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Overview
Micro-credential Series Description
Business Metrics will provide a breadth of enterprise business
knowledge and basic data skills. The series of courses will aid
learners in designing the most effective visual to tell their
business data story. Learners will explore a variety of
techniques to add depth and context to data visuals. The series
will also aid learners in developing effective metrics-based
communications to support executive, management & process-level
decision making.
Courses
Micro-credential Series Requirements
| Business Metrics | ||||
| Take all of the following Mandatory Courses: | ||||
| BUSI-1218 | Communicating Business Metrics | View More Details about BUSI-1218 | ||
| Communicating Business Metrics aids learners in developing effective metrics-based communications to support executive, management & process-level decision making. Learners will identify a long-term corporate goal and then apply concepts acquired in the micro-credential to design relevant metrics that support strategic, tactical and operational processes and develop targeted communications to motivate and celebrate employees progress towards achieving their goal. Learning Outcomes: 1. Differentiate three levels of decision-making in an organization 2. Identify effective metrics that support organizational processes 3. Design metrics to support the three different levels of organizational processes 4. Demonstrate effective communication skills Total class hours: 6 | ||||
| BUSI-1219 | Visualizing Business Metrics | View More Details about BUSI-1219 | ||
| Visualizing Business Metrics aids learners in designing the most effective visual to tell their business data story. Learners will explore a variety of techniques to add depth and context to data visuals. Introductory level Excel and/or Tableau skills are required. Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of basic data visualization techniques 2. Apply appropriate visualization techniques to different metrics 3. Communicate effectively using data visuals 4. Leverage visualization technology to conduct analysis Total class hours: 6 | ||||
| BUSI-1220 | Understanding Business Metrics | View More Details about BUSI-1220 | ||
| Understanding Business Metrics provides insight into the measurements that drive major functional areas in an organization. As they explore key drivers in Supply Chain, Human Resources, IT, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Logistics & Customer Service, participants will learn: why these measurements are important to organizational health, the interconnectedness of organizational metrics and how to calculate key metrics and identify the business rules that influence data selection. Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify key metrics for each major functional area of an organization 2. Demonstrate how those metrics support the health of an organization 3. Apply calculations correctly 4. Understand basic data processes that impact the calculation of key metrics 5. Apply basic analysis skills Total class Hours: 6 | ||||
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