EXIL-CBI case studies
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The EXIL-CBI is a professional certification for practitioners who design, build, and run business-intelligence and analytics capabilities inside an organisation. It is aimed at people whose work sits between the data and the decision: BI developers and analysts, analytics engineers, reporting leads, and the managers who sponsor and govern that work. Candidates typically come from a background in data modelling, SQL, reporting tools, or analytics delivery, though the credential is structured around the whole lifecycle rather than any single product. The exam is organised into six broad areas: foundational vocabulary and the language of the discipline; core concepts and principles that shape sound analytics work; analysis and design, where requirements are turned into a workable solution; implementation and delivery; security, risk, and compliance obligations that attach to organisational data; and operations and continuous improvement once a solution is live. The EXIL-CBI case studies are 5 cases and about 3,925 words.
1The 99.9% Dispute: One Word, Three Meanings
Northwind Mutual, a 1,200-employee insurer, is launching a claims portal. The business sponsor signed an SLA promising '99.9% availability, 24/7.' Operations measures availability excluding a four-hour Sunday maintenance window; the vendor's contract lists that window as 'planned downtime.' In a steering meeting the sponsor cites two Sunday customer complaints and declares the SLA breached.
677 words, about 3 min2One Number or Many? Sales Analytics at MetroGrocer
MetroGrocer, a grocery chain with 340 stores in three regions, is building a sales analytics platform. The CFO wants a single 'daily net sales' number by 06:00 local time.
807 words, about 4 min3The 212 Must-Haves: Scheduling at Riverbend Hospital
Riverbend Hospital, a 400-bed facility, is replacing its outpatient scheduling system. Clinicians want sub-two-second appointment booking and a 'smart' auto-fill that suggests slots based on patient travel time.
831 words, about 4 min4Payroll Cutover at the Holiday Freeze
A 5,000-employee manufacturer is moving payroll from an on-prem system to a SaaS provider. Cutover is the last weekend of November; the first pay run is December 1.
787 words, about 4 min5The Subprocessor Breach: HR Analytics Under Pressure
A 3,000-employee company uses a SaaS HR analytics vendor to store employee records including salary, bank account, and health-benefit selections. The vendor emails that a subprocessor in another country suffered a breach.
823 words, about 4 min