Tata Group, via its analytics arm Tata Insights & Quants (Tata iQ), has collaborated with virtual experience platform Forage to release a free, self‑paced job simulation titled “Data Visualisation: Empowering Business with Effective Insights” Internship.
The interactive module simulates a real-world consulting engagement: participants assume the role of a data intern working with Tata iQ on a fictional online retail client.
Designed for Emerging Data Professionals
The simulation, requiring 3–4 hours to complete, guides participants through four key stages:
- Framing the Business Scenario: Students craft quantitative and qualitative questions to anticipate the needs of client executives (CEO and CMO).
- Choosing the Right Visuals: Learners select appropriate chart types and tools (Tableau or Power BI) to communicate insights.
- Creating Effective Visuals: After cleaning raw sales data (e.g., filtering out negative quantities or prices), participants build separate dashboards answering questions like monthly trends, top‑10 countries or customers, and regional demand, excluding the UK as an optional filter.
- Communicating Insights and Analysis: Finally, interns script and record a short video presentation summarizing their process, from data cleanup to stakeholder-ready visuals.
Upon completion, users earn a certificate that can be shared via LinkedIn or resumes. The experience is fully on-demand, with no assessments or gatekeeping.
Positive Feedback from Global Learners
Participants across universities and disciplines have reported meaningful takeaways:
- A student from Arizona State University praised how the simulation “reinforced the importance of communicating findings effectively, especially to high‑level stakeholders like CEOs and CMOs.”
- In a feature on the University of Arizona’s career blog, another learner described stepping into the role of a data intern, appreciating the chance to “turn messy, raw data into compelling visual insights that business leaders could use.”
The simulation—often completed using Power BI—built practical skills rapidly enough to translate into improved confidence in executive communication. Explore this page to apply for more information.
Why It Matters
Tata iQ’s simulation rests at the intersection of technical tools (Excel, Tableau, Power BI) and business storytelling. It emphasizes:
- The need for clean, reliable data before analysis.
- The selective deployment of visualisations designed for stakeholder understanding.
- Communication skills—enabling learners to present insights that tie directly to business decisions, especially expansion strategy and revenue optimization.
As businesses grow increasingly reliant on analytics, professionals who can not only crunch numbers but also convey them clearly to executives stand out. Forage’s collaboration with Tata offers a risk-free environment to practice those skills.
Conclusion
The Tata Data Visualisation simulation on Forage offers participants a scaled-down yet authentic taste of consulting-driven data analytics work.
It blends technical rigor (data cleaning, visual choice, dashboard building) with a strategic mindset (understanding what CEOs and CMOs want).
In a hiring environment that prizes data fluency and storytelling, the program serves as a valuable credential, and many learners appear to think so.
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