This course focuses on how dashboards are used to support decisions making across an organization. Designed for both report builders and report consumers, the session explores how to move from raw data, to insight then action by aligning dashboards with decision-making needs, organizational goals, and strategic priorities. Participants will learn how to identify the types of information decision-makers need, recognize meaningful trends and patterns, and design or interpret dashboards with a clear decision in mind. The course emphasizes collaboration between builders and stakeholders, ensuring dashboards are not just well-designed, but truly useful. Through guided discussion and practical exercises, participants will practice working backward from decisions to data. Through refining dashboards to highlight what matters most, and using Power BI as a tool to support clarity, alignment, and forward movement across teams. This course is ideal for individuals who build dashboards, rely on dashboards to make decisions, or collaborate across both roles.
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Course Overview
Course Outcomes
- Identify the types of decisions dashboards are intended to support
- Recognize key trends, patterns, and signals that inform decision-making
- Apply a decision-first approach when designing or evaluating dashboards
- Collaborate effectively with stakeholders to define dashboard purpose and requirements
- Translate organizational goals, strategy, and priorities into meaningful dashboard metrics
- Evaluate dashboards for clarity, relevance, and decision-making effectiveness
Business Need
Organizations today have access to more data than ever before, yet many struggle to translate that data into clear, aligned, and actionable decisions. While tools like Power BI provide powerful capabilities, the true challenge lies in building the skills, mindset, and consistency needed to use data effectively across teams.
Course Schedule
Typical Course Duration
Virtual: 2 hours
Delivery Methods
Number of participants
- virtual: 30
Course Details
Course Level:
- Advanced
Learning Methods:
- Case Study
- Computer Training Demonstration
Equipment:
- CI's virtual platform