Power BI training for professionals and teams

Power BI training for professionals and teamsStop debating numbers. Start making decisions.

Stop debating numbers. Start making decisions.

Practical Power BI training for professionals and teams who need trusted reports, stronger models and dashboards people actually use.

  1. 1Learn
  2. 2Build trust
  3. 3Decide with confidence

Led by senior OnModus specialists. Small groups. Real reporting problems. In Arnhem or in-house.

Delivered forClient data and reporting results

  • €147kannual savings

  • +20%KPI improvement in the first month

See the full results

The reporting problem

Power BI will not tell you the number is wrong

There is no error message for a relationship that quietly drops rows. The report simply returns a different total to the one beside it.

Reporting gapThe same result changes from file to file.
Reporting layerWhat differsWhat you see
Source dataSeparate exportsDifferent rows
PreparationManual cleanupDifferent tables
MeasuresLocal calculations€3.9M / €4.6M
ReportUnclear filtersDebate the number

The meeting debates which number is right instead of what to do next.

Where the gaps usually are

Most Power BI skills are learned in pieces

A tutorial here, a colleague's file there, a fix that worked once.
Enough to build a report, not enough to know it is right.
Here is the same work as one path,
so you can see which stage you skipped.

  1. Connect and prepare

  2. Model and explain

  3. Share and improve

  1. Connect Go to the source instead of last month's export Source data
  2. Prepare Clean it once in Power Query, then just refresh Reliable tables
  3. Model Relationships that do not quietly drop your data Agreed logic
  4. Visualise Answer one question per page, on purpose Clear answers
  5. Share Hand it over and keep it worth opening Trusted decisions
  1. Source data
  2. Reliable tables
  3. Agreed logic
  4. Clear answers
  5. Trusted decisions

Each stage carries the previous one’s weaknesses forward, from source data to a trusted decision.Each stage carries the previous one's weaknesses forward. Scroll to follow the reporting path from source data to a trusted decision.

What changes

Five habits fix most of it

Not more features. A repeatable order of work you can defend in a meeting and repeat next month without starting over.

  1. Clarify
  2. Prepare
  3. Agree
  4. Communicate
  5. Improve
  1. Clarify the decision

    Define what the report must answer.

  2. Prepare the data

    Clean once in Power Query, then refresh.

  3. Agree the measures

    Use one trusted definition for every metric.

  4. Communicate clearly

    Lead with the answer; keep detail secondary.

  5. Improve over time

    Share, observe usage, and refine what matters.

Choose your path

Choose the training day that fixes your reporting bottleneck

Each day targets a different failure point. Book an individual place on the one you need, or connect all three levels in the complete Enablement Track.

Not sure? Choose the problem you want to fix first. Beginner helps you build a reliable report; Advanced helps you trust the numbers; Super User helps others use the report.

Choose by the problem you need to fix

Best starting point

Power BI Beginner

Build reliable reports without rebuilding the same file every month.

Best for: New users and self-taught report builders.

  • Clean once in Power Query
  • Build reliable relationships
  • Share a repeatable report
See full curriculumYou will learn

Connect your sources, clean them once in Power Query, and build relationships that carry filters correctly.

You will learn

  • Power BI basics
  • Power Query
  • Loading and combining data
  • Data modelling basics
  • Visuals, slicers and sharing

You will leave with: A repeatable reporting workflow from source data to shared report.

Duration
1 full day
Investment
€595per person, excl. VAT
Choose Beginner
For model builders

Power BI Advanced

Make your Power BI numbers more consistent, explainable and trusted.

Best for: Report builders and analysts who already use Power BI.

  • Build measures that stay correct
  • Understand filter context
  • Explain the numbers clearly
See full curriculumYou will learn

Move beyond basic reporting and learn the logic behind reliable modelling, DAX, date tables and reusable calculation patterns.

You will learn

  • DAX basics and measure logic
  • Date tables
  • CALCULATE
  • Filter context
  • Common DAX patterns
  • Reusable measures
  • Modelling choices that affect your numbers
  • How to explain calculations to others

You will leave with: A stronger understanding of how Power BI calculates results, so your numbers are easier to trust, defend and reuse.

Duration
1 full day
Investment
€695per person, excl. VAT
Choose Power BI Advanced
For confident creators

Power BI Super User Full

Get the report actually read, and survive the questions that follow.

Best for: Confident report builders whose numbers are already right but whose reports still are not being used.

  • Guide readers to the answer
  • Use drillthrough and bookmarks
  • Defend every design choice
See full curriculumYou will learn

Cut the clutter, guide the reader with drillthrough and navigation, and present a report that holds up in the meeting where it is challenged.

You will learn

  • Drillthrough and bookmarks
  • Tooltips and navigation
  • Dynamic titles
  • Report best practices
  • Storytelling with data
  • Practical business use cases

You will leave with: A report structure your audience can navigate independently, plus the reasoning to defend it.

Duration
1 full day
Investment
€895per person, excl. VAT
Choose Super User Full

Business impact

From report requests to governed self-service analytics

Gartner states that self-service analytics helps democratise data and relieve pressure on central data and analytics teams. The business value only appears when agility is balanced with control.

  • 15–25%Revenue at risk from bad data
  • $12.9MAverage annual cost of poor data quality
  • From months to daysTime to resolve business problems with data
  • 23xCustomer analytics research: more likely to win new customers

The OnModus advantage

This is not tool training. It is capability building for teams that need faster decisions, cleaner data, lower reporting effort and stronger governance.

  • Fewer recurring report requests
  • Less dependency on central BI specialists
  • Fewer conflicting numbers
  • Clearer KPI ownership
  • Faster answers from trusted reports
View evidence sources

MIT Sloan Management Review, Gartner and McKinsey research underpin the figures above.

Business flow

  1. Collect data
  2. Govern & trust
  3. Enable self-service
  4. Drive better decisions
Smarter data. Stronger business.Enable self-service analytics, today.
  • 15–25%

    of revenue at risk from bad data

    Why this matters

    MIT Sloan Management Review estimates the cost of bad data at 15% to 25% of revenue for most companies. Better data means fewer mistakes, lower costs and better decisions.

    Source: MIT Sloan Management Review
  • $12.9M

    average annual cost of poor data quality

    Why this matters

    Gartner states that poor data quality costs organisations at least $12.9 million a year on average. Reporting quality is not an IT issue, it is a decision-quality issue.

    Source: Gartner
  • From months to days

    time to resolve business problems with data

    Why this matters

    McKinsey says many business problems still take months or years to resolve through traditional approaches. In a data-driven enterprise, employees use data techniques to resolve challenges in hours, days or weeks.

    Source: McKinsey
  • 23x

    Customer analytics research: more likely to win new customers

    Why this matters

    McKinsey found intensive users of customer analytics are 23 times more likely to outperform competitors in new customer acquisition, and almost 19 times more likely in profitability.

    Source: McKinsey

This is not tool training. It is capability building for teams that need faster decisions, cleaner data, lower reporting effort and stronger governance.

That is where Power BI training matters

  • Fewer recurring report requests
  • Less dependency on central BI specialists
  • Fewer conflicting numbers
  • Clearer KPI ownership
  • Faster answers from trusted reports

Practical details

What the day actually looks like

Everything you would otherwise have to email and ask before booking.

Training, not implementation. The day builds your capability; it is not a technical build, migration or exam-only course.

Format
Full-day training. Dates are confirmed during booking.
Cohort
Book an individual place in a small group of 3 to 10 participants.
Delivery
Hosted on site in Arnhem, with a custom in-house offer available on request.
Languages
Delivered in Dutch, German or English.
Coverage
Available across the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
Starting point
No prior knowledge is required for Beginner or the full track; we start with the basics.

Location

A focused training day at our Arnhem office

Four views of the OnModus training experience

  • The OnModus training room in WTC Arnhem: height-adjustable desks with monitors on a blue floor, a long wooden table, and windows looking out over green countryside.
    OnModus officeTraining is hosted by our own specialists at the OnModus office in WTC Arnhem.
  • Aerial view of Arnhem Central Station: the WTC towers rise directly above the station's wave-shaped platform canopies, with the river Rhine behind.
    Central station locationThe office is located right above Arnhem Central Station. Easily accessible by car or public transport.
  • The OnModus meeting room: a long wooden table with a leather bench along the wall, on a blue floor, next to a slatted wood partition.
    Hands-on working roomSmall groups work through their own reporting problems here.
  • The light-filled break area on the office floor, with a shared table, a large indoor tree and windows overlooking the station roof.
    Room to resetThe break area is where lunch and coffee are served.

Four location photos

  • The OnModus training room in WTC Arnhem: height-adjustable desks with monitors on a blue floor, a long wooden table, and windows looking out over green countryside.

    OnModus office

    Training is hosted by our own specialists at the OnModus office in WTC Arnhem.

  • Aerial view of Arnhem Central Station: the WTC towers rise directly above the station's wave-shaped platform canopies, with the river Rhine behind.

    Central station location

    The office is located right above Arnhem Central Station. Easily accessible by car or public transport.

Who is teaching you

The same specialists deliver this at scale

MUNICIPAL DELIVERY

Municipality of Amsterdam
+20%
KPI improvement in the first monthWoo compliance improved through real-time insights.
  • +75%After 6 months
  • 1600Users
  • 2 monthsDelivery
  • 137 → 63 daysAverage response time
Read the Municipality of Amsterdam case

WHERE TO START

4 paths
Three one-day courses or the full three-day track
Pick the stage where your reporting actually breaks.

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