BIA107 · Final Project: A Decision Dashboard for a Real Business
About Course
Bring the whole program together by building a decision dashboard for a real business, from decision framing and KPI design to a working dashboard, a forecast or scenario view and a leadership story.
Who it is for
Learners who have completed the BIA program, or equivalent experience, and want a complete, realistic portfolio project.
Prerequisites
BIA101 to BIA106, or equivalent skills in KPIs, dashboards, forecasting, scenario modeling and data storytelling.
What you will be able to do
- Scope a decision dashboard around a real business decision with a named decision owner.
- Deliver a working dashboard built on a documented data model and KPI definitions.
- Integrate a forecast or scenario view that quantifies uncertainty for the decision.
- Present findings in a concise decision story with a clear recommendation and review plan.
Lessons
- Lesson 1 · Project brief and scope
- Lesson 2 · Milestones and method
- Lesson 3 · Quality checklist and common mistakes
- Lesson 4 · Deliverables, rubric and submission
Lab: Decision dashboard for a real business
Over four milestones you will scope the project, prepare the data, build the dashboard with a forward-looking view and package everything as a decision story. Use a real business you own, work for or have permission to work with, and anonymize any personal data before you start.
Free tools: Your choice of free tools from the program: Google Sheets, Looker Studio or Power BI Desktop, Google Colab and Google Slides
Assessed assignment
Build and submit a decision dashboard for a real business decision. Your submission must include a one-page project brief, KPI definition cards, the data model, a working dashboard with at least one forecast or scenario element, a five-to-seven-slide decision story and a short reflection. The dashboard must answer at least three named decision questions and show the decision owner what to do next.
| Criterion | Weight | What excellent work looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Problem framing and scope | 20% | The decision, owner, questions and success criteria are explicit and realistic for the data available. |
| Data and KPIs | 25% | Data is clean and reconciled, the model is documented and every KPI has a complete definition card. |
| Dashboard and analysis | 30% | The dashboard is accurate, usable and well designed, and the forecast or scenario view quantifies uncertainty correctly. |
| Decision story | 25% | The story leads with a clear recommendation, uses honest visuals and ends with a specific ask and review plan. |
Portfolio piece
A complete decision dashboard case study, including brief, data model, KPI cards, dashboard, forecast or scenario view and decision story, ready to present in your portfolio.
Next step
You have reached the final course of this program. Keep growing with a Learning Path that combines this program with related ones.
Course Content
BIA107 · Final Project: A Decision Dashboard for a Real Business (8 h)
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Lesson 1 · Project brief and scope
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Lesson 2 · Milestones and method
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Lesson 3 · Quality checklist and common mistakes
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Lesson 4 · Deliverables, rubric and submission
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BIA107 Assessment · Final Project: A Decision Dashboard for a Real Business