This course introduces the concept of business intelligence and explores its’ various major components such as Data Warehousing, Business Analytics and Data Visualisation, Data Mining and Business Performance Management in detail. The course also looks at the process, contents and context of managerial decision making and how the implementation of Business Intelligence can help in improving management decision-support effectiveness and contribute to the delivery of business value and competitiveness in modern organizations. The organization issues affecting the success of Business Intelligence and possible solutions are also explored.