Data Analytics for Managers
Instructor: Cognosco Learning · Duration: Full Day, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM · In-Person
One-day, in-person course — $795 per person · 3–4 seats save 10% · 5+ seats save 20%
About This Course
Every manager now works downstream of more data than any manager in history was asked to handle, and most were never taught how the numbers reaching them were made. The dashboard arrives already summarized. The analyst's deck arrives already charted. The vendor's report arrives already concluded. Between the raw records and the manager's desk sit a dozen quiet decisions — what counted, what was excluded, what was averaged, what the axis starts at — and each one shaped the story before the manager ever saw it. This course teaches the manager to walk back down that path: to frame the question before anyone touches data, to work a table at spreadsheet level with his own hands, to summarize without hiding what matters, to read charts and claims with a checker's eye, and to present a finding with its limits stated as plainly as its result. By the end of this program, you will have a complete working discipline for the manager's analytics craft: questions framed so data can answer them, tables cleaned and grouped honestly, comparisons built like for like, charts that tell the truth, the standard traps named and disarmed, analysts briefed precisely and questioned intelligently, and a written standard you sign and work by.
What You'll Learn
- Frame an answerable question — decision, population, period, and measure defined — and commission analysis against it
- Work data at spreadsheet level: clean it, group it, and compare it yourself, knowing what each operation does to the numbers
- Summarize and chart honestly — averages with the spread behind them, rates with their bases, pictures that do not mislead
- Interrogate any analysis — its causal claims, its missing people, its small-number swings — and present a finding with its limits stated
What's Included
- A full day of in-person learning — 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, seven learning hours — led by a Cognosco Learning instructor
- A printed participant manual for every attendee
- All course materials, exercises, and practice scenarios
- Guided practice and small-group work throughout the day
- Group savings built in: 3–4 seats save 10%, 5+ seats save 20%
Who It's For
Individuals who want to work, and live, with more focus, resilience, and intention.
Your session’s location, date, and start time are set by Cognosco and confirmed with you after registration — the scheduling is handled for you.
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In-person · Full day · Taught by Cognosco Learning instructors
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What happens next
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Before You Enroll
What's included in a course day?
A full day of in-person learning — 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, seven learning hours — led by a Cognosco Learning instructor, a printed participant manual for every attendee, and all course materials and exercises. One flat rate per person — no proposal required.
How are the location, date, and start time set?
They are set by Cognosco. When you register, we confirm your session’s location, date, and start time with you directly — you don’t need to propose or hold dates on your own.
How do the group savings work?
Automatically, at registration: 3–4 seats save 10%, and 5 or more seats save 20% off the $795 per-person rate. The discount is applied in the seat selector before you check out — no code, no negotiation.
Can we bring learning to a large group or a whole department?
Yes. Online registration handles up to 50 seats per course. For a larger group, a multi-course plan, or sessions across several locations, email us at hello@cognoscolearning.com and we’ll plan it with you.
What if we need to change our date?
Email us at hello@cognoscolearning.com as soon as you know — we’ll work with you to move your session to a date that works.