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Program Professional Framework

Power BI: Data-Driven Decision Making & Reporting

Program Overview

Dashboards add value only when they change what managers decide and do. This programme uses Power BI as a decision support tool: linking KPIs to objectives and targets, building variance and target-tracking measures, scenario analysis with what-if parameters, driver analysis with key influencers and decomposition trees, paginated reports for formal monthly packs, subscriptions and alerts, and governance that keeps decision data trusted. Cases reflect performance management practice in Gulf government entities and companies.

Learning Outcomes

✓Map strategic objectives to KPIs with targets, thresholds and accountable owners in a Power BI model.
✓Build measures for actual versus target, variance, trend and forecast that flag exceptions automatically.
✓Use what-if parameters to model the effect of alternative decisions on a KPI.
✓Identify drivers of performance using key influencers and the decomposition tree.
✓Produce a paginated monthly report suitable for formal management meetings.
✓Set up subscriptions and alerts so decision makers receive timely information.

Target Audience

Strategy and performance management officers
Department managers and decision makers who use Power BI reports
Financial planning and analysis staff
BI analysts supporting management committees

Detailed Program Modules

01From Data to Decisions

Decision types and information needs
KPI trees linked to objectives
Common reasons dashboards are ignored

02Performance Measures in Power BI

Targets, thresholds and status logic
Variance and trend measures
Forecasts and run-rate projections

03Scenario and What-If Analysis

What-if parameters
Sensitivity of KPIs to assumptions
Comparing decision options

04Driver and Root Cause Analysis

Key influencers visual
Decomposition tree
Drillthrough to detail

05Formal Reporting

Paginated reports for management packs
Commentary and annotation
Subscriptions and data alerts

06Decision Governance

Single source of truth and endorsed models
Data quality indicators in reports
Tracking decisions and their outcomes

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants build a decision support report for a management committee: KPI tree with targets, variance and forecast measures, a what-if scenario page, a driver analysis page, a paginated monthly pack and an alert configuration for critical thresholds.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Power BI: Data-Driven Decision Making & Reporting

International accreditation: American Association of Innovation (AAI)