CSL 374 Business

Analytics
Spring 2023 (Jan to May)

Kartik Girish Vyas

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Session

01 Introduction to
Business Analytics
CSL 374 Business Analytics
 AGENDA
INTRODUCTION TO
01 BUSINESS ANALYTICS

02 COURSE OUTLINE:
WHAT WE WILL COVER

ANALYSIS OF
03 RESPONSES

CSL 374 Business Analytics

 WHAT IS BUSINESS ANALYTICS?

Analyzing Business Data to uncover patterns and

relationships which will help the organization
achieve one of the following:

• Increased Sales
• Reduced Costs
• Reduced Time to Market
• Improved Customer Experience
• Improved Brand Value

CSL 374 Business Analytics

 COURSE OUTLINE

01 Introduction to Business Analytics

What is Business Analytics? Basics of Data Analytics.
02
Business Analytics process. Levels of Analysis.
Fundamentals of Data Warehousing.
Statistical Measures in Analytics
Understanding underlying Statistical Concepts used in
Business Analytics, Time Series Analysis, Hierarchical
Data, Aggregation and Drilling Down

03 Using Excel to Analyse Data

Understanding functions of excel for data cleansing, data
04
analysis and charting. Pivot tables, filters, sorting,
aggregation and basics of excel based reporting
Data Visualization and Dashboards
Importance of Data Visualization, Concept of
Dashboards, Data Ink, Which chart to use for which
measures, concept of persona for analysis

05 Supply Chain/ Retail Analytics

Fundamentals of Supply Chain, Lead Time, Inventory
06
Analysis, Concept of safety stock, Inventory Analytics,
Forecasting and Predictive Analytics
Finance – Stock Market Analysis
Fundamental concepts of stock/equity, Understanding of
Financial terminologies, Time Series Data Analytics,
Concept of index, Analysis of Earnings and P/E ratios

CSL 374 Business Analytics

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