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Power BI Desktop for Project Monitoring and Controlling
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Power BI Desktop for Project Monitoring and Controlling

Primavera P6 to Power BI: Build Powerful Project Monitoring Dashboards.
Created byWaheed Anwar
Last updated 7/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Connect and import project data from various sources (e.g., Excel, Primavera P6) into Power BI Desktop.
  • Design and build interactive Power BI dashboards to visualize key project metrics like total cost, man-hours, and progress.
  • Calculate and interpret critical project performance indicators (KPIs) such as Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI) within Power BI
  • Create visualizations in Power BI to effectively track project schedule deviations (delay/ahead of schedule).
  • Customize Power BI report layouts, including headings, backgrounds, and canvas settings, for clear and professional presentation of project data.
  • Organize and manage project data tables within Power BI Desktop using folders for improved data model clarity and navigation.
  • Utilize and customize the Power BI Desktop Options dialog to optimize the software for project monitoring and controlling workflows.

Course content

4 sections • 20 lectures • 2h 22m total length

  • Introduction2:05
  • The Professionals Who Should Learn Power BI8:13

    Are you a business analyst, marketer, manager, or in any role dealing with data? This video reveals why Power BI skills are essential for your professional growth. Understand the specific advantages for your field.

Requirements

  • No prior experience with Power BI or project management software is strictly required. We will guide you through the basics. Familiarity with basic computer operations and spreadsheet software (like Excel) will be helpful but not essential.

Description

Take control of your projects like never before! This comprehensive course will guide you step-by-step through the process of leveraging the powerful data visualization capabilities of Power BI Desktop for effective project monitoring and controlling.

You will learn how to connect and import project data from various sources, including popular project management software like Primavera P6 and widely used tools like Microsoft Excel. No more static reports! Discover how to transform raw project data into dynamic and interactive dashboards that provide real-time visibility into your project's health.

Throughout this course, you will master the essential techniques for:

  • Seamlessly importing project data from Primavera P6  into Power BI Desktop.

  • Structuring and organizing your project data for optimal analysis.

  • Calculating and visualizing key project performance indicators (KPIs) such as:

    • Total Project Cost

    • Budgeted vs. Actual Man-hours

    • Project Progress (Current Data)

    • Schedule Variance (Delay/Ahead)

    • Performance Percentage (%)

    • Cost Performance Index (CPI)

    • Schedule Performance Index (SPI)

  • Creating visually appealing and informative dashboards to track these critical metrics.

  • Customizing your reports with headings, backgrounds, and layouts for clear communication.

  • Organizing your data model for efficient management.

  • Optimizing your Power BI Desktop settings for project analysis workflows.

By the end of this course, you will have the skills to build powerful, insightful Power BI dashboards that enable data-driven decision-making, proactive risk management, and improved project outcomes. Whether you're a project manager, controller, analyst, or any professional involved in project oversight, this course will equip you with the tools to gain a clear, visual understanding of your project's performance and communicate it effectively to stakeholders.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for project managers, project controllers, project analysts, and anyone involved in tracking and managing project performance. If you want to leverage the power of data visualization to gain better control over your projects, this course is for you.

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