The Certified in Data Analytics for Decision Making Professional (CDADP) is a practical, hands-on certification that empowers professionals to turn raw data into clear, actionable business insights using the most powerful and widely adopted tools: Excel, Power Query, Power Pivot, and Python in Excel. Designed for today’s, this program equips you to clean, structure, analyze, and visualize data at scale — without leaving the familiar Excel environment - while leveraging Python’s advanced capabilities for deeper analytics. Whether you are in finance, operations, marketing, HR, or general management, CDADM gives you the end-to-end skills to:

• Transform messy data into reliable, repeatable insights

• Build dynamic, interactive dashboards and reports

• Perform sophisticated analysis (descriptive, diagnostic, predictive basics)

• Communicate findings effectively to stakeholders and drive better decisions

• Understand the full data analytics process: from raw data to actionable insight and decision

• Import, clean, and structure data from any source using Power Query

• Build robust, dynamic data models with Power Pivot and DAX

• Perform descriptive, diagnostic, and basic predictive analysis using Excel + Python

• Create professional, interactive dashboards and executive-ready visualizations

• Use Python in Excel for scalable analytics (pandas for data manipulation, seaborn/matplotlib for visuals)

• Ensure data quality, auditability, and ethical interpretation

• Present data stories that influence decisions and drive business outcomes

This is relevant for all industry sectors with an interest in financial analysis and valuation and

job titles including:

• Business / Financial / Operations Analyst

• Data Analyst / Reporting Specialist

• FP&A / Management Accountant

• Marketing / HR / Sales Insights Manager

• Strategic Decision Support Professional

• Finance Directors/Financial Controllers's

• Financial and management accountants

• Business/Financial/Treasury/Market Analysts

• Corporate /Structured/Project Finance Officers

• Financial/Strategic Planners

• Trustees

• M&A Specialists

• Private Equity Project/Commercial Management

• Business Development and Marketing

• Systems Analysts

• Budget Managers

• Profit Centre Managers

• Investment Managers

• Portfolio Managers

• Financial Government Officials

• Credit Risk/Treasury Managers Actuaries

• Risk Managers

• Internal Auditors

• Private Equity Managers

Plus, anyone responsible for turning data into decisions - faster, smarter, and with greater impact.

GAFM - Global Academy of Finance and Management

The GAFM was founded in 1996 by the original founders of the Graduate Leadership Society. The Founders of our Standards Board are CEOs, Executives, Professors, and industry experts from around the globe. We desire to raise education standards and ethics in the business and management industries. The Standards Policy Board awards specialized board certifications, designations, and charters in the fields of: finance, accounting, management, and consulting fields to qualified professionals who have completed internationally recognized or accredited exams & education, government recognized degrees and documented management credentials and experience. Since 1996, the Academy has been promoting accredited graduate standards for certification in business, management, law, and finance. Since the inception with the founding of the Graduate Institute of Leadership in 1996, the Academy has been focused on quality assurance with accredited education, exams, assessment, education, ethics, and continuing education. Further, applicants must also have the necessary experience in practice, research or publications in their respective areas of expertise.