Forecast Sales with Power BI is an intermediate course for business analysts, marketers, and data professionals aiming to master predictive sales forecasting. This course is for you if you're already familiar with the Power BI interface and want to move beyond basic reports to build dynamic models that project quarterly sales based on different media spend scenarios.
Forecast Sales with Power BI
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Intermediate level
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2 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Build, validate, and refine a Power BI forecasting model to project quarterly sales and improve predictive accuracy to within ±5% of actuals.
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February 2026
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There are 2 modules in this course
This module introduces the core concepts behind data-driven sales forecasting. Learners will move beyond theory to build a functional forecast model in Power BI. They will learn how to structure data, create "what-if" parameters to simulate different media spend scenarios, and translate business questions into an interactive forecasting dashboard.
What's included
2 videos1 reading2 assignments
A model is only as good as its accuracy. In this module, learners will focus on validation and continuous improvement. They will learn how to stress-test their forecast against actual sales data, calculate accuracy, diagnose variances, and refine their model's variables to improve its predictive power to within the industry-standard ±5% tolerance.
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