DSBIZ™
DSBIZ™ is designed for business professionals who want to understand how data science can support informed decision-making, improve business functions, and help organizations become more data-driven.
This business-focused digital badge helps learners understand data science fundamentals, identify business uses for data science, recognize implementation requirements, and evaluate risks associated with data-driven initiatives. The course is aligned to a self-paced CHOICE assessment and awards a CertNexus digital badge upon successful completion.
DSBIZ™
DSBIZ™ is designed for business professionals who want to understand how data science can support informed decision-making, improve business functions, and help organizations become more data-driven.
This business-focused digital badge helps learners understand data science fundamentals, identify business uses for data science, recognize implementation requirements, and evaluate risks associated with data-driven initiatives. The course is aligned to a self-paced CHOICE assessment and awards a CertNexus digital badge upon successful completion.
DSBIZ at a Glance
The DSBIZ digital badge is designed for business professionals who want to understand data science from a practical business perspective, including data science fundamentals, business use cases, implementation requirements, risks, and governance considerations.
What Are CertNexus BIZ Courses?
CertNexus BIZ courses are short, business-focused learning experiences designed to help professionals understand emerging technologies, evaluate opportunities and risks, and communicate more effectively with technical teams, vendors, customers, and stakeholders.
Unlike technical certifications that focus on deeper practitioner-level skills, BIZ courses are designed for business professionals who need practical fluency, decision-making confidence, and a clearer understanding of how emerging technologies can be applied responsibly in real-world organizations.
Each BIZ course is aligned to a self-paced CHOICE assessment and awards a CertNexus digital badge upon successful completion.
Business Knowledge Validated by DSBIZ
The DSBIZ™ digital badge validates business-focused knowledge of data science, including how data can support decision-making, improve business functions, guide implementation planning, and introduce risks that organizations need to understand.
DSBIZ validates knowledge in areas such as:
- Data science fundamentals, including analytics, data visualization, statistics, AI, machine learning, big data, and data types
- The data science lifecycle, including discovery, data preparation, model planning, model building, implementation, and communication of results
- Business uses for data science, including customer experience, marketing, security, operations, forecasting, pricing, churn, talent acquisition, and logistics
- Building a data-centric organization, including strategy alignment, culture, resources, communication, and team readiness
- Data science implementation planning, including business cases, data discovery, preparation, modeling, visualization, and stakeholder reporting
- Data science risks, including data quality, security, privacy, governance, legal and regulatory considerations, AI risks, fairness, transparency, and accountability
Is DSBIZ Right for You?
DSBIZ™ is designed for business professionals who want to understand data science in practical business terms and identify how data can support better decisions, improve business functions, and help organizations become more data-driven.
This digital badge is a strong fit for learners who do not need to become data scientists themselves, but do need to understand data science concepts, evaluate business use cases, recognize implementation requirements, identify risks, and communicate more effectively with data and technology teams.
DSBIZ may be a fit if you want to:
- Understand data science concepts in practical business language
- Identify how data science can support customer experience, marketing, security, operations, forecasting, pricing, talent acquisition, and logistics
- Recognize how data science supports informed business decisions and organizational goals
- Understand the data science lifecycle, including discovery, preparation, modeling, implementation, and communication of results
- Evaluate business requirements for data science initiatives, including data, tools, teams, culture, and strategy alignment
- Identify data science risks related to privacy, security, data quality, governance, legal requirements, fairness, transparency, and accountability
- Communicate more confidently with data scientists, analysts, IT teams, vendors, leaders, and stakeholders
Looking for a More Technical Data Science Certification?
DSBIZ™ is designed for business professionals who need to understand data science concepts, evaluate business use cases, identify implementation requirements and risks, and communicate more effectively with data and technology teams.
If you are a technical professional looking to validate deeper data science, analytics, machine learning, and model implementation skills, explore the Certified Data Science Practitioner™ (CDSP) certification instead.
Business Leaders and Decision-Makers
- Executives
- Department leaders
- Operations leaders
- Strategy leaders
- Digital transformation leaders
- Business unit managers
- Consultants
Product, Project, and Process Roles
- Product managers
- Project managers
- Program managers
- Business analysts
- Process improvement professionals
- Transformation leads
- Customer experience leaders
Functional Teams and Business Professionals
- Marketing professionals
- Sales leaders
- Finance professionals
- HR professionals
- Operations teams
- Risk and compliance teams
- Customer experience teams
- Professionals working with data-driven initiatives
Not sure whether DSBIZ is the right fit? Review the assessment details or connect with CertNexus to explore how DSBIZ aligns with your role, team, or data science goals.
DSBIZ (DSZ-210) Assessment
Details
The DSZ-210 assessment validates that business professionals understand what data science is, how it can benefit business functions, how to identify potential risks, and how to recognize the challenges and milestones involved in implementing data science and becoming a data-driven organization.
EXAM CODES
DSZ-210
LAUNCH DATE
October 2023
SUNSET DATE
TBD
PASSING SCORE
20 out of 25 (80%)
NUMBER OF ITEMS
25
ITEM FORMATS
Multiple Choice/Multiple Response/True-False
TARGET CANDIDATE
The DSBIZ assessment is primarily designed for business professionals and leaders who are interested in growing the business by leveraging the power of data science. It is also a good fit for individuals who want to explore basic data science concepts.
EXAM DURATION
20-45 minutes (on average)
EXAM OPTIONS
Online via the CHOICE LMS
How to Prepare for DSBIZ
Preparing for the DSBIZ™ digital badge is designed to be straightforward for business professionals. Review what the assessment covers, explore the course outline, check your understanding, and complete aligned training to earn your digital badge.
Review the DSZ-210 Assessment Details
Start with the DSZ-210 assessment details so you understand the digital badge requirements, including the assessment format, number of items, passing score, delivery through the CHOICE platform, and the business-focused knowledge areas covered.
Explore the Course Outline
Review the course outline to see how DSBIZ training introduces data science from a business perspective, including data science fundamentals, business use cases, implementation requirements, data-driven decision-making, and risk considerations.
Check Your Understanding
Use the self-check to evaluate how well you understand the business implications of data science, including customer experience, marketing, security, operations, data quality, privacy, governance, fairness, transparency, and organizational readiness.
Find DSBIZ Training
CertNexus ATPs offer aligned training designed to help business professionals understand how data science can support business decisions and organizational goals. After completing the course, learners complete the DSZ-210 assessment through CHOICE and earn the DSBIZ™ digital badge upon successful completion.
Why Earn the DSBIZ Digital Badge?
The DSBIZ™ digital badge helps business professionals demonstrate practical understanding of data science, including how data can support better decisions, improve business functions, guide implementation planning, and help organizations become more data-driven.
Build Data Science Fluency
Develop a clearer understanding of data science fundamentals, analytics, data visualization, machine learning, big data, and the data science lifecycle.
Connect Data to Business Value
Learn how data science can support customer experience, marketing, security, operations, forecasting, pricing, talent acquisition, logistics, and other business functions.
Support Better Data-Driven Decisions
Strengthen your ability to evaluate data science opportunities, understand implementation requirements, identify risks, and communicate more effectively with data and technology teams.
Share a Recognized Digital Badge
Highlight your achievement with employers, colleagues, clients, and professional networks after successfully completing the DSBIZ assessment.
DSBIZ FAQs
What is DSBIZ?
DSBIZ™ is a business-focused CertNexus digital badge designed to help professionals understand data science fundamentals, identify business use cases, recognize implementation requirements, and evaluate risks associated with data-driven initiatives.
Who is DSBIZ designed for?
DSBIZ is designed for business professionals and leaders who are interested in growing the business by leveraging data science. It is also a good fit for individuals who want to explore basic data science concepts.
Is DSBIZ a technical data science certification?
No. DSBIZ is designed for business professionals, not technical data science practitioners. It helps learners understand data science concepts, business applications, implementation requirements, and risks without requiring them to build models or perform advanced technical data science work.
What topics are covered in DSBIZ?
DSBIZ covers data science fundamentals, business uses for data science, business requirements for data science implementation, and data science risks. Topics include the data science lifecycle, customer experience, marketing, security, operations, implementation strategy, governance, privacy, fairness, transparency, and accountability.
What is the DSZ-210 assessment?
The DSZ-210 assessment validates that business professionals understand what data science is, how it relates to and can benefit business functions, how to identify potential risks, and how to recognize the challenges and milestones involved in implementing data science and becoming a data-driven organization.
How is the DSBIZ assessment delivered?
The DSZ-210 assessment is delivered online through the CHOICE platform. It includes 25 multiple choice/multiple response items, has a passing score of 80% or 20 out of 25 items, and is estimated to take 20–45 minutes.
Do learners earn a digital badge?
Yes. Upon successful completion of the DSZ-210 assessment, candidates earn the CertNexus DSBIZ credential.
Are there prerequisites for DSBIZ?
Successful candidates should have fundamental knowledge of business processes, general business concepts, and relevant data that helps solve business problems or achieve business goals.
How long is DSBIZ training?
DSBIZ training is designed as a half-day course.