Budget Analyst Training Academy
GFOA’s Budget Academy is a four-day course that focuses on skills and techniques critical to a public sector budget analyst. Using a combination of lectures, discussions, and exercises, the course will provide an overview of the budget development process, including best practices and techniques required in effective budgeting. Participants will also have an opportunity to network with colleagues to share best practices and to discuss budgeting challenges.
Data Visualization and Predictive Analytics Workshop
Colleges and universities are increasingly reliant on data to make decisions and solve problems. As a result, business officers need to know how to search for and utilize key metrics that identify and solve problems.
This technical workshop walks through the data lifecycle from gathering data, organizing it in a meaningful way, exploring the data for insights, using metrics to solve problems by using data visualization, and presenting data to top level administrators.
2019 Integrating Analytics Forum
Colleges and universities are embracing analytics and using data, technology, and specialized knowledge to answer questions, reveal institutional needs, predict outcomes, or improve financial performance. NACUBO's Integrating Analytics Forum provides content to help business officers tackle their data and integrate the use of analytics to inform decisions that meet institutional goals.