The CBIP is the industry's most in demand credential for Data Professionals, along with the CDP-Certified Data Professional in Data Management. Significant promotions and salary increments have been granted to these credential holders. The CBIP was designed and released in the early 2000’s to address the growing demand for skilled professionals in the BI and Data Analytics space. It is a globally recognized credential that validates and confirms an employee’s “Practitioner” or “Master” Level skills to lead teams working in AI, Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Management and Machine Learning. Initially designed for BI and Data Warehousing it evolved as business practices changed to cover analytics, data science, AI and Machine Learning. The CBIP provides a key framework to assess employee skills in 6 areas, assessing fundamental knowledge, and experience in providing for data-driven decision making in the workplace. *CBIP is a registered trademark by TDWI​Transforming Data With Intelligence.