BI Analyst — resources
roadmap.sh: https://roadmap.sh/bi-analyst
Books
- Storytelling with Data (Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic) — the canonical guide to communicating insights with clear, honest charts.
- The Big Book of Dashboards (Wexler, Shaffer, Cotgreave) — real-world dashboard patterns for common business scenarios.
- SQL for Data Analysis (Cathy Tanimura) — practical analytical SQL (window functions, cohorts, funnels) aimed at analysts.
- Information Dashboard Design (Stephen Few) — foundational principles for at-a-glance monitoring displays.
Courses / practice
- Microsoft Power BI documentation — official learning paths and DAX/modeling reference.
- Tableau Learning — free official training videos and how-to guides.
- Mode SQL Tutorial — hands-on analytical SQL tutorial from basics to advanced.
- Kaggle: Data Visualization — short, practical visualization micro-course.