1 CPE Business Intelligence (BI); the term is bandied about so frequently today that it might seem like everyone except you already understands it. The truth is that like “Big Data”, another biz-tech term bandied about these days, business intelligence is actually not well understood at all. Most people who talk about business intelligence have at best a general notion of what it means and almost no experience with actually using BI in a meaningful way. However, BI is an important new tool for modern business.
Advances in computing power can now give businesses ways to analyze data that they never could before. With these advances, firms can make decisions about pricing, marketing, new products, and resource allocation more effectively than they have ever been able to in the past. Major corporations like Kroger are starting to use BI to help determine what products they should advertise to specific customers. General Electric is using BI to more efficiently run its industrial maintenance schedules. Citi is using BI to help proactively figure out the maximum interest rates various customers are willing to pay. BI is useful in all of these settings and much more.
***Please download and open all supporting materials before starting the course videos.***
Learning Objectives
- Recognize what business intelligence (BI) is
- Explore how business intelligence works on a theoretical basis
- Identify what steps firms need to take to implement business intelligence
- Identify areas where business intelligence can alter the way a company conducts operations
Last updated/reviewed: March 17, 2024
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This course is included in the following Certification Programs:
15 CoursesData Analytics Professional (DAP) Certification
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- How is Industry Using Big Data? – A Case Study Reading
- Business Intelligence - Data Collection and Cleaning
- Business Intelligence - Structuring Data for Analysis
- Business Intelligence - Fundamentals of Data Analysis
- Business Intelligence - Using Big Data Analytics
- Doing Data Analytics In Excel (Hands-on module)
- Regressions in Excel (Hands-on module)
- Financial Forecasting
- Advanced Analytics – Omitted Variables
- Advanced Analytics – Fixed Effects
- Case Study in Data Analytics
- Using Regressions for Forecasting
- Financial Forecasting in Excel (Hands-on module)
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237 Reviews (1070 ratings)
Reviews
Anonymous
(Senior Associate)
Some of the review and exam questions were irrelevant or out right wrong. The bullet points could have been organized better to be more communicative and concise. The course failed to bring up that there might be any ethical concerns regarding big data and instead expected us to drink the "kool aide" without introducing that there might be any critical analysis regarding the topic.
Yevgeniy Sukhenko
(Accounting Manager at GoCanvas)
Great course to use as an introduction to the concept of Business Intelligence. Very easy-to-follow and the instructor is clearly knowledgeable in the topic (and does not merely read the slides but instead presents interesting examples to bring the concept to life). Definitely made me interested in learning more about the topic and exploring his more detailed courses.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
This course is very helpful for learning of Business Intelligence. I like this course because of the video is very easy to understand and the questions after the course are very helpful to remind the focus idea from the course and the detail instruction provided in the pdf is very helpful to understand better about the course.
Anonymous
(VP, WFM and BusTech)
This course provided a great overview of leveraging business intelligence to make informed decisions. I particularly enjoyed the section on emerging trends as it resonated with the journey my organization is currently navigating through. Great supporting materials serve as a helpful reference!
Daniel Potter
(Managing Director at Grant Thornton LLP)
This is great information and the presentation is effective on a very important trend in business. all of us at GT need to be conversant in this area, although it seems we have doing this in our practice for some time--just more informally.
Anonymous
(Managing Director)
As an introductory course this was beneficial in understanding the original concepts of Business Intelligence and some of the fundamentals and related terminology. I look forward to digging into the concepts in future sessions
Jacob Summerhays
(Group Program Manager, Source to Pay at Intuit, Inc.)
Right level for beginners. Couldn't tell if this course material was current. I thought this was good at laying down a foundation to start from - getting grounded in BI. I have an interest in learning more about this topic.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
Interesting and informative look at the concept of Business Intelligence. This course does a good job of taking you from high level concepts to more specific examples of how you can make Business Intelligence work for you.
Luis Lucchini
(Sr. Associate at Grant Thornton Public Sector)
As the name implies, it is a brief overview. A lot of it is common sense for people working in the industry for a while, but it provides a fine common foundation upon which I expect the rest of the course to be built upon.
Aaron Walters
(Associate at Grant Thornton)
The course provided a high level overview of Business Intelligence and framework for future courses. It introduced some terms/definitions, but could have done more (Monte Carlo Simulations description was vague).
Josh Kleiner
(Senior Associate - NTSS at Grant Thornton LLP)
I liked that I was able to do continuous play and complete the exam within an hour! The only thing I would add to the programming is if using Continuous play, the sections can be marked off sequentially as well.
Anonymous
(Senior Associate)
I enjoyed the presenter, he seemed very educated and excited to inform others on the fundamentals of business intelligence. I think this is a great starter course for anyone looking to learn more in this field.
Anonymous
(Account Payable Specialist)
Very good course. Michael always know how to phrase things so that anyone can understand them. And his industry experience really shines through as he discusses trends, issues, and the success of BI analysis.
Anonymous
(Associate)
My favorite part of the course was the trends in Business Intelligence. The real world examples help put what we are learning into perspective and I hope there are more real world examples to come.
Anonymous
(Director, Governance)
Business Intelligence is so important so getting accounting staff to understand it better is critical - especially in an industry where stats and metrics are just as important as financial results.
Anonymous
(Executive Director, Corporate Controller)
This is a very good overview and introduction of BI course. It is high level and interesting enough to keep me engaged throughout the course. The instructor has paced well with his presentation.
Jacob Rothman
(Portfolio Manager at Rothman Investment Management)
This is a good intro to business intelligence. The lecture and slides were easy to follow. The exam was poorly constructed, with some questions that had more than one potentially correct answer.
Anonymous
(Senior Associate)
The course was very interesting. It gave a good overview of the steps involved in Business Intelligence. The current areas that Business Intelligence is being used were particularly surprising
Anonymous
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The course provided good insight and history into the development of business intelligence. And shows that many or most companies would benefit from business intelligence, when done properly.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
A nice intro course into BI. I am looking forward to the next courses from this teacher. The next courses should have more practical information in BI, but this was a good beginning step.
Anonymous
(Manager)
Great knowledge on BI. You usually hear about the growing trends in the industry, but Data Analytics has been an emerging industry. This course provides good insight in the subject matter.
Anonymous
(CEO/Founder)
This was a nice introduction to BI and I learned a few things about regression analysis and Monte-Carlo testing. I am looking forward to learning how to use these tools to perform analysis.
Anonymous
(Regulatory Reporting Quality Assurance A..)
I like the contrast and examples the instructor used to compare earlier forms of data analysis and the current and emerging trends and power of today's Business Intelligence tools.
Anonymous
(Director - Tax)
It was pretty basic. Only 20% of the information shared in this course was new. Everything else is pretty common knowledge. I was looking for more practical, hands-on approach.
Anonymous
(CPA / Owner)
Good overview of BI and its evolution, especially with regard to current developments. Appreciated the examples from the practices of current businesses that are widely known.
Sherman Bamford
(Accountant at Carilion Clinic)
This is a good introduction to business intelligence with ample information on a variety of techniques (Monte Carlo simulations, text analysis, regression analysis, etc)
Stephen Mergenthal
(SALT- Income/Franchise Tax Senior Associ.. at Grant Thornton LLP)
Course was an excellent introduction to business analytics. Highly recommend. Only wish is that there was a way to speed up the video, moved a little slow for my tastes.
Anonymous
(Tax Partner)
Great intro into the topic of BI. I was very interested in the history and the examples of how it is being used today were relevant to make the concepts more concrete.
Anonymous
(Tax Senior Associate)
Great business intelligence introductory course that takes you through what business intelligence and data analytics are and why they matter in today's business world.
Anonymous
(Senior Business Consultant)
Good introduction to data analytics by means of defining business intelligence. Real world examples were helpful in connecting the theory with practical application.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
Michael was clear, concise and very engaging throughout this course. Not only was the information very interesting, it was presented in a very appealing manner.
Anonymous
(Sr. Dir Strategic Readiness Office)
Course provided a good introduction to Business Intelligence. Someone who has little to no experience with Business Intelligence would benefit from this course.
Apexa Mamtora
(Consultant at Grant Thornton Public Sector)
Liked the next steps section especially that concisely illustrates what is to come in analytics. Very straightforward course in general and easy to understand.
Anonymous
(Sr. Associate)
The course hit the top points for BI. I liked that it was short and to the point as I've never learned anything about Power BI and it didn't get too complex.
Sally Schroeder
(Managing Director at Grant Thornton LLP)
A good overview. The slides could use some help - they looked like they were from the 1990's. P.S. the possessive form of "its" does not have an apostrophe.
Anonymous
()
This gives a good overview of what BI is and how it can be used. I wish there had been a little more detail about what it is in the introduction though.
tom kenison
(director at Grant Thornton)
I like the course. A good introduction into business analytics. This is a good beginner course but also has some practices used in the business world.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
I liked the relatability to the industry. This day in age, business is driven by data analysis and using that information to become more efficient.
Alejandra Chacon
(Snr.Assistant Controller at Oracle + NetSuite)
Excellent course and very clear contents, i workbin a software company and i had the wrong idea about BI, now is so clear. The teacher was excellent.
Anonymous
(Director State and Local Tax)
easy to follow and understand. log in was troublesome at times. wish hand out material did not have a color/dark background to save on print toner.
Anonymous
(Senior Auditor)
The course content are relevant to many businesses and work streams. Course delivery was clear with good examples provided to fortify understanding.
Anonymous
(Director)
This is required or I would never do it. It was not a very professional presentation and was, at best, an introductory message that was mediocre.
Shane Hartnett-Beasley
(seeking opportunities at Seeking new opportunities)
Useful information coming out of this course. It was clear concise and easily presented. It provided a good beginning point in the BI roadmap.
Connor Grieb
(Tax Associate at Grant Thornton)
I appreciated the use of current and relevant topics to help explain concepts, such as the use of the Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks examples.
Neil Lonergan
(Managing Director at Grant Thornton LLP)
Very general. I would have liked to see actual application of concepts to delivery of services vs. business decisions of an organization.
Julie Bates
(NTSS Experienced Manager at Grant Thornton LLP)
Concepts were very clear and easy to understand. My only recommendation would be to use less text on the slides and more images/diagrams.
Anonymous
(Associate)
This course provided some very good background on business intelligence. This is great information for individuals to learn at ANY level!
Tim Thomas
( at Tim Thomas CPA LLC)
Somewhat interesting. Difficult to take the final exam, I am still looking for which box to check. Not sure how to finish the credits.
Anonymous
(Associate)
I liked that the course was concise. There was a lot of good information, and it was presented in a matter that was easy to comprehend.
Bethany Hunsaker
(Tax Associate at Grant Thornton)
I appreciated the slides because it gave a visual learning opportunity as well as auditory for those who learn better while listening.
Anonymous
(Not Provided)
I liked that the trainer mensioned cleaning data and importance of information governace. All the materials are pretty basic, though.
Josh Ling
(Associate at Grant Thornton)
This was a more difficult course to learn. I liked, however, how this course taught me lessons that I can apply to my job every day.
Anonymous
(Assistant Internal Audit Manager)
Great course for introducing the concept of Business Intelligence. Very easy-to-follow and to understand with lots of useful examples
Mark Eastman
(Accountant at Self)
A concise and well-organized introduction to the purpose and practical implementation factors for business intelligence. Recommended.
Anonymous
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This was a nice introduction to Business Intelligence. Makes you realize you can and should use it to make good business decisions!
Lukas Hecox
(Tax Associate at Grant Thornton)
Learning about the different was Business Intelligence can help shape your company. Such as how much to price a product or service.
Kathy Bennett
(Owner at KB Consulting LLC (Maine))
This course provided a great overview of BI. It provides an introduction to a solid framework for making better business decisions.
Anonymous
(Senior Associate)
I liked how the course was simple and easy for everyone to understand. Would have preferred the slides to be updated a bit though.
Marquis Huntsman
(CFO at Castle Breckenridge Management)
Very basic and moved a little too slowly. Information was excellent, but the concepts were a little stretched to fill the time.
Devery Adair
(CFO at PLI Industries LLC)
Very good examples and great overview of the types of business intelligence that is being used to optimize business performance.
Anonymous
()
I enjoyed taking this class, it gave me a different perspective on the analysis and goals for developing business intelligence.
Anonymous
(Principal)
Good overview of BI and different ways to use it. Beneficial to understand how companies are using this for predictive analysis
Bill Bersano
(Director at Grant Thornton)
I thought the course was fine for a basic level of knowledge on what BI was as well as some of the advantages and disadvantages.
Tal Crook
(RAS Associate at RSM)
Learning about the history of business intelligence is great as within many firms it's the future. Being prepared is so crucial
Anonymous
(Senior Tax Associate)
I liked the simple layout of the course. It was very direct and provided clear information to start the data analytics program.
Eric Coombs
(Partner at Grant Thornton)
I liked how the training was broken up into the various modules, which made it easy to start and stop the training as needed.
Anonymous
(Manager)
I thought it was pretty good. A lot was review for me, but I'd never heard of the Monte Carlo test, so that was interesting.
Anonymous
(RAS Sr. Associate)
Great overview and introduction to Business Intelligence. The concepts are basic, but well explained in a relatable manner.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
I like how the material was broken down into small, simple concepts. I think the instructor explained everything very well.
Anonymous
(SALT Manager)
I enjoyed the format of this course, however it was difficult to compare the examples used to my business (tax accounting).
Anonymous
(Tax Associae)
this course is very informative, the information was presented clearly and look forward to implementing this going forward.
Michele Melchior
(Director at Grant Thornton)
Good overview of and introduction to BI. compared what one would expect of decision making process to how BI actually works
Anonymous
(Finance Consultant)
BI is a term we hear more and more as time progresses. I appreciate this introduction and will seek to learn more next year.
Anonymous
(Associate I)
Very thorough for a basic understanding of business intelligence. It is great as a refresher or just for new clarification.
Sreenivasan Kondath
(Manager at GT US Shared Services Center India Pvt. ..)
The questions seems to be very simple and can easily answer by anyone with a quick glance through of the course material.
James Kelley
(Senior Associate at Grant Thornton)
I enjoyed the course but would potentially like to hear more about available software tools that help with the BI process.
Myles Wilson
(Tax Associate at Grant Thornton)
informative and very helpful for those who are understanding the basics of business and what is necessary to stay on top
Keith Baker
(Data Analyst at Charter Communications)
This course is a good overview of Business Intelligence and the basic steps. It is a great introduction to the concept.
Margaret Winn
(Accounting Professional at .)
A great overview of the entire area of Business Intelligence. I look forward to the rest of the courses in the series!
Anonymous
(Associate)
It was helpful, not too long and insightful. I think this program has potential and is good as an entry level course.
Spencer Anderson
(Senior Tax Associate at Grant Thornton)
I knew most of this stuff already. It seemed like information that one would know simply by being an accountant..
Chris Rightnour
(Associate at Grant Thornton)
Good introduction to business intelligence for those at a beginner level. Easy to understand and follow each slide.
Jon Rezendes
(Manager at Grant Thornton)
Informative, I don't know if some of the exam questions were critical to demonstrating mastery of the course topic.
Anonymous
()
Decent but somewhat dry overview of the topic. I wonder if the speaker uses Textual Analysis to grade his comments?
Anonymous
(Sr Accountant Lead)
This is a good course in understanding Business Intelligence. The information was well organized and presented.
Thabit Ndilahomba
(Head of Finance at Brac)
Excellent need working as examples like the mention of Monte carlos was better to see the example and how it works
Nick Newhouse
(Senior Associate at Grant Thornton)
Very informative. Didn't go into too much detail about methods described but I'm assuming that's in future lessons
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
I learned a lot through this course and hope to continue gaining knowledge through the CDAP program. Thank you :)
scott thompsett
(Managing Tax Director at Grant Thornton)
A little long - but instructor was engaging. Not sure much of the information is useful for our line of business
Anonymous
(International Tax Sr. Associate)
Good Course for the basics. It gave be a basic understanding of what Business Intelligence is and what it does.
Anonymous
(Tax Senior Associate)
The course was easy to follow. The examples at the end were helpful. It provided a good overview of the topic.
I really enjoyed this video, the material was very clear and to the point along with the supporting material.
The instructor taught this course in a constructing and interesting manner. Would recommend to others to take.
Anonymous
(Tax Reporting and Advisory Senior Associ..)
Straight to the point and well organized. Great way to get some high level knowledge of business intelligence.
Anonymous
(Partner)
course is boring, too focused on slides, not attention grabbing. need way to may more interactive before quiz
Anonymous
(State Report)
I like this course is easy, the instructor has a lot of experience and transmits his knowledge really well.
Philip Wilson
(Data Scientist at Grant Thornton)
It was a good overview of what BI is, however maybe a little basic for those who are not new to the subject.
Grant Brannum
(Agent at Treasury)
Great introduction to the subject of business intelligent efficiently covering a great amount of material.
Curtis Young
(Senior Manager at Grant Thornton LLP)
This course provided a good framework. Pace was good. I think its a good start to understanding analytics
Anonymous
(Staff Accountant)
Great introduction to BI. This would be great for a person who is unfamiliar with business intelligence.
Anonymous
()
This was a great introduction to BI. I will definitely look for more in-depth courses on this subject.
Anonymous
(Senior Manager)
Very easy to follow and understand. I did not need the have any prior knowledge or understanding of BI.
Nicholas Ross
(Tax Associate at Grant Thornton)
The course material was presented in an effective way and all of the information was easy to follow.
Anonymous
(Associate)
This is a good course and helps lay the foundation for business intelligence. Certainly worth taking.
Wayne Burns
(CFO at Lone Tree Inc)
excellent overview of fundamentals of BI, instructor was articulate and precise in the presentation
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
This course was a good course for someone who is not familiar with business intelligence as a whole.
Anonymous
(Senior Associate)
Course provided a concise and easy to follow introduction into Business Analytics and related fields
Anonymous
(Tax Senior Manager)
Great introduction to the topic. I highly recommend to someone just getting started with the topic.
Scott Anderton
(CFO at HCA)
I felt that the concepts were too basic to learn much from this course as an accounting professional
Anonymous
(Qualitative Analyst)
Great info! Informative and easy to understand. I liked that it was broken up into smaller chunks.
Anonymous
(Tax Manager)
I liked the practical examples at the end of how the technology can be used for current companies.
Anonymous
(Controller)
Great baseline information....I didn't know much about the subject, but this is a good background
MaryAnn Oh
(Tax Director at Grant Thornton)
This was a good overview of Business Intelligence. It was well organized and clearly presented.
Lawrence Hirsch
(Controller at Builders design)
A great BI overview here my a solid presenter. Thank you. Learned some new BI related nuggets.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
This course was a good basic overview, but was not as interactive making it hard to follow along
Corey Masters
(Accountant, Internal Auditor, Risk Speci.. at Self)
This was my first course for the data analysis certification. I thought it was a good overview.
Anonymous
(experienced manager)
depending on experience could be entry level, probably good for those who have no used BI before
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
I thought that this was a great learning experience. the videos were interactive and engaging.
Rajesh Tripathi
(National Leader - India Business Group at Grant Thornton LLP)
It was a good training and gave the insight on BI. It covered the material to give us insight
Anonymous
(Auditor)
A good overview of business intelligence. It covers the basic to get a good gist of what BI is.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
Not hands on so it’s difficult to stay engaged, but the information is useful nonetheless.
Anonymous
(Director, Research)
Very good overview cover the what and why of business intelligence as well as current trends.
Andrea Jones
(Accountant at Capital One)
THIS IS A VERY LARGE TOPIC AND IS BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYONE TO TAKE. THIS IS A GOOD OVERVIEW.
tony geerts
(- at RSM)
Good for introduction to BI. Course would allow for others to learn some introduction to BI.
JJ Schneider
(Partner at Grant Thornton)
This course was helpful in understanding the basics of Business Intelligence and it's uses.
Anonymous
(Senior Manager)
Nice overview into business intelligence; how it can be utilized and its potential pitfalls.
Anonymous
(Tax Senior Associate)
Great overview of BI. I appreciated the examples of how it's used in real business scenarios
Poonam Luniya
(Senior Associate at Grant Thornton)
The course material was good and simple. I would suggest adding more examples at each level.
Amy Hartmann
(Experienced Manager at Grant Thornton LLP)
it was helpful how I could see how this is used in my everyday life via Amazon and Netflix
Anonymous
(Tax Senior)
This course helped me prepare for a training. I really feel like I got a good foundation.
Anonymous
(Managing Director)
This was a good introductory course and helped me to better understand BI at a high level.
Joann Kinsey
(Senior Associate at Grant Thornton)
Great! Thank you for the course. Very helpful in learning more about business technology.
Anonymous
(owner)
This course was boring. The only way to learn this is by doing. It should be exercises.
Alex Bonn
(Student at Fairfield University)
Learned a lot and great instructor, I would recommend this course to a college student.
Shelley Hudson
(Tax Director at Grant Thornton LLP)
The course was informative and easy to listen to, with good examples of the uses of BI.
John Checki
(CPA at John Checki Jr. CPA CFP CRC)
Helpful and recommended. It took the entire hour, and was worth the time expended.
Anonymous
(Executive Director - Corporate Finance &..)
This was a good overview to understanding BI and offered basic tools to implement.
was a good introduction course. Learned information about BI that I did not know.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
This presentation is a little old fashioned; just a plain powerpoint presentation
Steve Skiba
(Managing Director at Grant Thornton LLP)
great intro course on Business Intelligence and best approach to providing value
Anonymous
(Manager)
Good beginner course for business intelligence, specially for those in consulting
Anonymous
(Senior Associate)
great course!!! explained the necessary components in simple, example based class
Anonymous
(Associate)
Course was informative and easy to navigate. I would recommend it to a colleague.
Judy Silverman
(CFO at Kino Lorber Media Group)
interesting topic --for those in FP&A, BI appears to be a great area to explore
Sam Lin
(VP Corporate Controller at RMG Networks)
Good introduction to what BI is about. Sets a foundation to learn more in depth.
Anonymous
(Finance Consultant / Finance Controller)
A nice overview when you have been away from doing this particular type of work.
Nick Zuzula
(Senior Associate at Grant Thornton)
Good introduction. Really touches on the fundamentals of business intelligence.
Jake Grubbs
(Senior Associate at Grant Thornton)
Quality introduction to business intelligence, good information and explanation.
Tyler Hooks
(Derivatives Intern at Novelis)
This course was a good introduction to the theory behind business intelligence.
Benjamin Wood
(Senior Tax Associate at Grant Thornton LLP)
I was surprised about how much textual analysis is being used to gather data!!!
Anonymous
(Tax Manager)
Great overall intro to business intelligence covering high level key concepts.
Adam Carter
(Senior Manager, Business Analytics at Stryker)
As a gateway and overview to concept of BI, this course was effective enough.
Maude Kingsbury
(Senior Tax Associate at Grant Thornton)
Effective course! I now have a better understanding why BI is so important.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
It was a good overview business intelligence. Looking forward to next ones.
Anonymous
(CFO)
Another great course for understanding what BI is. I am glad I have taken it
Paul Spino
( at Fairfield University)
Excellent course about Business Intelligence and the components it entails.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
I think this course was a great learning experience for tax professionals.
Ian Stewart
(Tax Senior Associate at Grant Thornton LLP)
this course rocks!!!!!!! it really rocks!!!!!! so much rockin information.
Bertrand Piller
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Good overview, good presenter, clear content, very interesting, good pace.
Michael Denaro
( at Fairfield University)
Pictures in the powerpoint were helpful for understanding the information.
SAMUEL BARNETT
(SENIOR ASSOCIATE at GRANT THORNTON LLP)
Great course! I appreciate what it taught me about business intelligence!!
Kristi Patton
( at Connectivity)
Presenter was very engaging and spoke in a way that kept you interested.
Anonymous
(Consultant - Process Specialist)
I was confused with the materials. But over-all the presentation was ok
Anonymous
(Senior Tax Associate)
Great introductory course. Love how the presentation was well prepared.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
The course was extremely long for the amount of information presented.
Anonymous
(Tax associate)
I liked that they were simple slides with good, summarized information
Paul Gallagher
(Tax Associate at Grant Thornton)
The course was absolutely hands down the best course ever imaginable.
Anonymous
(Managing Director)
Instructor provided clear examples and the slides were super helpful.
Abe Gartenhaus
(Senior Manager at Grant Thornton)
The course was a good overview of the use of Business Intelligence.
Anonymous
(Audit Services Manager)
Good info and enough details to better understand overall objective
Heather Kelly
(Tax Manager at Grant Thornton)
Good general overview, would be better if a little more interactive
Christopher Hole
(Director of Internal Audit at Roseburg Forest Products)
Fast paced, easy to understand, overview of business intelligence.
Anna Gerstenberger
(Senior Tax Staff at EKS&H)
Good basic introduction for people without a technology background
Forrest Savage
( at Fairfield University)
Good real life examples of Business intelligence and explanations
Anonymous
(Sr. Accounting Analyst)
An interesting intro that I will lean on during future BI classes
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
Provided a different approach to analyzing large amounts of data
Hale Summers
( at Fairfield)
Love it. Silky Voice and what a great guy, impossible to hate
Anonymous
()
Great explanation of why Business Intelligence is so important.
Anonymous
(Associate)
This course gave me a good background on business intelligence.
Nick Merrill
(Associate at Grant Thornton)
Well structured intro to BI for anyone who is new to the field.
Anonymous
(Tax Senior)
I think this was a good introduction to Business Intelligence.
Ying Lee
(Partner at Grant Thornton LLP)
Very informative and easy to understand from an executive level
Anonymous
(Senior Tax Associate)
Nice insight to what Business Intelligence is and the trends.
Anonymous
(Senior Auditor)
Course provided a good introduction to business intelligence!
Overall this was an interesting course and helpful knowledge.
Amy Benson
(Tax Director at Grant Thornton LLP)
This course was a good introduction to business intelligence.
Anonymous
(Tax Manager)
Course was good in giving a background on BI. Easy to follow.
Stephen Webster
(Manager at Grant Thornton LLP)
Thanks for putting the course together. It was very helpful.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
This is a good overview of why we use BI to make decisions.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
The instructor did a good job of explaining the concepts.
Devin Holladay
(Senior Associate at Grant Thornton)
Good course to begin with. Easy to follow and understand.
Mike Eickhoff
(Managing Director at Grant Thornton LLP)
good course, efficient, and at a level appropriate for me.
Kyle Malm
(Financial Planning Analyst at Anytime Fitness)
Good intro. Looking to see what the next course shows me.
Jennifer Bor
(Sole Practitioner at Accounting and Business Management Consu..)
good enough for me to get my cpes for both my cpa and cia
Alexander Desousa
(ABC (Alex Business Consulting) at ABC (Alex Business Consulting))
I am very satisfied with the introduction of this course.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
Great insight into what BI really is and what it can do!
Michael McGee
( at Fairfield University)
Slides and presentation are super helpful. Great lesson
Steven Boccia
( at Fairfield University)
Awesome course, straight forward and easy to understand.
Dianne Anderson
(Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting .. at AmeriCU)
It was presented in a very clear and understandable way.
Easiest video to follow by far for our course purposes.
Rachel Janis
(Lumen Audit Associate at Grant Thornton)
Good overview, but not a lot of practical applications.
Raveendran Madappattu
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Excellent demonstration about BI and its usefulness...
Anonymous
(Sr Associate)
very good introduction into an area I've never studied
Anonymous
(Director)
I found the course to be very informative and concise.
Anonymous
(Director)
It was the right length; easy to pick up and put down.
Anonymous
()
I liked that this was a pretty basic overview course.
Anonymous
(Tax Associate)
This course provides an informative foundation to BI.
Peter Poulos
(Managing Director at Grant Thornton LLP)
The presentation made BI concepts easy to understand.
Anonymous
(Transfer Pricing Manager)
Slides could be updated and more visually stimulating
Anonymous
(Partner)
excellent high level analysis of what BI is all about
Sherry Lam
(Director at Grant Thornton LLP)
This is a good introduction to business intelligence
Anonymous
(Director of Rooms)
Great overall picture for executive decision makers
Cormac Kennedy
( at Fairfield University)
Great course. Even better teacher. Sorry it's late.
Meghan Wied
(Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions Ta.. at Grant Thornton LLP)
Really like the practical examples for application.
David Murdock
(Managing Director at Grant Thornton LLP)
Good course that was easy to follow and understand.
Chris Grimes
(Rules Master at Cisco)
Good overview of BI in the workplace. Really good
Anonymous
(Senior Tax Associate)
Solid introduction to BI driving home key concepts
Anonymous
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brought up interesting points, very insightful
John Daniels
(Sutdent at Fairfield University)
Excellent course with detailed explanations.
Simon Adell
(Chief Financial Officer at Undisclosed)
Great course, good basis for starting in BI
Martin Williams
(Finance Manager at think global Milengo GmbH)
Very informative and clearly put forward.
Matt Osmundsen
(Category Finance Director at Energizer Holdings, Inc.)
Great course! Very informative.
Patrick Gannon
(Financial Analyst at Fairfield University)
Informative and easy to follow.
Extremely helpful slides
Ronald DiPaola
(Special Projects Manager, Expense Reimbu.. at IBM)
good start for a BI class
Antonio Crawford
(Senior Internal Auditor - Budget/Busines.. at Individual)
Basic, but very useful
Scott Berlinguet
(student at Fairfield U)
Highly Informative!
Candace Oliver
(Independent Consultant at C Oliver)
fascinating course
Anonymous
(Insurance Broker)
Goof introduction
Michael Maffucci
(student at Fairfield University)
easy to follow.
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Great course.
Fred Neftin
(student at Fairfield University)
Great Course
Gianni Sbarro
( at Fairfield University)
Great course
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(Research Intern)
Great course
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(Senior Director & Controller, Financ..)
Great Course
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Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational
No Advanced Preparation or Prerequisites are needed for this course.
However, basic understanding of concepts in statistics is helpful but not required – mean, median, standard deviation, and what data is for instance.
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hi I'm ready to take the exam but I'm not able to access it clicking on the Final Exam box. What's the next step so I can complete this course? Also the program doesn't remember where I have last left off from my previous session so I have to guess. Is there a way to have the program remember where I finished off?