Design Data Models for BI Reporting

Did you know that poorly designed data models are responsible for 80% of business intelligence project failures? This Short Course was created to help data management and engineering professionals accomplish effective self-service BI reporting through dimensional modeling. By completing this course, you'll be able to design intuitive star schema data models that eliminate complex joins, accelerate query performance, and empower business users to drag-and-drop fields directly in visualization tools like Tableau. You'll master the foundational skills of identifying business processes, structuring fact and dimension tables, and implementing surrogate key relationships. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Create a star schema data model to enable self-service business intelligence reporting This course is unique because it bridges the gap between technical data engineering and business user needs, focusing on practical implementation that directly supports analyst workflows and dashboard creation. To be successful in this project, you should have a background in basic database concepts and familiarity with SQL queries.