DATA ANALYTICS AND BEYONDLearning programs that take your staff and your business beyond disruption

Register five or more participants and receive significant savings. For more information, call 800.634.6780, option 1, or email AICPALearning@aicpa.org.

Data Analytics Executive SeriesOrganizations are capturing more data than ever. How does your organization handle big data? Have you created and implemented a big data strategy?

Empower your finance leadership with data analysis tools and techniques to make proactive, data-driven business decisions and provide your organization a competitive advantage.

Our new Data Analytics Executive Program explores the theory and the tactics behind data strategies. During this five-hour webcast, your team will gain:

• Tools to modernize data analysis skills• Proactive decision-making strategies• Steps in distilling data into actionable insights• Guidance on handling common talent concerns• Key change management considerations• The secret to getting executive leadership buy-inParticipants will receive a Data-Driven Leader Distinctiondigital badge.

Who will benefit?

• Controllers, CFOs and finance managers• Vice presidents of finance, strategy or FP&A• CPAs in public practice and business & industry• Senior leadership interested in implementing a data

analytics strategy

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5 certificate programs Your staff’s objective

Data Analysis Fundamentals Certificate 10 CPE credits

• Determine how the digital transformation and disruption landscape createopportunities across the enterprise.

• Identify the organizational ecosystem needed for becoming a data-drivenorganization.

• Analyze the life cycle of data and its implications for data-driven decision-making.

Application of Data Analysis Essentials Certificate 15 CPE credits

• Determine and classify variables.• Calculate the central tendency.• Calculate measurement and variability.

• Identify opportunities, processes and necessary data for solvinganalytical problems.

• Apply data-profiling techniques to available data.• Apply data-cleansing techniques.

Forecasting and Predictive Analytics Certificate 15 CPE credits

• Identify the techniques of predictive analytics: regression, classification, clustering,optimization and simulation.

• Calculate varying types of regressions using R and Excel.• Apply classification and clustering algorithms.

Data Visualization Certificate 10 CPE credits

• Formulate a data story with visualizations.• Identify key stakeholder perspectives.• Determine organizational data needs.

Data analyst certificatesAvailable through online self-study

Data analysts are one of the most important positions in any business structure. They help leadership make informed decisions to improve efficiency, increase profits and achieve goals.

With our certificate programs, your staff will learn how to apply data analysis techniques to:

• Explore the meaning behind the data.• Analyze the causes of events.• Offer data-driven insights and guidance.• Present using easy-to-understand language.• Contribute to business decision-making.

As part of the learning benefitsOptional learning labs are included with each certificate, except for the Data Analysis Fundamentals Certificate. The interactive tools will provide hands-on practice with data analysis techniques and help your staff make immediate contributions to your organization.

Teamwide trainingPurchase one or more of the certificate programs based on the specific skill level or learning needs of your staff. Get all five certificate programs with the Data Analyst Certificates Bundle. Group discounts also are available.

Data Analytics Modeling Certificate14 CPE credits

Webcast Your staff’s objective

Data Analytics for Finance Managers12 CPE credits

• Use data-driven insights to drive organizational growth.• Distinguish between traditional reporting, dashboard visualizations, and full

analytic applications• Comprehend the connection between financial results at the top and the

underlying operational activity• Recognize that data may need to be processed before being utilized• Recognize the need for storytelling when communicating with analytics including

identifying the proper context

Data Analytics in Tax(TBD) CPE credits

• Coming fall 2019

• Coming fall 2019

Additional data analytics courses

Data Analytics in Audit(TBD) CPE credits

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Register five or more participants and receive significant savings. For more information, call 800.634.6780, option 1, or email AICPALearning@aicpa.org.