This course lines up with roles like Data Analyst, Business Analyst,
MIS Executive/Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Marketing/Product Analyst and Operations
Analyst. The underlying skills across these overlap a lot — SQL to pull and shape data, Excel
for fast reporting and calculations, a BI tool to build dashboards stakeholders can dig into
themselves — but they split apart in terms of who you answer to and what your work actually
feeds into.
| Role |
Core Tools |
| Data Analyst | SQL, Excel, Python, Power BI |
| Business Analyst | SQL, Excel, BI tools |
| MIS Executive / Analyst | Excel, SQL, Power BI |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | Power BI, Tableau, SQL, DAX |
| Marketing / Product Analyst | SQL, Python, BI tools |
| Operations Analyst | Excel, SQL, Power BI |
Most people start out as a Data Analyst, MIS Analyst or Business Analyst, then shift into the
other roles after two to four years, once they've built real depth in a function like marketing,
operations or finance. That shift tends to happen naturally — after you've owned a few reporting
or analysis projects start to finish and can talk the language of the business unit you work
with, more than through any certificate alone.