Advanced Data Analyst Roadmap (12-Month )
Month Week Topics Activities
SQL Refresher (SELECT, WHERE,
Month 1 1 Practice basic SQL queries on sample datasets.
JOINs, GROUP BY, HAVING)
Advanced SQL (CTEs, subqueries, Implement complex queries; practice with CTEs
2
window functions, ranking) and window functions.
SQL Optimization (indexes, query Optimize queries, study indexing, and improve
3
performance tuning) performance on large datasets.
Apply advanced SQL to solve real-world business
4 Case Studies and Practice Projects
problems.
Data Manipulation in Pandas Practice data manipulation on real datasets in
Month 2 1
(sorting, filtering, grouping) Pandas.
Data Cleaning Techniques (missing Clean and preprocess data; handle missing
2
values, handling outliers) values and outliers.
Data Transformation (reshaping Perform data transformations and merging
3
data, merging, pivoting) operations in Pandas.
Automating Data Cleaning
4 Develop reusable data cleaning scripts.
Pipelines in Python
Industry Research (KPIs and key Identify and research KPIs and metrics in your
Month 3 1
metrics in a chosen domain) industry (e.g., finance, retail).
Business Case Studies (company Study case studies on data usage in business
2
data use for decision-making) decisions.
Analyzing Business Metrics (profit, Analyze datasets with business metrics to derive
3
customer churn, conversion rates) insights.
Mini-Projects (customer
Work on mini-projects that tie technical analysis
4 segmentation, product
to business insights.
performance analysis)
Power BI/Tableau Basics
Connect datasets, create visualizations in Power
Month 4 1 (connecting data, basic
BI or Tableau.
visualizations)
Advanced Visualizations (custom Build complex visualizations using advanced
2
charts, maps, filters, parameters) chart types and interactivity.
Dashboard Design (interactive Design a dashboard to track key metrics and
3
dashboards, KPI tracking) provide data insights.
4 Storytelling with Data Present data insights in a clear, narrative format.
Month Week Topics Activities
EDA Techniques (outlier detection,
Month 5 1 Perform exploratory data analysis on a dataset.
trends, and patterns)
Hypothesis Testing (t-tests, Apply hypothesis testing to datasets to evaluate
2
ANOVA, p-values) assumptions.
Correlation and Regression Explore relationships between variables using
3
Analysis correlation and regression.
Conduct a full EDA on a business dataset,
4 Case Study in EDA
identifying patterns and outliers.
Data Storytelling and Presentation Practice presenting findings clearly and
Month 6 1
Skills effectively.
Power BI/Tableau Advanced Experiment with advanced dashboard features
2
Features and analytics.
Data Cleaning with Real-World Handle data cleaning challenges in real-world
3
Projects datasets.
Build a professional dashboard for your portfolio
4 Portfolio Project #1: Dashboard
using business data.
Introduction to Machine Learning Implement basic regression and classification
Month 7 1
(regression, classification) models.
Model Evaluation Metrics
Evaluate model performance using appropriate
2 (accuracy, precision, recall, F1-
metrics.
score)
Practice feature engineering and select features
3 Feature Engineering and Selection
for machine learning models.
Portfolio Project #2: Predictive Build a predictive model for a business problem
4
Analysis (e.g., sales forecasting).
Unsupervised Learning (clustering Apply clustering techniques on customer data for
Month 8 1
with K-means, hierarchical) segmentation.
Use PCA to reduce the dimensionality of
2 Dimensionality Reduction (PCA)
datasets and visualize clusters.
Advanced Clustering (DBSCAN, Experiment with different clustering algorithms
3
Agglomerative) for data analysis.
Portfolio Project #3: Customer Implement a clustering project for customer
4
Segmentation segmentation.
Month 9 1 Time-Series Analysis (moving Analyze time-series data and trends, applying
Month Week Topics Activities
averages, trends) moving averages.
Build and evaluate ARIMA models for
2 ARIMA Models and Forecasting
forecasting.
Apply exponential smoothing for trend
3 Exponential Smoothing Techniques
forecasting.
Portfolio Project #4: Time-Series Conduct a time-series forecasting project for a
4
Forecasting business use case.
Month A/B Testing Fundamentals Design A/B tests and understand
1
10 (experimental design) control/treatment groups.
Statistical Significance in A/B Analyze A/B tests with statistical rigor
2
Testing (significance testing).
Causal Inference and Impact Explore causal relationships in datasets to
3
Analysis determine impact.
Portfolio Project #5: A/B Testing Conduct an A/B test analysis project on
4
Analysis marketing or product data.
Month Business Case Studies in Data Analyze case studies of data-driven decision-
1
11 Analysis making in business.
Organize and document completed projects in a
2 Building a Data Analysis Portfolio
professional portfolio.
Resume and LinkedIn Profile Update resume and LinkedIn with portfolio
3
Development projects and skills.
Job Preparation (interview Practice technical and behavioral interview
4
questions, mock interviews) questions for data roles.
Execute a comprehensive capstone project that
Month
1-4 Final Portfolio Project (Capstone) demonstrates advanced data analysis and
12
insights skills.
