Winter School on Business Analytics for Strategic Decision Making

Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School has come up with a 5-days Winter School On Business Analytics for Strategic Decision Making, in association with Boston International college, which will assist to develop a data mind-set and the analytical skills to interpret and communicate data to make informed decisions.

Objectives:
The course has the objective of making learners capable of making data-driven decisions to enable business growth and stay ahead of the competition. Develop a data mind-set and the analytical skills to interpret and communicate data to solve business problems. Leverage this Business Analytics program to demystify data analysis and equip yourself with the required skills for strategic decision-making. Following are the key learning objectives of this program:

• To Stay up to date with real-world business analytics applications,
• To covers the in-demand concepts around business analytics such as, data visualization, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, machine learning, and much more

Dates: 14^th February 2023 to 18^th February 2023

Time 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM (IST)

Participants – 70 including students, faculty members and corporate

Resource Persons-

• Dr. Pooja Kulkarni
• Dr. Asha Kiran Sikhakolli
• Dr. Srinivasa Suresh S
• Dr. Ashish A Kulkarni
• Dr. Harshali Patil

Brief Description:

With big data technologies becoming more accessible and affordable, a growing number of companies are redefining how they conduct business. And more data accumulates as they innovate. Businesses can use business analytics to make better decisions by utilising their data to acquire new insights. Therefore, for professionals aiming to create a strategic advantage and competitive edge in the market, knowing these metrics is a crucial first step. You must first identify the analytics-related barriers in your company and industry in order to develop and implement the most successful business strategy. The continuous evaluation of data is necessary to raise analytical maturity in order to achieve organisational goals. 

Prof. Manjiri Joshi was the Program coordinator and we have invited resources from various verticals of analytics to cover the topics.

1. Dr. Pooja Kulkarni - Module 1- Introduction to Data Analytics & Business Analytics
2. Dr. Asha Kiran Sikhakolli - Module 2- Data Handling Using Excel- Hands-On Session
3. Dr. Srinivasa Suresh S - Module 3- Building dashboard- Hands-On Experience
4. Dr. Ashish A Kulkarni- Module 4- Data Visualization Tool -Hands-On Experience
5. Dr. Harshali Patil - Module 5- Machine Learning –Hands-on Experience

Winter School concluded on 18^th February 2023 with a valedictory session from 5.15pm to 6.30p.m. in presence of the resource person and participants.

Participants were given assignments and feedback form after the end of every session each day. Participants were also provided with pre-reading material so that they can prepare themselves for the next day’s class.

The winter school was chaired by Dr. Amol Gawande – The director of Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School and conveyed by Dr. Atul Kumar, Professor at Dr. D. Y. Patil B-School.

After attending the program candidates were able to develop a data mind-set and the analytical skills to interpret and communicate data to solve business problems