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Business Intelligence Analysts: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Produce financial and market intelligence by querying data repositories and generating periodic reports. Devise methods for identifying data patterns and trends in available information sources.

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This source lists 17 tasks, including 17 marked Core and 0 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2024.

17 tasks shown

Core · Task 16150 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Generate standard or custom reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review by executives, managers, clients, and other stakeholders.

Core · Task 16139 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods.

Core · Task 16140 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Manage timely flow of business intelligence information to users.

Core · Task 16134 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Provide technical support for existing reports, dashboards, or other tools.

Core · Task 16141 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Identify and analyze industry or geographic trends with business strategy implications.

Core · Task 16142 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Document specifications for business intelligence or information technology reports, dashboards, or other outputs.

Core · Task 16144 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Create business intelligence tools or systems, including design of related databases, spreadsheets, or outputs.

Core · Task 16146 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Collect business intelligence data from available industry reports, public information, field reports, or purchased sources.

Core · Task 16143 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Disseminate information regarding tools, reports, or metadata enhancements.

Core · Task 16145 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Conduct or coordinate tests to ensure that intelligence is consistent with defined needs.

Core · Task 16149 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action.

Core · Task 16148 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Analyze competitive market strategies through analysis of related product, market, or share trends.

Core · Task 16136 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Identify or monitor current and potential customers, using business intelligence tools.

Core · Task 16138 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Communicate with customers, competitors, suppliers, professional organizations, or others to stay abreast of industry or business trends.

Core · Task 16135 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Maintain library of model documents, templates, or other reusable knowledge assets.

Core · Task 16137 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Create or review technical design documentation to ensure the accurate development of reporting solutions.

Core · Task 16147 · 08/2024 · Occupational Expert

Analyze technology trends to identify markets for future product development or to improve sales of existing products.

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