Most people who sit down with me can already do something in Power BI. There is a report, there are charts, and still the whole thing feels shaky: you cannot quite say why a number changes when someone applies a filter, and you would rather not base a decision on it.
That is what this training is for. You learn the buttons, but more importantly why your report holds up, so you can extend it yourself and explain it to the people who use it. We do that on your own data and your own questions, because a sample file of mine tells you nothing about your practice.
What you learn in a Power BI training
Power BI breaks down into a few layers, and this is the order in which they start to make sense. Which layers we cover and how deep we go is what the intake decides, but this is the playing field.
- Power Query: pulling data out of your sources and cleaning it up, so your model starts with tables you can trust instead of manual work in Excel
- Data modelling: facts, dimensions and relations, the subject the data modelling workshop is entirely about and where most report problems begin
- DAX: calculations that are right and stay right when someone applies a filter, because DAX works on three levels and a measure has no row
- Reports and visuals: report design and interaction, so your reader sees the conclusion instead of having to decode the chart first
- The Power BI Service: the web version where your published models live, with workspaces, sharing and the basics of governance
Where it gets tricky, we slow down. The choice between a measure and a calculated column is one of those moments: a detail on paper, and in practice the difference between a model that moves with you and a model that seizes up.
Who this training is for
- Professionals who already tinker in Power BI and are missing the structure
- Analysts and BI professionals who want to go past the basics
- Teams who want to lay a shared foundation and shared definitions
- People who want a firmer grip on reports and models they inherited
Starting from scratch? Then the Power BI workshop is the better starting point: it needs no prior knowledge, and if you can work in Excel you can follow along. If your team's levels vary, that is not a problem but input for the intake: I build the programme around the people in the room.
Workshop, training or coaching: which format fits
Learning Power BI is not one product with one duration. The same material fits several formats, and the one that fits depends on how much time you have and whether you want to learn or to keep building.
- Workshop (half day or full day): intensive, aimed at one theme or challenge
- Training (1 to 3 days): built around a learning route, with exercises on your data
- On-the-job coaching: working through a real case together, learning by doing
- Sparring session: focused advice on a specific problem or choice
If you are torn between a short workshop and something longer, that is exactly the conversation the intake is for. The full range, including subjects beyond Power BI, is at all training and workshops.
From training to the PL-300 exam
If you want your knowledge certified, PL-300 (Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst) is the matching route. That training follows Microsoft's four exam domains: preparing data, modelling data and building calculations, visualising and analysing data, and managing and securing Power BI.
The difference is the scope. A tailored training follows your questions; the PL-300 training follows the exam objectives, so you earn the certificate with understanding rather than memorisation. The other official Microsoft certification trainings work the same way.
How I build a training
It starts with an intake. Where are you now, what is stuck or what do you want to improve, and who is in the room at what level? The learning route is built on those answers, with a shared end point so nobody drops off halfway.
- A set learning route with a shared end point
- Regular checks on understanding, tested rather than assumed
- Room for real questions inside the structure
- An active role for participants, not passive listening
- Focus on applying it after the training
Understanding comes before coverage: four subjects that stick beat ten you have lost by the evening. There is more on that at my way of working. Who is standing in front of the room, and why I do it this way, is at about me: I am a Microsoft Certified Trainer and I work with data myself every day.
Frequently asked questions
Can the training run at our office?
Yes, and that is usually the most practical option, because it lets us work in your own environment on your own data. Online works too. What suits your situation is something we settle in the intake.
Do we work on our own data?
Wherever possible, yes. It makes everything concrete and immediately applicable, and it leaves you with something you can keep building on. If your data is not available yet or too sensitive, we use a comparable set.
How much prior knowledge do I need?
For the Power BI workshop, none: if you can work in Excel you can follow along. For a training that digs into data modelling and DAX it helps if you have built a report before. The intake establishes where we start.
What does a training cost?
A training day starts from €850 excluding VAT. The exact investment depends on the format, the preparation and the group size, so we agree it once it is clear what you need. You know it up front, with no surprises afterwards.
Can we do this as a whole team?
That is one of the better reasons to do it. A team using the same definitions and the same modelling agreements has far less to untangle later. If levels vary, I account for that in how the programme is built.
Does this prepare me for a certificate?
A tailored training is not exam-driven. If you want the certificate, take the PL-300 training; that one follows Microsoft's exam objectives.
Question not covered here? A lot of what I explain in trainings is written up in my notes, and otherwise you can simply ask me.
Shall we see whether it fits?
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