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We are offering a early registration fee benefit of 10% (US$4,000) for participants who apply by February 22, 2022. Program financing available.
Why Enroll in the Advanced Business Analytics Program?
In a rapidly digitizing world, data is your biggest asset that can be leveraged to uncover valuable business insights and gain a competitive advantage. Organizations are increasingly using data analytics to drive innovation and strategy and to improve efficiencies across functions. If you are keen to stay ahead of the curve, both within your role and in your industry, then this is the program for you.
93%
of companies say that AI, machine learning, and more are key to achieving their digital transformation goals
SOURCE: SAP & Forrester consulting survey
67%
of senior executives say that they need to upskill on data-driven insights
SOURCE: Deloitte
55%
of businesses have started using data analytics to improve efficiency as a result of COVID-19
SOURCE: Sisense State of BI & Analytics Report
”The Wharton School has been at the forefront of trail-blazing data analytics research and teaching, and with the launch of this course, professionals from across the world will have the opportunity to learn from one of the leading institutions in the world.”
— Eric Bradlow Professor of Marketing, Vice Dean of Analytics at the Wharton School.
Program Highlights
In this immersive program that can be completed in up to 12 months, you will get hands-on experience with applications of data analytics tools in real-world business scenarios. The rigorous curriculum ranges from challenging core modules to interactive online sessions, as well as online and on-campus electives.
Flexible
Learn at your own pace with online sessions and customize your learning journey with electives.
High touch
Immerse in interactive sessions with the faculty, fireside chats with practitioners, and networking sessions with peers.
Real-world application
Learn from real-world case studies and business challenges, and apply the learnings to your job immediately.
Digital transformation playbook
Prepare a roadmap for digital transformation at your organization.
Choice of electives
Choose two out of four topical electives (six weeks each) to gain relevant skill sets specific to your role or industry.
On-campus immersion
Opt for one in-class elective (five days) of your choice from 23 options at the Wharton Executive Education campus in Philadelphia.
World-renowned faculty
Learn from the same faculty who teach in Wharton’s MBA program.
Peer learning
Interact with and learn from high-achieving peers from around the globe and build your network.
Rigorous curriculum
Immerse in a learning journey that can take up to 12 months to complete that includes in-depth sessions in business analytics.
Interactive sessions
Take advantage of more than 200 hours of interactive learning with faculty, industry experts, and an accomplished peer group.
Certificate of achievement
Receive a prestigious Wharton Executive Education digital certificate upon program completion.
Pathway to alumni status
Following successful completion of the ABAP, upon further qualification criteria and additional tuition, there is a pathway to apply for Wharton Alumni Status.
Customized Design for Your Success
The flexible nature of the Advanced Business Analytics Program allows you to customize your learning journey for maximum career and business impact.
Success Coach
You will be assigned a success coach who help you craft your learning journey through regular check-in sessions.
Peer Learning Circles
You will be part of a global community of business leaders and will have rich opportunities to network throughout the program—in small virtual groups as well as a full cohort.
Practitioner Insights
Glean insights from global industry experts and faculty thought leaders with more than 10 guest lectures throughout the program.
Lifelong Learning
By joining the ABAP, you will be on a path to continuous, application-based learning through newsletters and the latest thought leadership articles from Wharton.
Path to Alumni Status
After completing the ABAP, subject to further qualifications and additional tuition, you have a pathway to apply for Wharton Alumni Status. Join a network of 99,000+ alumni across the world.
Curriculum
The ABAP is designed with the needs of busy executives in mind — you will learn through online and interactive sessions, including fireside chats and guest lectures from leading researchers and global industry leaders. Outside of the six core modules, you will be able to choose two areas of specialization from four topical elective modules. These modules have been designed to help you dive deeper into the application of analytics specific to your industry or your role within your organization. During the program, you can also opt for one on-campus elective in a topic of your choice. Each on-campus Wharton Executive Education elective is taught over five days.
Module 1: Data Analytics and Executive Decision Making
Module 2: Descriptive Analytics for the Marketplace: The Data Pipeline
Module 3: Effecting Change through Data: Prescriptive Analytics
Module 4: Decision-Making Tools: Predictive Analytics and AI/ML
Module 5: Beyond the Decision: Implications of AI for Business
Module 6: Moving Forward: Analytics and Organizational Change
Marketing Analytics
HR Management and Analytics
Analytics in Finance
Pricing Analytics
Choose any two from the four options. Final list of electives is subject to change.
Finance
Advanced Corporate Finance
Corporate Valuation
Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager
Assessing Commercial Real Estate Investments and Markets
Shareholder Activism and Corporate Governance
Leadership
Leading Organizational Change
Marketing
Pricing Strategies: Measuring, Capturing, and Retaining Value
Strategic Marketing for Competitive Advantage
The Neuroscience of Business: Innovations in Leadership and Strategic Decisions
Customer Analytics for Growth Using Machine Learning, AI, and Big Data
Innovation and Strategy
Business Essentials for Executives
Driving Growth through Strategic Partnerships
Scaling Ventures: Developing the Playbook for Profitable Growth
Leading Digital Transformation
Effective Decision Making: Thinking Critically and Rationally
Effective Execution of Organizational Strategy
Mastering Innovation: Strategy, Process, and Tools
People Analytics: HR Transformation through Data
Strategy and Management for Competitive Advantage
Business Model Innovation in the Digital Age
Choose any one elective from these functional business programs.
Note: Final list of electives is subject to change. Please download the brochure for details on the electives and more information.
Please also note that participation in the Advanced Business Analytics Program (ABAP) (a) will not result in a degree from, alumni status with, or earned credit at the University of Pennsylvania or the Wharton School (or, to Wharton’s knowledge, any other institution), (b) will not be recorded on a University of Pennsylvania or Wharton transcript, and (c) does not guarantee or suggest that a participant will be admitted to the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, or to any other university or institution.
Assistant Professor of Marketing,
The Wharton School
Matthew Bidwell
Associate Professor of Management,
The Wharton School
Jules Van Binsbergen
The Nippon Life Professor in Finance;
Professor of Finance,
The Wharton School
Eric T Bradlow
The K.P. Chao Professor; Professor of Marketing; Vice Dean of Analytics at Wharton; Chairperson, Wharton Marketing Department, The Wharton School; Professor of Economics; Professor of Education; Professor of Statistics, University of Pennsylvania
Peter Cappelli
George W. Taylor Professor of Management; Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School
Guy David
Gilbert and Shelley Harrison Professor of Health Care Management; Chair, Health Care Management Department, The Wharton School; Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Ryan Dew
Assistant Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School
Martine Haas
The Lauder Professor; Professor of Management, The Wharton School; Anthony L. Davis Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies, The University of Pennsylvania
Raghuram Iyengar
Miers-Busch, W’1885 Professor, Professor of Marketing; Faculty Director, Wharton Customer Analytics (WCA), The Wharton School
Cade Massey
Practice Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School
Jagmohan S. Raju
Joseph J. Aresty Professor; Executive Director, Wharton Co-Sponsorship of Indian School of Business; Professor of Marketing; Vice Dean, Wharton Executive Education
Michael R. Roberts
William H. Lawrence Professor of Finance, The Wharton School
Prasanna Tambe
Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School
Michael Useem
William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management; Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management; Editor, Wharton Leadership Digest, The Wharton School
Kevin Werbach
Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School
Ron Berman
Assistant Professor of Marketing,
The Wharton School
Matthew Bidwell
Associate Professor of Management,
The Wharton School
Jules Van Binsbergen
The Nippon Life Professor in Finance;
Professor of Finance,
The Wharton School
Eric T Bradlow
The K.P. Chao Professor; Professor of Marketing; Vice Dean of Analytics at Wharton; Chairperson, Wharton Marketing Department, The Wharton School; Professor of Economics; Professor of Education; Professor of Statistics, University of Pennsylvania
Peter Cappelli
George W. Taylor Professor of Management; Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School
Guy David
Gilbert and Shelley Harrison Professor of Health Care Management; Chair, Health Care Management Department, The Wharton School; Professor, Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Ryan Dew
Assistant Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School
Martine Haas
The Lauder Professor; Professor of Management, The Wharton School; Anthony L. Davis Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute for Management and International Studies, The University of Pennsylvania
Raghuram Iyengar
Miers-Busch, W’1885 Professor, Professor of Marketing; Faculty Director, Wharton Customer Analytics (WCA), The Wharton School
Cade Massey
Practice Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School
Jagmohan S. Raju
Joseph J. Aresty Professor; Executive Director, Wharton Co-Sponsorship of Indian School of Business; Professor of Marketing; Vice Dean, Wharton Executive Education
Michael R. Roberts
William H. Lawrence Professor of Finance, The Wharton School
Prasanna Tambe
Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School
Michael Useem
William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management; Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management; Editor, Wharton Leadership Digest, The Wharton School
Kevin Werbach
Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School
Certificate
Certificate
Earn a Wharton Executive Education digital certificate upon successful completion of the program.
Benefits Offered to Participants
Exclusive LinkedIn group
Rich networking opportunities
Additional discount to take further online electives
Note: After successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of the Wharton School.
Please also note that participation in the Advanced Business Analytics Program (ABAP) (a) will not result in a degree from, alumni status with, or earned credit at the University of Pennsylvania or the Wharton School (or, to Wharton’s knowledge, any other institution), (b) will not be recorded on a University of Pennsylvania or Wharton transcript, and (c) does not guarantee or suggest that a participant will be admitted to the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, or to any other university or institution.
Who Is It For?
The ABAP is ideal for mid-career and senior professionals across industries. The program is designed to help participants learn how analytics can improve business performance, within both their role and the industry.
Additionally, senior executives who are responsible for interfacing with teams that collect data, and those who are beginning to use available data to inform strategy and operating decisions, will benefit from the program.
The program eligibility criteria include:
A minimum of 10 years of work experience
International exposure (preferred)
Fluency in written and spoken English
Application Details
We strongly recommend that interested participants apply early.
Round 1
Deadline: February 22, 2022 Application fee: US$400
Round 2
Deadline: March 29, 2022 Application fee: US$400
Round 3
Deadline: May 5, 2022 Application fee: US$500
Round 4
Deadline: June 9, 2022 Application fee: US$600
The program fee is US$40,000 and covers teaching fees, all academic material, and access to online coursework. The fee does not include accommodation for the on-campus elective, transport expenses (domestic, international, visa fee, and more), and other expenses not specifically mentioned in the fees.
Payment Options and Schedule
Payment Options:
100% payment before program start (with US$4,000 fee benefit)
Payment through Financing Partners (contact our Learning Advisor for details)
Flexi-payment plan
Flexi-payment plan:
Before program start date: US$8,500
90 days after program start date: US$11,500
180 days after program start date: US$11,500
270 days after program start date: US$8,500
Note: We are offering a program fee benefit of 10% (US$4,000) for participants who apply by February 22, 2022.
Pathway to Wharton Alumni Status
For more than 135 years, Wharton has been the place where visionaries, inventors, and trailblazers get their start. After completing the ABAP, upon further qualification criteria and additional tuition, there is a pathway to apply for Wharton Alumni Status. Criteria for qualification include:
Once you have completed the ABAP, and if you are admitted to LEAP, you will be assigned a Wharton-trained executive coach. You will be required to complete:
Two additional Wharton Executive Education open-enrollment programs offered on campus in Philadelphia
Six executive coaching sessions
The tuition for LEAP is US$69,000 and includes the coaching fee plus up to 10 days of on-campus accommodations in Philadelphia. If you are admitted to LEAP, we will credit the full US$40,000 tuition fee of ABAP that you have already paid toward the cost of LEAP, leaving US$29,000 remaining to be paid. You will have up to 12 months to complete the requirements for LEAP.
When you become a Wharton alumnus, you will be joining one of the most prestigious business school alumni groups, with more than 99,000 members worldwide in over 130 countries. You will have an opportunity to declare your interest in achieving Wharton alumni status later this year once you have reached certain benchmarks.
Once you qualify for Wharton alumni status, you will be eligible to receive:
Full access to become a member of 77+ Wharton Alumni Clubs
Invitation to attend future Wharton Global Alumni Forums
