KPI Tracking & Business Metrics
A dashboard full of numbers is not the same as a dashboard full of the right numbers. This module builds the discipline to define, track and communicate the KPIs that actually matter to a business.
What You Will Learn
A detailed, industry-aligned breakdown of every topic covered in this module.
- Defining KPIs & business metrics
- Aligning metrics to business goals
- Building KPI dashboards & scorecards
- Tracking trends over time
- Setting benchmarks & targets
- Metric ownership & governance
- Common pitfalls in KPI design
- Communicating metric performance
Tools You Will Use
Hands-on time with the same tools used by working business and data analysts today.
Power BI
Microsoft's business intelligence platform used to build interactive dashboards and reports.
Tableau
Business intelligence platform used to build interactive, drill-down data visualizations.
Excel
Spreadsheet tool used for quick data analysis, calculations and lightweight reporting.
Hands-On Labs
Production-style data analytics lab scenarios, built using real business datasets.
Define a set of KPIs aligned to a sample business goal.
Build a KPI dashboard and scorecard tracking performance against targets.
Set benchmarks and track trends over a sample time period.
Identify and correct a poorly-designed KPI in a case study.
Present metric performance to a simulated stakeholder audience.
Assessment
Knowledge Assessment
Quiz covering KPI design, benchmarking and common metric pitfalls.
Practical Evaluation
Students must define, build and present a KPI scorecard aligned to a given business goal.
Projects
Industry-style deliverables added directly to your project portfolio.
KPI Scorecard Build
Define, track and present a KPI scorecard aligned to a real business goal.
What This Module Builds
Students learn to define, track and communicate the metrics that matter most to a business's performance.