Excel for Business Analysts

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Free Online Course: Excel for Business Analysts provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Excel for Business Analysts is taught by Michael McDonald.

Overview
  • This course shows business analysts how to use Excel to measure the health of an organization. Learn how to use Excel to gather, assess, and use business analytics information.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Benefit from business analytics
    1. The Basics
    • What is business analytics?
    • Business analytics and company financials
    • Basics of business analysis
    • Finding data for business analytics
    • Using business analytics for sales prospecting
    • Testing marketing content with business analytics
    2. Getting Started with Business Analytics
    • Data access and availability
    • Integrating data sets
    • Data and business analytics
    • Finding a data model
    • Mapping your data
    3. Predictive Tools in Business Analytics
    • Business analytics and performance
    • Using data in hiring plans
    • Understanding HR issues with data
    • Troubleshooting at the organization
    • Forecasting with business analytics data
    4. Reading Business Analytics Output
    • Examining financial data
    • Waterfall charts in Excel
    • Competitor analysis and benchmarking
    • Growing revenue with business analytics
    • Business strategy and business analytics
    • Product pricing with business analytics
    • Price, volume, and sensitivity analysis
    • Controlling costs in business
    Conclusion
    • Putting tools into action