Google Business Intelligence Certificate

Business intelligence (BI) uses various processes and tools to turn raw data into easy-to-understand, actionable information. Organizations rely on this information to make better strategic and operational business decisions.

The Google Business Intelligence Certificate is designed for people working in data analytics or graduates of the Google Data Analytics Certificate program who want to boost their data analytics skills.

Business intelligence analysts create processes and information channels that transform data into the actionable insights needed to inform business decisions. Some example problems for BI include measuring performance, tracking revenue or spending, and monitoring progress.

Data analytics and BI share a lot of common ground: They are both fields in which professionals use data to create insights that inform decision-making. Data analysts collect, analyze, and interpret data to tell a story, sharing their insights via a report. BI professionals focus on making data easily accessible and understood by an organization's leaders, retrieving and preparing data from multiple sources to then create reports or dashboards that stakeholders can monitor themselves.

Companies must continually adjust their products, services, tools, and business strategies to meet consumer preferences and demand, and to react to emerging trends. This makes data analytics a dynamic career field for professional growth, often with competitive pay.

Data analysts make sense of data and numbers to help organizations make better business decisions. They prepare, process, analyze, and visualize data, discovering patterns and trends and answering key questions along the way. Their work gives the wider team greater context and knowledge to make more informed decisions.

The Google Business Intelligence Certificate costs $49 per month on Coursera after an initial 7-day free trial period. All Google Career Certificates are completely self-paced. At about 10 hours of study per week, many learners complete a Google Career Certificate in 3 to 6 months.

Organizations of all kinds need business intelligence professionals to organize, analyze, and report data to inform decision-makers. Business intelligence jobs exist in various industries, from technology to finance to entertainment.

This program assumes prior knowledge of foundational analytical principles, skills, and tools. These include data types, data strategy, data integrity, data cleaning, data aggregation, data analysis, and best practices when sharing information. It also requires an understanding of spreadsheets, databases and structured query language, programming concepts, data visualization, and dashboards.

This advanced certificate builds on your data analytics skills and experience to help you take your career to the next level. It’s designed for people working in the field of data analytics or for those with foundational skills gained from completing the Google Data Analytics Certificate or a similar program.

You may be eligible for financial assistance for the Google Business Intelligence Certificate via Coursera through the course page. Recipients of financial assistance will have full access to course content and assignments required to earn a certificate. To apply, go to the certificate course page on Coursera and click the “Financial aid available” link next to the “Enroll” button.

Google has also funded 100,000 scholarships for Google Career Certificates, which will be distributed by Grow with Google partners and Google.org grantees like Merit America, Per Scholas, NPower, Goodwill, Futuro Health, Generation USA, UnidosUS, LULAC, and Hispanic Federation. These funds will create a lasting impact in helping people land high-quality jobs in high-paying industries.

After you complete the Google Business Intelligence Certificate, you’ll get exclusive access to CareerCircle, which offers free 1-on-1 coaching, interview and career support, and a job board to connect directly with employers, including over 150 companies in the Google Career Certificates Employer Consortium.

The Google Career Certificates Employer Consortium consists of over 150 U.S. companies like Target, Infosys, Verizon, Wells Fargo, and Google. These companies span multiple sectors and are committed to considering Google Career Certificate graduates for open positions.