Microsoft Power BI for effective Project Costing and Control
Project Management Course
Duration:5 Days
Course Overview:
This 5-day hands-on course is designed for project managers to leverage Power BI for project costing, control, and performance tracking. Participants will gain practical skills to transform project data into meaningful insights, optimise budgeting, and monitor progress using interactive dashboards and reports.
Key Learning Outcomes (KLOs):
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of Project management, costs and controls.
- Understand the importance of Power BI and its application in project management.
- Use Power BI tools to analyse and visualise project costs and schedules.
- Create dynamic dashboards to monitor project progress, budgets, and KPIs.
- Perform cost variance analysis, Risk management and resource allocation using Power BI.
- Integrate Power BI with project data sources for effective reporting and control.
Course Outline:
Day 1: Introduction to Power BI and Project Data
- Overview of Power BI: Features and Benefits for Project Managers
- Understanding Project Data Types: Costs, Schedules, and KPIs
- Setting up Power BI: Installation, Interface, and Basic Navigation
- Importing Project Data: Excel, MS Project, and other sources
- Hands-on: Connecting Power BI to project datasets
Day 2: Data Transformation and Modelling for Project Costing
- Introduction to Power Query for Data Cleaning and Transformation
- Organizing and Combining Data for Project Analysis
- Building Relationships Between Project Cost and Schedule Data
- Hands-on: Transforming project budgets, schedules, and costs data
Day 3: Visualizing Project Costs and Schedules
- Creating Reports: Visuals for Budgets, Costs, and Timelines
- Developing Interactive Gantt Charts and Timeline Reports
- Building Cost Variance Dashboards (Planned vs. Actual Costs)
- Hands-on: Visualising cost control metrics with Power BI
Day 4: Monitoring Project Performance and KPIs
- Defining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Projects
- Creating Dashboards for Performance Tracking (Time, Cost, Resources)
- Analysing Resource Utilization and Cost Overruns
- Hands-on: Building Real-Time Project Performance Dashboards
Day 5: Advanced Reporting, Integration, and Automation
- Integrating Power BI with Project Management Tools (MS Project, SharePoint)
- Setting Up Scheduled Reports and Alerts for Cost Control
- Sharing Dashboards and Reports with Teams and Stakeholders
- Hands-on: Creating and Publishing Interactive Dashboards
Who Should Attend?
- Project Managers
- Cost Controllers
- Project Analysts
- Project Coordinators
- Anyone involved in project budgeting, scheduling, and reporting
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