Course Acad ID: ACAD0149
MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Training

This course is designed to help participants build enterprise-grade business intelligence solutions using the MicroStrategy BI platform.

Overview

This MicroStrategy Business Intelligence training is designed to help participants build enterprise-grade business intelligence solutions using the MicroStrategy BI platform. The course covers MicroStrategy architecture, project setup, data connectivity, schema design, report development, dashboard creation, security basics, and distribution of BI content. Participants will gain hands-on experience to design, develop, and deploy scalable BI solutions for enterprise analytics and decision support.

Learning Outcomes

โ€ข Understand the architecture, core components, and business intelligence capabilities of MicroStrategy.
โ€ข Connect, model, and manage enterprise data from multiple data sources for analytics.
โ€ข Create reports, dashboards, scorecards, and interactive visualizations for business insights.
โ€ข Build metrics, attributes, filters, and analytical calculations for advanced reporting.
โ€ข Implement security, user roles, and access controls for enterprise BI environments.
โ€ข Publish, share, and manage business intelligence solutions using MicroStrategy best practices.

Duration & Delivery Mode

14 hours

We serve:
Target Audience

 โ€ข Business intelligence developers
 โ€ข Data analysts and reporting professionals
 โ€ข BI architects and platform administrators
 โ€ข Enterprise reporting teams
 โ€ข Professionals transitioning to enterprise BI platforms

Pre-requisites

 โ€ข Basic understanding of data and databases
 โ€ข Familiarity with SQL is helpful
 โ€ข Basic computer operation skills

Skillset Achieved

 โ€ข Navigating MicroStrategy BI interface
 โ€ข Connecting MicroStrategy to enterprise data sources
 โ€ข Designing schemas and attributes
 โ€ข Creating metrics and facts
 โ€ข Building enterprise reports
 โ€ข Designing interactive dashboards
 โ€ข Managing users and basic security
 โ€ข Distributing and scheduling BI content

Course Outcome

By the end of this training, participants will be able to design and deliver enterprise-grade BI solutions using MicroStrategy with confidence. Learners will gain strong fundamentals in schema design, report development, and dashboard creation, enabling them to support scalable business intelligence and enterprise analytics environments.

Course Outline

Introduction to MicroStrategy & Architecture
 โ€ข What is MicroStrategy and where it is used
 โ€ข MicroStrategy platform components
 โ€ข Project architecture overview
 โ€ข MicroStrategy development workflow

Data Connectivity & Project Setup
 โ€ข Connecting to enterprise data sources
 โ€ข Creating and managing projects
 โ€ข Managing environments
 โ€ข Data source configuration basics

Schema Design & Metadata Modeling
 โ€ข Understanding schema objects
 โ€ข Creating attributes, facts, and hierarchies
 โ€ข Defining relationships
 โ€ข Managing logical and physical schema

Report Development Fundamentals
 โ€ข Creating grid and graph reports
 โ€ข Applying filters and prompts
 โ€ข Using metrics and attributes
 โ€ข Formatting and report design

Dashboard & Document Creation
 โ€ข Designing interactive dashboards
 โ€ข Creating MicroStrategy documents
 โ€ข Adding controls and selectors
 โ€ข Enhancing user interactivity

Security & User Management Basics
 โ€ข Managing users and groups
 โ€ข Roles and privileges
 โ€ข Securing reports and dashboards
 โ€ข Access control best practices

Performance Optimization Basics
 โ€ข Understanding query execution
 โ€ข Optimizing reports and metrics
 โ€ข Caching strategies
 โ€ข Improving dashboard performance

Distribution & Scheduling
 โ€ข Scheduling reports
 โ€ข Subscriptions and bursting
 โ€ข Exporting and sharing content
 โ€ข Distribution best practices

Administration & Maintenance Overview
 โ€ข Platform monitoring basics
 โ€ข Managing metadata backups
 โ€ข Environment management concepts
 โ€ข Troubleshooting common issues

Assessment Topics

โ€ข MicroStrategy Setup & Architecture Assessment
โ€ข Data Integration & Schema Design Assessment
โ€ข Report Development & Analytical Metrics Assessment
โ€ข Dashboard & Visualization Assessment
โ€ข Security, Administration & BI Project Assessment

Evaluation

Participants will be evaluated through hands-on MicroStrategy labs, practical report and dashboard development exercises, instructor-led reviews, and a final assessment focused on building and publishing a complete MicroStrategy BI solution.

Course Materials

Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will receive an AcadNXT Certificate of Completion for MicroStrategy Business Intelligence. This digital, verifiable certification validates practical MicroStrategy BI development, reporting, and enterprise analytics platform skills and can be shared on LinkedIn and included in professional profiles to enhance BI career credibility.

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