Excel Power Pivot and Data Modeling
Build reliable Excel data models with Power Pivot, relationships, calculated columns, measures, and practical DAX
Excel Power Pivot and Data Modeling is a practical Business course for Excel users who want to organize larger datasets, connect tables, and create reports that stay accurate as data changes. You will learn how to Build reliable Excel data models with Power Pivot, relationships, calculated columns, measures, and practical DAX so your analysis is faster, cleaner, and easier to maintain.
Build Smarter Business Reports With Excel Power Pivot And Data Modeling
- Learn a modern Excel workflow for preparing clean source tables and loading them into the Excel Data Model.
- Understand fact tables, dimension tables, primary keys, foreign keys, and relationship logic for dependable Business analysis.
- Write practical DAX measures using SUM, COUNT, DISTINCTCOUNT, DIVIDE, CALCULATE, ratios, percentages, and time intelligence.
- Create PivotTables, slicers, timelines, and a capstone sales performance model that supports real reporting decisions.
Excel Power Pivot and Data Modeling teaches you how to turn structured data into reliable Business reporting models.
This course starts with the foundations of Power Pivot, data models, and the modern Excel workflow, then shows you how to prepare clean source tables before building a model. You will learn how fact tables and dimension tables work together, how relationships control analysis, and why model structure matters when reports need to be trusted.
As the course progresses, you will practice loading data into the Excel Data Model, creating and managing relationships, and understanding filter flow and context in reports. You will also compare calculated columns and measures, write core DAX formulas, and use CALCULATE to control filter context for more flexible Business calculations.
The lessons then move into practical reporting skills, including ratios, percentages, contribution analysis, date tables, year-to-date results, prior period comparisons, and variance measures. You will also learn how to segment results by categories, regions, and customer groups, then design PivotTables with slicers, timelines, and filters that make reports easier to explore.
By the end of Excel Power Pivot and Data Modeling, you will be able to troubleshoot incorrect totals, broken relationships, and blank results with more confidence. Through the capstone sales performance project, you will finish with the skills to Build reliable Excel data models with Power Pivot, relationships, calculated columns, measures, and practical DAX for clearer, more scalable Business reporting.
Full lesson breakdown
Lessons are organized by topic area and each includes descriptive copy for search visibility and student clarity.
Foundations of Power Pivot
2 lessons
Data Modeling Essentials
2 lessons
Building the Model
3 lessons
DAX Fundamentals
3 lessons
Practical Business Calculations
3 lessons
Applied Reporting Models
3 lessons
Model Validation and Troubleshooting
1 lesson
Capstone Project
1 lesson
Professor Anthony Owens
Professor Anthony Owens guides this AI-built Virversity course with a clear, practical teaching style.