Become a BI Analyst/Developer

Business Intelligence(BI) Analyst is one of the most popular career options due to its emphasis on data. The role of a BI Analyst is to help a business in understanding their data and to draw meaningful conclusions from it. A BI Analyst will be an expert in database management skills and in Business Intelligence dashboarding and reporting.

Essential Skills for a BI Analyst

A successful BI Analyst should possess the following skills:

  1. Database Management Skills
  2. Principles of Data Analysis
  3. A good understanding of one or more BI Applications

Learning Paths

There are multiple Learning paths an individual can take to become a BI Analyst. Some of the courses are common in all the paths. Prerequisite of these paths are a basic understanding of Computer fundamentals. If you are a novice, you can take the IT Fundamentals course as the first step.

Applications

The knowledge of following applications will help you in gaining a successful career as a BI analyst. Though beneficial, you are not required to do all the courses but pick according to your preference. You can skip the courses you already know.