Using a real construction project, you learn Power BI Desktop and the Power BI web app step by step, then build the reports planning teams actually use: weekly planned vs actual values and hours, look-ahead schedules, delayed and ahead activities, shop drawings and materials tracking, cost control dashboards and an enterprise report for several projects. Our Excel tools extract baseline dates, cost and resources per week from P6, so your reports are easy to update every week.
37Lessons
30 HoursDuration
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LifetimeAccess
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What you’ll learn
- Install Power BI and build your first interactive report in minutes
- Master the Power BI interface: Home, View and Modeling tabs, Fields and Visualizations
- Prepare Primavera data: convert WBS to activity codes and expenses to resources
- Extract baseline dates, cost and resources per week from P6 using our Excel tools
- Build weekly and cumulative planned vs actual value and man-hour charts per floor
- Create look-ahead, delayed and ahead activities, shop drawings and materials reports
- Build cost control dashboards (actual vs budget cost and man-hours) and an overall project summary
- Create enterprise reports for several projects, validate your data, and share or export reports to PDF
Who this course is for
- Planning engineers and schedulers
- Project controls engineers and PMO teams
- Project and construction managers
- Anyone who reports project progress to management
Requirements
- No prior Power BI experience required
- Basic Primavera P6 and Excel skills (recommended: Construction Project Management Fundamentals, free)
- A Windows computer to install Power BI Desktop (free from Microsoft)
What you get
Lifetime accessWatch every lesson anytime, as many times as you like.
Course filesDownload the lesson files, templates and tools.
WhatsApp support groupAsk questions and get answers from our team in the course group.
Articles libraryPractical articles, files and ready-to-use templates.
Course Q&AAnswers to common student questions, curated by our team.
Certificate of completionVerified with a QR code when you complete the course.
FAQ
What is the price?
Prices are in US dollars and vary from one country to another. The price shown on this page is the price for your country.
Do I need an account?
No. If you don’t have an account, it is created automatically during checkout.
How do I start after checkout?
You are enrolled automatically. Open the course page and start the first lesson.
Do I need any Power BI experience?
No. The course starts from installing Power BI and covers everything you need to turn a Primavera schedule into effective, interactive reports.
Which software do I need?
Primavera P6 and Excel for the project data, and Power BI Desktop, which is free to download from Microsoft. The course shows you how to install it and how to share your reports.
Is there a bonus course?
Yes. You also get the downloadable Progress Measurement System course, which shows how to build an accurate system to plan, monitor and control your project progress.
What is in the Articles Library?
The course includes a library of practical articles, downloadable files and ready-to-use templates on Power BI, reporting and planning topics. Anyone can browse it in the Library tab; enrolled trainees can download every file.