MicroStrategy Architect Project & Schema Development [2025]

Learn to design schemas, define facts & attributes and build BI projects in MicroStrategy Workstation & Developer
What you'll learn
Create and manage schema objects: facts, attributes, hierarchies
Build and configure BI projects in MicroStrategy Workstation & MicroStrategy Developer
Design and maintain the semantic layer that connects the warehouse to business users
Use the MicroStrategy Warehouse Catalog
Apply your skills in a hands-on project
Requirements
Basic understanding of databases (tables, joins, primary keys)
Familiarity with SQL is helpful, but not required
No prior MicroStrategy Architect experience needed - the course starts from scratch
Access to a MicroStrategy environment is helpful but not mandatory (ideas are provided in the course)
Description
Behind every successful MicroStrategy project stands an Architect. While developers and analysts create dashboards and reports, it is the Architect who designs the foundation that makes everything possible: the schema.A well-designed schema ensures that data is consistent, business rules are enforced, and insights are trusted across the entire organization. Without it, BI projects quickly collapse into fragmented reports and endless "data disputes." That's why MicroStrategy Architects are among the most valuable and hardest-to-find professionals in the BI world.This course exists to help you step into that role.You will learn how to think like an Architect - how to bridge the gap between raw warehouse data and the semantic layer that powers enterprise reporting. You will discover how MicroStrategy organizes facts, attributes, hierarchies, and transformations into a coherent schema, and why this layer is the single most important part of any MicroStrategy project.But this is not just theory. The course is fully hands-on with the latest MicroStrategy version, showing you how to set up projects in Workstation and Developer, register tables, create schema objects, validate designs, and optimize performance. And because Architects don't just build objects, but deliver solutions to business problems, you will also work through a complete Sales Analytics project that simulates the real challenges you'll face in practice.By the end of this course, you won't just know how to use MicroStrategy Architect. You will understand why these skills are rare, why organizations struggle without them, and how you can position yourself as a highly valuable BI professional with expertise that few others have.If you want to stand out in the BI job market and learn the skills that truly differentiate beginners from experts, this course is your path forward.
Who this course is for
BI Developers & Analysts who want to move into schema design
Data Modelers & Engineers interested in building semantic layers for reporting
Business Intelligence Professionals aiming to expand their MicroStrategy expertise
Anyone preparing for a career as a MicroStrategy Architect, one of the most valuable and rare BI roles
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