Basics
This phase should deliver a portfolio artifact you can show:
- Excel
- SQL
- Statistics
BI
This phase should deliver a portfolio artifact you can show:
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Data modeling
Advanced
This phase should deliver a portfolio artifact you can show:
- Python
- dbt
- Experimentation
Weekly cadence
How to structure each week:
- 3-4 focused study blocks
- 1 project checkpoint
- 1 hour of review + notes
- One community post or share
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