Course Overview

In this edition, you’ll build an interactive Cost Analysis Dashboard in Power BI. You’ll start with business cost data in Excel, clean and structure it in Power BI, create cost KPIs, and design a dashboard that helps track and compare costs across categories, periods, and projects. This dashboard will help identify cost drivers, trends, and potential savings opportunities.

Pre-requisites

• Optional - Basic Excel knowledge (data entry, formatting, basic formulas).
• No prior Power BI experience required.
• Basic understanding of cost and expense categories is helpful but not mandatory.

Who Is This For?

• Finance teams tracking company costs.
• Operations managers monitoring project or departmental spending.
• Business owners seeking insights into cost optimization.
• Beginner analysts wanting to learn cost data visualization.

Tools Used

• Microsoft Power BI Desktop (main tool).
• Microsoft Excel (for source data).

Duration

• Total Learning Time: 6–8 hours

Key Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will:

• Have a completed Cost Analysis Dashboard ready for use.
• Know how to clean and categorize cost data in Power BI.
• Understand how to create cost KPIs and variance measures.
• Be able to visualize and compare costs effectively.

Part of the Dashboard Mastery Series

Other editions in the series:

1. HR Training KPI Dashboard (Edition 1)
2. Basic Profit & Loss Dashboard (Edition 2)
3. Cost Analysis Dashboard (Edition 3)
4. Marketing KPI Scorecard – Logistics Company (Edition 4)
5. Sales & Representatives Performance Dashboard (Edition 5)