Professional Business Analytics + Job Placement — Syllabus 2026

Business analytics thinking on top of the full analyst toolkit — Excel, SQL, Power BI, Python and AI — plus Jira for project work and complete placement preparation.

11 modules44 topicsBeginner → Business Analyst · 8–10 months

01Business Analytics Concepts

What business analytics is and how it drives decisions
Collecting & analysing business data
Descriptive, diagnostic, predictive & prescriptive analytics
KPIs, metrics & business questions
Discovering insights & trends; data-driven decision making

02Excel & Advanced Excel

Formulas: XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS, IFS
Pivot Tables, slicers & dashboards
What-if analysis: Goal Seek, Scenario, Solver
Power Query for data cleaning
Business MIS reports

03MS Access & SQL

Relational databases, tables & relationships
Access queries, forms & reports
SELECT, joins, GROUP BY, subqueries
Window functions & CTEs for analysis
SQL for KPI & business reporting

04Power BI

Power Query & data modelling
DAX measures & time intelligence
Interactive business dashboards
Publishing, sharing & Row-Level Security

05Python for Business Analytics

Python basics for analysts
Pandas & NumPy for data analysis
Charts with Matplotlib & Seaborn
Statistics for business decisions

06VBA / Macros

Recording & editing macros
Automating repetitive reports
Data splitter, consolidation & auto-email projects

07ChatGPT & AI for Analysts

Prompting for formulas, SQL & summaries
Copilot in Excel & PowerPoint
AI-assisted analysis & reporting

08PowerPoint & Data Storytelling

Management presentations & executive summaries
Linking Excel charts into PPT
Presenting insights to stakeholders

09Jira — Project Management

Projects, issues & workflows
Agile basics: backlog, sprints & boards
Tracking tasks & reporting progress
How business analysts work with project teams

10Business Case Studies & Projects

Sales & profitability analysis
Customer & marketing analytics
HR & operations dashboards
End-to-end business analytics project

11Interview Preparation & Placement

Business analyst interview questions & case rounds
Resume & LinkedIn profile building
Mock interviews (technical & HR)
Placement assistance & company drives

Projects & practice

Sales & profitability dashboardCustomer segmentation analysisKPI report in SQL + Power BIJira project board for an analytics projectExecutive insight presentation

Programme, duration & fees

Programme	Duration	Fees
Professional Business Analytics + Job Placement	8–10 months	₹40,000

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