Senior leaders do not have time to open spreadsheets. They need a single page that shows what is on track, what is slipping and why, and they need to trust the numbers behind it. Over five hands-on days, participants build that page in both Power BI and Tableau. Sessions cover KPI selection, data connections and cleaning, star-schema modelling, DAX measures, Tableau calculated fields and level-of-detail expressions, chart choice, colour and layout, filters, drill-through, and publishing to the Power BI service and Tableau Cloud or Server.
Design thinking runs through every module: choosing metrics that match a decision, avoiding clutter, and telling a short story with data. Participants work with sales, finance, programme and operations data sets, and finish with a complete executive dashboard presented to the group. The course suits analysts, finance and planning officers, monitoring and evaluation staff, business intelligence developers, managers and heads of department in corporates, banks, NGOs and government who must report to executives. Classroom, online and in-house formats are available, and every participant receives a CPD-accredited certificate from Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
Dashboards are now the main way executives follow performance, yet many are crowded, slow or quietly wrong. A dashboard that mixes definitions, hides trends behind pie charts or refreshes from an unreliable file can do more harm than having no dashboard at all. Organisations need people who can both build them and judge what deserves a place on the page.
The Executive Dashboards & BI (Power BI, Tableau) Training Course covers the whole route from raw data to a published executive view. Participants import and shape data, build a clean model, create measures and calculations, and then design visuals according to proven principles of perception and hierarchy. They compare how Power BI and Tableau approach the same business question, so they can choose a tool confidently or work in a mixed environment.
Each day is practical. Delegates build on supplied data sets, then adapt the methods to examples from their own organisations. The final sessions address security, refresh schedules, governance of definitions and the habits that keep dashboards trusted, such as documenting metrics, versioning and gathering user feedback.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Participants leave with:
The programme is lab driven, with:
Day 1: Dashboard Thinking and KPI Design
Day 2: Data Preparation and Modelling
Day 3: Measures, Calculations and Analytics
Day 4: Visual Design and Interactivity
Day 5: Publishing, Governance and Presentation
This course is intended for people who produce or consume management reporting, including:
Participants who attend the programme and complete the dashboard labs receive a Certificate of Completion, CPD-accredited and issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
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By the end of the Executive Dashboards & BI (Power BI, Tableau) programme, you'll be able to translate executive questions into a short set of well-defined kpis, connect to, clean and combine data from spreadsheets, databases and online sources, build a star-schema data model with correct relationships in power bi, and write dax measures and tableau calculated fields, including time intelligence and level-of-detail logic. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
This course is intended for people who produce or consume management reporting, including: Business and data analysts, Finance, budgeting and planning officers, Monitoring, evaluation and research staff in NGOs and development projects, Sales, marketing and operations managers, Heads of department and executives who commission dashboards, Business intelligence and reporting developers moving to modern tools, Government planning and statistics officers, and Bank and insurance management information staff.
Executive Dashboards & BI (Power BI, Tableau) Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Executive Dashboards & BI (Power BI, Tableau) Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Executive Dashboards & BI (Power BI, Tableau) starts October 26, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Executive Dashboards & BI (Power BI, Tableau) Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Executive Dashboards & BI (Power BI, Tableau) Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Executive Dashboards & BI (Power BI, Tableau) Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Executive Dashboards & BI (Power BI, Tableau) Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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