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Data Analytics and Dashboard Reporting for Decision Makers

Organisations collect far more data than they use well. Delegates clean and structure operational data, build dashboards that answer a specific management question, and present findings in a way that produces a decision rather than another meeting to discuss the findings.

What you will be able to do

  • Frame a business question in a form that data can realistically answer.
  • Clean, structure and validate an operational dataset before any analysis begins.
  • Apply descriptive and comparative techniques to identify meaningful patterns and outliers.
  • Select the chart type that communicates a given relationship most honestly.
  • Build a dashboard that supports a defined decision rather than displaying every available metric.
  • Present an analytical finding to management with clear assumptions, limits and recommended action.

Course outline

  1. 01From business question to analysis plan
  2. 02Data sources, quality and cleaning discipline
  3. 03Structuring data for reliable analysis
  4. 04Descriptive analysis and comparison techniques
  5. 05Visual design principles and honest charting
  6. 06Dashboard design for a specific decision
  7. 07Storytelling with data for executive audiences
  8. 08Team project, build and presentation

Who should attend

Business analysts, operations and finance managers, management information officers, planners and reporting specialists. It suits professionals comfortable with spreadsheets who now need to work with larger and messier data.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 21 Aug 2026Kigali5US$1,800
24 to 28 Aug 2026Nairobi5US$1,800
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026Durban5R18,000
7 to 11 Sep 2026Johannesburg5R18,000
21 to 25 Sep 2026Mauritius5US$1,800
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Dubai5US$1,800
5 to 9 Oct 2026Lagos5US$1,800
12 to 16 Oct 2026Harare5US$1,800
19 to 23 Oct 2026Kampala5US$1,800
26 to 30 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800
2 to 6 Nov 2026Pretoria5R18,000
9 to 13 Nov 2026Cape Town5R18,000
23 to 27 Nov 2026Online5US$900
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Mozambique5US$1,800
7 to 11 Dec 2026Cairo5US$1,800
14 to 18 Dec 2026Accra5US$1,800
21 to 25 Dec 2026Lusaka5US$1,800

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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