs. Data Scientist
Key BA Responsibilities in Different Industries
Types of Analytics
Descriptive Analytics (Historical Data Analysis)
Diagnostic Analytics (Root Cause Analysis)
Predictive Analytics (Forecasting & Modeling)
Prescriptive Analytics (Decision Optimization)
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) & Business Analyst’s Role
Agile vs. Waterfall: When to Use Which?
Scrum & Kanban Overview
Agile Artifacts & Business Analyst’s Role in Agile
Product Backlog, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Retrospectives
User Stories, Epics, Acceptance Criteria
Stakeholder Management & Requirement Gathering Techniques
Interviews, Brainstorming, Joint Application Development (JAD)
Surveys, Workshops, Focus Groups
Feasibility Analysis & Risk Assessment
Business Requirement Document (BRD): Business goals, scope, stakeholder expectations
Functional Requirement Document (FRD): System functionality, business rules
Software Requirement Specification (SRS): Detailed technical specifications
Use Cases & User Stories: Writing clear, actionable business needs
Process Flow Diagrams & Business Models: BPMN, UML diagrams
Test Cases & UAT Scenarios: Writing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts
Hands-on with Documentation Tools
Lucidchart – Process Flows, UML, Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
Microsoft Visio – Entity-Relationship (ER) Diagrams & System Architecture
Confluence – Project Documentation & Collaboration
JIRA – Managing Agile Backlogs, Creating Epics & User Stories
Understanding Databases & Data Warehouses
SQL Basics: SELECT, WHERE, GROUP BY, ORDER BY
Advanced SQL Concepts
Joins (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL)
Common Table Expressions (CTEs)
Window Functions (RANK, ROW_NUMBER, LEAD, LAG)
Writing Queries for Business Reports
Case Studies: Writing SQL Queries for Business Decisions
Excel for Business Analysis: Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Data Cleaning
Power BI / Tableau
Data Import & Transformation
Building Interactive Dashboards
DAX Functions & Calculated Fields
Retail Analytics: Customer Segmentation, Demand Forecasting
Healthcare Analytics: Claims Processing, Fraud Detection
Financial Analytics: Risk Analysis, Credit Score Prediction
Supply Chain Analytics: Inventory Optimization, Logistics Analytics
JIRA
Creating & Managing Epics, User Stories, Tasks
Writing Acceptance Criteria
Setting Up Agile Workflows
Confluence
Documenting Requirements & Linking JIRA Issues
Creating Wiki Pages for Projects
Lucidchart & Visio:
Creating Process Flow Diagrams
Designing ER Diagrams
Resume Writing for Business Analyst & Data Analyst Roles
Behavioral & Technical Interview Questions
Case Study-Based Questions
Mock JIRA & SQL Challenges