Business Intelligence

Field: Auditing | Delivery Method: Self Study | CPE Hours: 1.5

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Business intelligence (BI) combines business analytics, data mining, data visualization, data tools and infrastructure, and best practices to help organizations to make more data-driven decisions, data mining practices, you know you’ve got modern business intelligence when you have a comprehensive view of your organization’s data and use that data to drive change, eliminate inefficiencies, and quickly adapt to market or supply changes.

Why is business intelligence important? Business intelligence can help companies make better decisions by showing present and historical data within their business context. Analysts can leverage BI to provide performance and competitor benchmarks to make the organization run smoother and more efficiently
This course is designed to provide a high-level overview of what constitutes BI and important concepts anyone who wishes to engage in establishing BI should be aware of. Future courses will delve further into actual practical concepts and methods of Business Intelligence.

Lesson Objectives
  • Examine the definition of Business Intelligence
  • Explore elements of Business Intelligence reporting
  • Understand Business intelligence and Analytics
  • Evaluate aspects of Processing Mining
  • Evaluate aspects of Complex Event Reporting
  • Examine aspects of Benchmarking and Text Mining
  • Identify steps to Better Business Intelligence


Field: Auditing
CPE: 1.5
Delivery Method: Self Study
Format: Video




Your Instructor


Lynn Fountain
Lynn Fountain

Consultant, CPA, CGMA, CRMA, MBA, Past Chief Audit Executive

Business Consultant, Trainer, Author


Ms. Fountain has over 40 years of experience spanning public accounting, industry accounting and consulting. Sixteen years of that experience has been in the field of internal audit, risk managment and process improvement. She is well adept to assist your organization evaluate business strategy, perform risk assessments, establish a Sarbanes-Oxley process, synergizing internal audit processes or perform process improvement projects.


As a past corporate executive Lynn has a passion for working with professionals to enhance their processes and provide leading edge education. She has authored and delivered hundreds of training courses for accounting, finance and audit professionals. Her training is filled with not just theory but real world application.


Ms. Fountain has authored three technical publications:

-Leading the Internal Audit Function 

-Raise the Red Flag

-Ethics and the Internal Auditor's political dilemma


Lynn is a recognized leader in the internal audit profession as well as a recognized business professional.  


Ms. Fountain obtained her BSBA from Pittsburg State University and her MBA from Washburn University in Kansas. She has active, current CPA, CGMA, and CRMA credentials.


https://www.lynnfountain.net/


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