EPC Group · Power BI Services · 2026
Role-based multi-level Power BI training paths + tailored bootcamps — Foundations (business user) through Intermediate (semantic modeler) through Advanced (enterprise DAX + Tabular Editor + Fabric Data Engineering) + Executive coaching. Microsoft certification preparation (PL-300, DP-600, DP-700). Senior-architect-led delivery.
Published June 25, 2026 · Updated continuously
Last updated by Errin O'Connor, Founder & Chief AI Architect, EPC Group
EPC Group delivers specialized Power BI training for enterprise teams across 4 role-based tracks: Foundations for business users (16 hours over 4 weeks); Intermediate for analytics engineers + report authors (40 hours over 8 weeks); Advanced for senior Power BI architects + Microsoft Fabric data engineers (60 hours over 12 weeks); and Executive coaching for C-suite + directors consuming dashboards (8 hours over 4 sessions). Hybrid delivery — live virtual instructor-led + on-demand recordings + hands-on labs in client-customized sandbox tenants + office hours with senior architect + private Microsoft Teams channel. Microsoft certification preparation integrated (PL-300, DP-600, DP-700). Senior-architect-led delivery — founder Errin O'Connor co-authored a Microsoft Press Power BI book; over 1,500 enterprise Power BI implementations. Documented outcomes: 85-90% certification pass rates + 70-85% active Power BI usage within 12 months.
EPC Group Power BI training across 4 role-based tracks: Foundations (business users), Intermediate (semantic modelers), Advanced (enterprise DAX + Tabular Editor + Fabric), Executive coaching (dashboard consumers). Hybrid live + on-demand + labs. Microsoft cert prep included (PL-300, DP-600, DP-700). Senior-architect-led.
Power BI training at enterprise scale requires role-based curriculum — business users learn different content from senior architects. EPC Group designs all 4 tracks for the same client to address the full Power BI workforce.
For business analysts, managers, knowledge workers. Covers: Power BI Service navigation, working with shared semantic models, building personal reports + dashboards, basic visual selection, filter + slicer use, mobile + Teams integration, Microsoft 365 Copilot for Power BI natural-language Q&A, basic DAX measures (SUM, COUNT, CALCULATE), executive consumption patterns. Outcome: business users productive in Power BI within 4 weeks; 70-85% active usage rate per the EPC Modern Work Enablement target.
Audience
Business analysts, managers, knowledge workers, executives consuming dashboards
For analytics engineers + report authors. Covers: star schema design + dimensional modeling, intermediate DAX (time-intelligence functions, FILTER context, ITERATOR functions), Power Query M for data transformation, Direct Lake + Import + DirectQuery selection, row-level security (RLS), Power BI Premium capacity management, Power BI Embedded basics, deployment pipelines, performance optimization. Outcome: analytics engineers building production-grade semantic models + reports.
Audience
Analytics engineers, BI developers, report authors, citizen developers stepping up
For senior Power BI architects + Microsoft Fabric data engineers. Covers: advanced DAX (calculation groups + reusable metric libraries + variables + advanced FILTER + CALCULATE patterns), Tabular Editor 2/3 + best-practice analyzer, composite models + aggregations + automatic aggregations, Object-Level Security (OLS) via Tabular Editor, Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Spark + Lakehouse + Warehouse + Fabric Data Factory), Direct Lake mode optimization, sub-second query performance on billion-row fact tables, DAX query optimization + storage engine internals. Outcome: senior architects able to design + tune enterprise-scale Power BI + Fabric deployments.
Audience
Senior Power BI architects, Microsoft Fabric data engineers, Power BI CoE leads
For executives + directors who consume dashboards but don't build them. Covers: visual perception fundamentals (why some charts mislead), interpreting common dashboards (financial, operational, customer, marketing, HR), recognizing data quality issues + statistical anomalies, KPI hierarchy + decision frameworks, asking better questions via Microsoft Copilot for Power BI, escalating to the analytics team effectively. Outcome: executives extract more value from existing dashboards + drive better data-informed decisions.
Audience
C-suite, VPs, directors, executives consuming but not building dashboards
Hybrid by default. Live virtual instructor-led sessions (typically 2-3 hours per session, 2-3 sessions per week over the program duration) for interactive learning + Q&A; on-demand video recordings of every live session + reference labs for asynchronous learners; hands-on labs in a sandboxed Power BI tenant so learners practice without polluting production; office hours with EPC senior architect for personalized coaching; and a private Microsoft Teams channel for the cohort. EPC Group can also deliver in-person at client site for executive coaching cohorts.
Foundations: 25-50 learners per cohort (business users); Intermediate: 15-25 learners per cohort (analytics engineers — small enough for hands-on lab review); Advanced: 10-15 learners per cohort (senior architects — small enough for personalized DAX optimization review); Executive coaching: 5-10 executives per cohort (small enough for individual decision-context discussion). EPC Group typically runs multiple parallel cohorts for large enterprises (1,000+ Power BI users), with cohort rolling-start every 4-6 weeks.
Foundations: fixed-fee per cohort (25-50 learners, 16 hours over 4 weeks); Intermediate: fixed-fee per cohort (15-25 learners, 40 hours over 8 weeks); Advanced: fixed-fee per cohort (10-15 learners, 60 hours over 12 weeks); Executive coaching: fixed-fee per cohort (5-10 executives, 8 hours over 4 sessions). Multi-cohort + multi-track engagements qualify for bundled pricing. Per-cohort pricing is quoted after scoping and depends on track — substantially cheaper than Microsoft Learning Partner alternatives and far more enterprise-customized.
Three differences: (1) Enterprise-customized — EPC Group training uses the CLIENT'S actual semantic models + data + reports as the lab environment, not generic Adventure Works demo data. Learners practice against their own real challenges. (2) Senior-architect-led — every cohort is led by a senior Power BI architect (founder Errin O'Connor co-authored a Microsoft Press Power BI book), not a paid trainer reading from slides. Office hours give learners 1-on-1 time with someone who can solve real production problems. (3) Integrated with Modern Work Enablement — training is part of the broader adoption program (champion network + governance + roadmap), not a one-off event. Documented enterprise outcomes: 70-85% active Power BI usage rates within 12 months of training program completion (vs 30-50% industry average for training-only).
Yes — Microsoft certification preparation is integrated into the Intermediate + Advanced tracks: PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst (Intermediate track), DP-600 Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer (Advanced track), DP-700 Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer (Advanced track), DA-100 retirement transition guidance. EPC Group provides Microsoft official practice tests + study materials + exam-day prep sessions. Approximately 85-90% of learners who complete the Advanced track + study materials pass DP-600 on first attempt (vs 60-65% industry average for self-study).
Yes — the Executive Coaching track is specifically designed for C-suite + VP + director-level leaders who CONSUME dashboards but do not build them. Covers: visual perception fundamentals so executives recognize misleading charts; interpreting common enterprise dashboards (financial close, sales pipeline, customer churn, supply chain, marketing attribution, HR retention); recognizing data quality issues + statistical anomalies before making decisions on bad data; KPI hierarchy + decision frameworks; using Microsoft Copilot for Power BI to ask better questions; and effective escalation to the analytics team. 4 sessions over 4 weeks, small-group format (5-10 executives), can be delivered in-person at client site.
Copilot for Power BI is covered in every track but with different depth: Foundations covers basic Copilot Q&A consumption + Copilot-suggested visuals; Intermediate covers semantic model design that makes Copilot accurate (synonyms, descriptions, hidden columns, calculation groups); Advanced covers Copilot grounding configuration + governance + sensitivity-label propagation through Copilot exports + observability; Executive coaching covers asking better questions via Copilot natural language. Copilot accuracy depends on semantic model quality — EPC Group training closes the gap.
High-touch, senior-architect-led delivery without junior consultants learning on the engagement. Lead Power BI architect (founder Errin O'Connor co-authored a Microsoft Press Power BI book; over 1,500 enterprise Power BI implementations) leads cohort design + key sessions; named cohort lead (senior Power BI consultant) delivers daily sessions + office hours + lab review; cohort transitions into ongoing Microsoft Cloud Orchestrator Practice retainer for continuous learning paths + new-feature updates. Fixed-fee per cohort, milestone-based billing.
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