The Certified Business Intelligence Professionals (CBIP) – Foundation Level is a high-impact certification exam that confirms your core ability to analyze business data, build reports, and generate insights using BI tools and practices.

This exam is for professionals who want recognition of their practical business intelligence skills without committing to a course. It proves you’re ready to support data-driven decisions using Excel, Power BI, and SQL with a solid understanding of business processes.

✅ Who Should Take This Certification Exam?

• New or aspiring Business Intelligence Analysts

• Professionals in operations, strategy, marketing, or sales looking to enhance data skills

• Entry-level candidates pursuing a BI or analytics career

• Mid-career professionals transitioning into BI/Reporting roles

• Anyone needing a recognized credential in business data analysis

🔍 What the Certification Validates

• Ability to interpret and model business processes

• Proficiency in building dashboards and reports

• Ability to use Power BI and Excel for storytelling

• Competence in retrieving data using SQL queries

• Understanding of KPIs, OKRs, and business metrics

• Skill in turning raw data into actionable insights

🧠 Topics Covered

• BI Concepts: The role of BI in business, decision-making frameworks

• KPIs & Metrics: Revenue, conversion, churn, lifetime value, and more

• Excel for BI: Data cleaning, summary tables, pivot reports

• Power BI Dashboards: Data modeling, visuals, interactivity

• SQL for BI: Extracting, grouping, filtering, and joining business data

• Storytelling with Data: Presenting insights that drive actions

• BI Governance: Access control, versioning, collaboration best practices

📝 Exam & Credential Details

• Format: Online, timed, multiple-choice and scenario-based

• Duration: 60 minutes

• Questions: 50

• Passing Score: 70%

• Cost: $70

• Re-attempt: One free re-attempt if needed

• Credential Includes:

  • Verified Digital Certificate

  • Shareable LinkedIn Badge

  • ✅ Placement in the CDIPS Global Registry of Certified Business Intelligence Professionals