The Analytics Academy

Digital Transformation is not an option. Employees and Companies that do not incorporate AI and analytics in business planning will become prey to those that do. Enter the Analytics Academy to master Digital Transformation and learn “How To” successfully deliver deep insights to impact decision-making and gain foresight to proscribe the strategic direction of your company.

In the Analytics Academy you will learn:

The Digital Roadmap (Culture, Skillset, and Value).
Benchmark where you are and where you stack up against peers on The Digital Roadmap
Build strong performing teams that are ready for the digital age.
The hard and soft skillset to operate in the new digital world, including the applications of advanced analytics, predictions, AI, and ML to comprehend the linkage between data, insights, foresight and decision making.

The Certificate Program

The Analytics Academy is a Certificate Program where each passed class adds 1 credit in the achievement of the Certificates in Digital Intelligence.

The Certificate in Digital Intelligence has 3 levels

When graduating from the Analytics Academy you have realized that Digital Transformation & Digital Skill Building is not hard, long, or expensive… It’s simply a discipline

Academy Plans and Pricing*

Individual Professional

$29.00*
per month

Individual Platinum

$39.00*
per month

Corporate Professional

$39.00*
person per month (minimum 3 people)

Corporate Premium

$49.00*
person per month (minimum 3 people)

* Fee per month, billed annually. Subscriptions automatically renew until cancelled

** Annual subscription to Aurora Predictions software

Modules

A subset of the Analytics Academy can be taken as tailored modules. To learn more about this option please visit (To Learn More)

Module 1: Digital Transformation (x hours and xx minutes)

75% of Digital Transformation projects fails! Learn about digital transformation, The Digital Culture and how to develop the necessary digital hard and soft skillset to become a Forward-looking Business Partner who avoid failing like ¾ of your peers.

To access this content, you must purchase Individual Professional or Individual Platinum Membership.

$399.00

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Module 2: Systems and Storytelling for Data Driven Decisions (x Hours and xx minutes)

Systems and storytelling are crucial in making data-driven decisions because they help turn raw data into actionable insights and foresight that needs to be communicated in the right way to be impactful.

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$399.00

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Module 3: Systematic Thinking TM to Exploit Data for Better Insight

Implementing Analytics is not long, difficult, or expenses – it is a discipline. Learn how to get started with analytics, the concepts of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and how advanced analytics can be used in strategic decisions.

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$399.00

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Module 4: Implementing Analytics (x hours and xx minutes)

To implement an Analytics Culture, organizations needs to align the four components 1) Mindset, 2) People, 3) Processes and 4) Systems. Only when aligned the organization is able to provide high Analytics Intelligence to influence decisions.

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$399.00

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Single Classes

The a la carte course option gives access to all individual classes of the Analytics Academy. It include the 6 classes of the Digital Transformation Roadmap as well as the skill building classes covering the 8 digital capabilities of Report & Analysis, Communication, Collaboration, Business Acumen, Business Insight, Risk Management, Innovating and Strategic Direction.

Digital Roadmap

Class 1: Digital Culture – Are you Ready? (10 minutes)

Crystalizes the components around digital transformation readiness. Learn how to align the four pillars for a successful digital transformation of Mindset, People, Process, and Systems as well as the personas of the Reporter, Commentator, Advisor, and Strategist. These concepts are assembled into a Roadmap that depicts “HOW TO” execute a digital transformation and implement an […]

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$29.99

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Class 2: Digital Skillset – Are you Capable? (xx minutes)

Teaches the Evolution of Business Partnering fused with Analytics and “HOW TO” move from a Trusted Scorekeeper to a Strategic Partner. A journey that develops through the four personas of the Reporter, Commentator, Advisor and Strategist. In that journey, learn which soft and hard skills are required to walk up the capability ladder and take […]

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$99.99 for 1 year

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Class 3: Digital Value – Are you Creating Value? (xx min)

Explains that digital transformation is more than the purchase of an analytics tool, but a culture of making unbiased data driven decisions with analytics to add business value. You’ll learn the analytics evolution and the roles of business partnering along the value creation and “HOW TO” become an Business Partner in the Digital World that […]

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$89.99 for 1 year

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Class 4: Assessment and benchmarking (XX minutes)

Assessment and benchmarking is critical in digital transformation because How do you know where you want to be in the future if you don’t know where you are today (Baseline). How can you set an aspirational target for where you want to be in the future if you don’t know where your external peers are […]

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$69.99

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Class 5: Performance Management (xx minutes)

Without a well thought performance management concept, you will not be able to transform your organization and enter the digital world. As such, it is fundamental to understand the employees performance and future potential. An effort where it is critical that all employees are evaluated in the same way independently of their managers. To do […]

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Class 6: Building Strong Performing Teams (xx minutes)

Digital Transformation is team effort! So you will learn how to build the strong performing team the provide high business value. By taking the best from the concepts of Business Partnering, Data Science and Executive Management you will learn how world class performing teams operates who masters the three pillars 1) Partnering Skillset, 2) Analytics […]

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$79.99

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Class 7: Foundational Business Partnering Skillset (xx minutes)

The Academy is designed for the professionals with the aspirational mindset of wanting to become a strategic partner, but without the foundational mindset of the Trusted Scorekeeper the journey cannot start. Meaning, if you cannot provide the basics of timely, accurate, compliant, and clean reporting and analysis no business stakeholders will listen to your advanced […]

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$14.99

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Class 8: Transformation (27 minutes)

The term “transformation” can be understood in different contexts, including personal transformation or business transformation. The former is about significant change in a professional setup, usually involving a shift in your mindset, focus, or behaviour. The latter refers to a company’s fundamental changes to improve its operations, strategy, or market positioning which involve digital transformation. […]

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Class 9: Mindset (23 minutes)

A “mindset” refers to a person’s established set of attitudes, beliefs, and ways of thinking that shape how they perceive and respond to situations. Mindsets play a crucial role in how individuals approach challenges, learn, and grow. In this class you will explore how to advance from a Reporter to Commentator to Advisor and finally […]

This Course is also available with Individual Professional or Individual Platinum Membership plans.

$59.99

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Class 10: People (31 minutes)

People are an essential elements of the cultures of an organizations. They bring life to concepts, drive progress, and shape the world through their actions, relationships, and ideas. Learn about how to align people to the other dimensions of a digital culture as well as how to building success and going above and beyond when […]

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Class 11: Process (47 minutes)

Processes are systematic sequences of actions or steps taken to achieve a particular goal or produce a desired outcome. They are essential in various domains, from personal development and business operations. In this class you will understand the general governance and why documenting the way you do things are important. Afterwards you will learn to […]

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Class 12: Systems (34 min)

Systems refer to the tools and technologies to do basic reporting and analysis to more advances applications that utilize AI to deliver insight and foresight for data decision-making. Advanced systems are crucial for turning raw data into actionable insights, enabling organizations to make informed decisions, identify trends, and optimize operations. In this class you will […]

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Class 13: Eliminate & Automate to Gain Bandwidth (24 minutes)

Teaches that to enable analytics requires creating bandwidth, as all staff time is consumed in current reporting that is riddled with little used, little value, and unused reports. By eliminating these types of reports and automating others with Business Intelligence, data visualization, and even analytics tools, users gain bandwidth to launch analytics projects and explore […]

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Class 14: Failing to Implement Analytics (25 minutes)

Many companies have failed implementing Analytics simply because they do not follow on the Digital Roadmap. Explore a real use case where a company failed implementing Analytics as they did not aligned their organizations stakeholders Digital Culture of Mindset, People, Process and System.

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$39.99

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Class 15: The Analytics Business Partner (37 minutes)

The role of an Analytics Business Partner (ABP) is a critical and strategic position within an organization ensuring that data-driven insights are effectively translated into business strategies and decisions. The ABP needs to 1) Understand the business objectives, challenges, and needs, and then ensure that the analytics efforts are aligned with these goals. 2) Interprets […]

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Class 16: Benchmarking Fundamentals (32 minutes)

Benchmarking is a strategic management tool used to measure and compare an organization’s Skills, Processes, performance metrics, products, or services against its peers and their best practices. The goal is to identify areas for improvement, establish performance standards, and implement strategies to achieve superior outcomes. Learn the fundamentals around benchmarking and how to understand how […]

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Class 17: Systematic Thinking (64 minutes)

Teaches this innovative method to the essence of an analytics project; i.e. what you’re trying to solve. Since you can’t get the right answer unless you have the right question, Systematic Thinking™ was created to enable users with a discipline to approach the “object” of the analytics project. This class takes you through what the […]

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Class 18: AI & ML Basics in Business (45 minutes)

Gives you a high-level overview of the concept and difference of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). You’ll learn AI and ML are related but different along with their definitions as well as the mechanics of ML and several applications. This isn’t a data science class nor a class for ML programming, but a […]

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Class 19: Advancing Analytics (12 min)

Advancing Analytics can be a rewarding experience in terms of job satisfaction, job security and job promotions. In a case setup we will explore examples to understand the power of Advanced Analytics and AI, and see how the use of an AI-Enabled Analytics tool can impact business stakeholders in their decision making process and make […]

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Class 20: How to Start an Analytics Project (29 minutes)

Starting with Analytics teaches the components of charting and analytics project, and an analytics project use case. The notion of “boiling the ocean” that the larger the analytics project the better is dispelled to start small and then scale. The 5 components of an analytics projects are extensively reviewed of Problem Definition, Data Gathering, Analytics […]

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Class 21: Storytelling Fundamentals (25 Minutes)

Teaches the rules of storytelling! Learn the benchmarks that make a “good” vs “bad” story, best practices for storytelling, and the form and format for storytelling. Using examples, you’ll learn about presenting to the audience, their characteristics, and see an example for the creation of an analytics presentation and its story.

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Class 22: Unbiased Forecasting (22 minutes)

Teaches the difference between biased and unbiased forecasting, with the former dependent on human “guesses” and the latter generated via statistical or AI methods. The class reviews several forecasting methods and provides a use case of statistical budgeting.

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Class 23: Applications of AI-Enabled Analytics (61 minutes)

This class explores some of the many applications of AI-Enabled analytics across finance, sales, and operations as well as dispels the misconception of data visualization as analytics. Statistical and AI forecasting is extensively explored.

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Class 24: An Analytics Journey (19 minutes)

Many believe that the know what analytics is about, but after understanding the basics of the Academy they will notice their understanding wasn’t complete. In this class we will explore a use case of a fortune 500 company who wanted to implement analytics but noticed their view of analytics want complete.

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Class 25: The Temperature of Finance (42 minutes)

Many individuals and companies attend the Analytics Academy to understand where they stack up against their peers on their Digital Roadmap. Learn how to work with the Digital Roadmap and explore how to benchmark performance against peer organizations.

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