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SUMMARY:Power BI Jumpstart
DESCRIPTION:Transform spreadsheets into professional\, interactive dashboards using Microsoft Power BI.\n\n\nPower BI Fundamentals for Business Users\nTurn Your Data Into Insights – Half-Day Virtual Training \nDuration: 3 hours (half-day)Course Level: Beginner – No Technical Skills Required \nCourse Login will be provided prior to class. \nWhat You’ll Learn \nTransform spreadsheets into professional\, interactive dashboards using Microsoft Power BI. This hands-on half-day course teaches you to analyze data\, create visualizations\, and build reports that help you make better business decisions. \nBy the end of this course\, you will: \n\nImport data from Excel\, SharePoint\, and other sources\nClean and transform data for analysis\nCreate professional charts and visualizations\nBuild interactive dashboards\nApply filters and slicers for data exploration\nShare reports with your team\nUnderstand when to use Power BI vs. Excel\n\nWhat You’ll Build \nThis is 100% hands-on. You’ll create: \n✓ Interactive sales dashboard✓ Multiple chart types (bar\, line\, pie\, tables)✓ Filters and slicers for data exploration✓ Professional report with company branding✓ Shareable dashboard for your team \nWho Should Attend \n\nBusiness analysts who work with data daily\nManagers who need better reporting tools\nAnyone tired of complex Excel spreadsheets\nTeams that need to visualize data for presentations\nNo programming or advanced Excel skills required\n\nPrerequisites \n\nMicrosoft Power BI Desktop (free download)\nBasic familiarity with Excel helpful\nLaptop with internet access\nNo programming or advanced technical skills needed\n\nCourse Includes \n\n3 hours hands-on instruction\nStep-by-step lab manual with sample data\n30-day email support\n\nAbout Your Instructor \nCecil Renshaw\, PMP\, MCT is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Power BI Data Analyst Associate with real-world experience building dashboards for healthcare\, government\, and education sectors.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/power-bi-jumpstart-2/
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SUMMARY:Power Automate Jumpstart
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a deep dive into Power Automate Jumpstart  – perfect for beginners looking to level up their automation skills!\n\n\nThis is an online course. You will be sent the online course login information prior to class. \nWhat You’ll Learn\nTransform repetitive tasks into automated workflows using Microsoft Power Automate. This hands-on course takes you from zero experience to building real-world automation solutions in just one day. \nBy the end of this course\, you will: \n\nBuild automated workflows that run when data changes\nCreate approval processes for business requests\nSend intelligent email notifications with dynamic content\nSchedule flows to run daily\, weekly\, or monthly\nIntegrate SharePoint\, Outlook\, OneDrive\, and Microsoft Teams\nTroubleshoot and fix workflow errors\nCreate professional summary reports automatically\n\nWho Should Attend\n\nBusiness professionals who want to automate repetitive tasks\nSharePoint site owners and administrators\nProject managers and team leaders\nAnyone who works with Microsoft 365 daily\nNo programming experience required\n\nWhat You’ll Build\nThis is a 100% hands-on course. You’ll create 10+ real workflows including: \n✓ Automated task notifications when issues are created ✓ Multi-stage approval workflows with conditional routing ✓ Critical priority escalation with manager approvals ✓ Scheduled daily overdue task reminders ✓ Email attachment processing to OneDrive ✓ Teams channel notifications for new files ✓ Consolidated summary reports from multiple records \nPrerequisites\n\nMicrosoft 365 account with Power Automate access\nBasic familiarity with email and SharePoint/Lists\nLaptop with internet access\nNo prior Power Automate experience needed\n\nCourse Includes\n\nComprehensive lab manual with step-by-step exercises\nHands-on practice with real business scenarios\nTroubleshooting and debugging techniques\nProfessional workflow design patterns\nAll course materials in digital format\n\nAbout Your Instructor\nCecil Renshaw\, PMP\, MCT is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Owner of SharePoint Business Solutions\, Inc. With expertise spanning government\, healthcare\, and education sectors\, Cecil specializes in Microsoft 365\, Power Platform\, and business process automation. \nCecil authors custom Microsoft 365 and Power Platform courseware and has delivered training programs for public and private sector organizations. His approach combines practical application with real-world business scenarios\, ensuring participants can immediately apply what they learn.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/power-automate-jumpstart-3/
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SUMMARY:Power Apps Jumpstart
DESCRIPTION:Create custom business applications using Microsoft Power Apps – no coding experience needed.\n\n\nIntroduction to Power Apps\nBuild Custom Business Apps Without Coding – Half-Day Virtual Training \nInstructor: Cecil Renshaw\, PMP\, MCTDuration: 3 hours (half-day)Course Level: Beginner – No Programming Required \nWhat You’ll Learn \nCreate custom business applications using Microsoft Power Apps – no coding experience needed. This hands-on half-day course teaches you to build apps that solve real business problems. \nBy the end of this course\, you will: \n\nUnderstand when to use Power Apps vs. other tools\nBuild a complete canvas app from scratch\nConnect your app to data sources (SharePoint\, Excel\, etc.)\nAdd forms\, galleries\, and interactive controls\nCreate professional-looking user interfaces\nShare apps with your team\nApply basic formulas for calculations and logic\n\nWhat You’ll Build \nThis is 100% hands-on. You’ll create: \n✓ Data collection app for your business✓ Forms with validation and calculations✓ Interactive galleries to view and filter data✓ Professional UI with your company branding✓ Working app you can use immediately \nWho Should Attend \n\nBusiness professionals who need custom apps but don’t code\nManagers tired of Excel spreadsheets for everything\nAnyone who wants to digitize manual processes\nTeams looking to improve data collection\nNo programming or technical experience required\n\nPrerequisites \n\nMicrosoft 365 account with Power Apps license (included in many M365 plans)\nBasic familiarity with Excel or SharePoint helpful but not required\nLaptop with internet access\nNo coding experience needed\n\nCourse Includes \n\n3.5 hours hands-on instruction\nStep-by-step lab manual\n30-day email support\n\nAbout Your Instructor \nCecil Renshaw\, PMP\, MCT is a Microsoft Certified Trainer with Power Platform expertise and 18 years of Microsoft 365 consulting experience. \nCertifications: \n\nMicrosoft Certified Trainer (MCT)\nPower Platform Functional Consultant (PL-200)\nPower Platform App Maker Associate (PL-100)\nProject Management Professional (PMP)
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/power-apps-jumpstart/
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SUMMARY:Microsoft 365 Copilot for Business Users
DESCRIPTION:Transform your daily work with AI assistance across Microsoft 365. This hands-on beginner course teaches you to use Copilot.\n\n\nWhat You’ll Learn\nTransform your daily work with AI assistance across Microsoft 365. This hands-on beginner course teaches you to use Copilot in Word\, Excel\, PowerPoint\, Outlook\, and Teams. Learn to write effective prompts\, save your favorites for reuse\, collaborate with teammates using Copilot Pages\, and create simple AI agents that answer questions based on your company’s documents. \nBy the end of this course\, you will: \n\nUse Copilot effectively in Word\, Excel\, PowerPoint\, Outlook\, and Teams\nWrite prompts that get better AI results\nSave and reuse your favorite prompts\nSearch across your entire Microsoft 365 environment with Microsoft 365 Chat\nCollaborate with teammates using Copilot Pages\nCreate simple AI agents based on your company documents\nApply Copilot securely while protecting sensitive data\nUnderstand what’s included with your Copilot license\n\nWhat’s Included in This Beginner Course\n✓ Copilot in Core Apps – Word\, Excel\, PowerPoint\, Outlook\, Teams\n✓ Effective Prompting – Write prompts that work the first time\n✓ Prompt Library – Save and reuse your best prompts\n✓ Microsoft 365 Chat – Find information across all your apps\n✓ Copilot Pages – Collaborate on AI-assisted work with your team\n✓ Simple Agents – Create point-and-click agents from your documents\n✓ Security & Privacy – Use Copilot safely with company data \nWho Should Attend\n\nBusiness professionals new to AI and Copilot\nAnyone with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license who wants to learn the basics\nManagers preparing their teams for Copilot adoption\nKnowledge workers who create documents\, analyze data\, or manage email\nNo AI\, programming\, or technical experience required\n\nWhat You’ll Build Today\nThis is a 100% hands-on course. You’ll create real business outputs: \n✓ Professional documents using Copilot in Word\n✓ Data analysis with Copilot in Excel\n✓ Presentations with Copilot in PowerPoint\n✓ Email responses and summaries with Copilot in Outlook\n✓ Meeting recaps with Copilot in Teams\n✓ Shared research project with Copilot Pages\n✓ Custom AI agent for your department or team\n✓ Personal prompt library you’ll use every day \nPrerequisites\n\nMicrosoft 365 account with Copilot license ($30/month)\nFamiliarity with Word\, Excel\, PowerPoint\, Outlook\, and Teams\nLaptop with internet access\nOneDrive access\nNo AI or technical experience needed\n\nCourse Includes\n\n6.5 hours of hands-on beginner instruction\nStep-by-step lab manual\n50+ business prompt templates you can use immediately\nCopilot quick reference guide\nCertificate of completion\n30-day email support\nDigital course materials\n\nAbout Your Instructor\nCecil Renshaw\, PMP\, MCT is a Microsoft Certified Trainer with 8 Microsoft Copilot certifications and 18 years of Microsoft 365 consulting experience. \nCertifications: \n\nMicrosoft Certified Trainer (MCT)\nMicrosoft 365 Copilot Specialist (8x Certifications)\nPower Platform Functional Consultant (PL-200)\nProject Management Professional (PMP)\n\nCecil specializes in making AI accessible to business users through practical\, hands-on training focused on real-world scenarios.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/microsoft-365-copilot-for-business-users/
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SUMMARY:Data Driven Decisions
DESCRIPTION:You already have the data. You already have the tools. This workshop gives you the repeatable process to connect them.\n\n\nCourse Overview\nA hands-on workshop for anyone who uses data to make decisions \nWhy Attend?\nYou already have the data. You already have the tools. This workshop gives you the repeatable process to connect them. \nIn this hands-on course\, you will take a single\, messy dataset and walk it through the entire data-driven decision cycle. You will learn how to assess data quality\, refine it into a trustworthy source\, visualize it to find insights\, use those insights to set strategic priorities\, and build a reliable system to collect better data from the start. By the end of the day\, you will have a proven framework you can apply to any data challenge in your organization. \nWho Should Attend\nThis course is designed for executives\, managers\, analysts\, and professionals across government and private enterprise — anyone who uses data to make decisions about projects\, initiatives\, programs\, or operations. No advanced technical skills are required. \nCore Skills You Will Master\n•	The Data X-Ray: Use Power Query to automatically surface hidden data quality issues. \n•	Data Refinement: Apply a repeatable 5-step process to clean and standardize any dataset. \n•	Interactive Visualization: Build a two-page Power BI dashboard to see your portfolio health and performance trends. \n•	The D.A.T.A. Framework: Apply a structured decision-making model to set strategic priorities and respond to a crisis. \n•	System Building: Create a smart Microsoft Form and a secure SharePoint List to build a reliable data collection process. \n________________________________________ \nCourse Outline\nModule 1: The Foundation \n•	Lab 1: The Data X-Ray \n•	Lab 2: Hands-On Data Refinement with Power Query \n•	Lab 3: Building an Interactive Dashboard in Power BI \nModule 2: The Strategy \n•	Lab 4: Goals\, Performance Targets\, and Thresholds \n•	D.A.T.A. Framework Checkpoint: Prioritizing with the Priority Matrix \nModule 3: The System \n•	Lab 5: Building a Data Collection Form \n•	Lab 6: Building a SharePoint List \n•	D.A.T.A. Framework Case Study: Managing a Portfolio Crisis \nThe M365 Tools You Will Use \n•	Excel + Power Query \n•	Power BI Desktop \n•	Microsoft Forms \n•	SharePoint Lists \n•	Bonus: We will also demo how to use Teams\, Whiteboard\, and OneNote to support your decision-making process.
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/data-driven-decisions/
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SUMMARY:SharePoint Advanced
DESCRIPTION:Master advanced SharePoint Online as a Site Owner!\n\n\nAdvanced SharePoint Online for Site Owners – Take Your SharePoint Skills to the Next Level! \nAre you a SharePoint Site Owner ready to move beyond the basics? This hands-on\, instructor-led course will empower you to master advanced features in Microsoft SharePoint Online and dramatically improve how your team collaborates\, organizes content\, and automates business processes. \nWhat You’ll Learn:\n\nManage Documents Like a Pro — Create and apply custom Content Types with site columns\, document templates\, and metadata to standardize and organize project documents.\nCustomize Lists & Forms — Build dynamic lists with lookup columns\, calculated due dates\, conditional formatting\, and JSON-powered forms that show/hide fields automatically (e.g.\, show “On Hold Reason” only when Status = On Hold).\nIntegrate Power Apps — Replace default SharePoint forms with customized\, professional-looking forms using Power Apps for a better user experience.\nAutomate with Power Automate — Create multi-stage approval workflows\, conditional notifications\, and advanced flows (including manager + executive approvals based on expense thresholds).\nBuild Reports & Insights — Visualize SharePoint list data with Power BI\, export lists to Excel with automatic refresh\, and create PivotTables\, PivotCharts\, and dynamic visuals.\nOrganize Your Intranet — Set up and implement Hub Sites to connect multiple sites with shared navigation\, consistent branding\, and aggregated news & activities.\n\nWhy Attend?\n\nPractical\, step-by-step lab exercises using a real student SharePoint environment\nMix of Microsoft best practices and real-world scenarios\nLearn to streamline document management\, automate approvals\, and create powerful reports\nLeave with immediately applicable skills to boost productivity in your organization\n\nPerfect for: SharePoint Site Owners\, Power Users\, Administrators\, Team Leads\, and anyone responsible for managing SharePoint sites\, libraries\, lists\, and workflows. \nCourse Materials Included: Full lab exercise workbook\, presentation slides\, and sample files. \nReady to become a confident\, advanced SharePoint Site Owner?Register now and transform the way your team works with SharePoint!
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/sharepoint-advanced/
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SUMMARY:Power BI  Analyst (PL-300)
DESCRIPTION:Master data preparation\, modeling with DAX\, interactive visualizations\, dashboards\, and Power BI Service deployment.\n\n\n PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate – Master Modern Data Visualization & Analytics! \nTurn raw data into powerful\, actionable insights with Microsoft Power BI. This hands-on\, instructor-led course prepares you to pass the PL-300 certification exam while equipping you with in-demand skills to design\, build\, and manage professional analytics solutions. \nWhether you’re a data analyst\, business intelligence professional\, or aspiring to earn the Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate credential\, this course will help you deliver real business value through compelling data stories. \nWhat You’ll Learn:\n\nPrepare the Data (25–30%) — Connect to various data sources\, clean and transform data using Power Query\, and handle complex data preparation scenarios.\nModel the Data (25–30%) — Build robust data models\, create relationships\, write powerful calculations with DAX\, and optimize model performance.\nVisualize and Analyze the Data (25–30%) — Design interactive reports and dashboards\, use advanced visualizations\, apply filters and slicers\, and uncover meaningful insights.\nManage and Secure Power BI (15–20%) — Deploy reports to the Power BI Service\, manage workspaces\, implement security (Row-Level Security)\, and maintain assets effectively.\n\nWhy Attend?\n\nFully aligned with the official PL-300 exam objectives\nExtensive hands-on labs and real-world scenarios\nPractical techniques for building professional reports and dashboards\nExam preparation strategies and best practices\nEarn the globally recognized Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate credential\n\nPerfect for: Data Analysts\, BI Developers\, Report Creators\, Business Analysts\, and anyone who works with data and wants to leverage Power BI effectively. \nCourse Materials Included: Comprehensive lab workbook\, slide deck\, practice exercises\, and sample datasets. \nReady to become a certified Power BI expert and advance your career in data analytics?Register today and start turning data into decisions!
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/power-bi-analyst-pl-300/
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SUMMARY:MS Project Desktop Jumpstart
DESCRIPTION:Master Microsoft Project Desktop 365 with integrated PMO best practices.\n\n\nMicrosoft Project Desktop 365 – Master Professional Project Scheduling with PMO Best Practices\nBecome confident and effective using Microsoft Project Desktop 365 in this comprehensive instructor-led course. Learn how to build realistic\, dynamic project schedules\, track progress accurately\, manage resources and costs\, and deliver clear status updates to stakeholders — all while applying proven PMO best practices. \nThis hands-on course takes you from the fundamentals to advanced techniques\, using a realistic end-to-end project scenario so you can immediately apply what you learn to your own projects. \nWhat You’ll Learn:\n\nNavigate the Microsoft Project interface and configure essential settings for accurate scheduling\nCreate and customize project calendars with real-world exceptions (holidays\, blackout periods\, and freeze windows)\nBuild a professional Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) with summary tasks\, subtasks\, and governance milestones\nEstablish task dependencies (FS\, SS\, FF)\, add lag time\, and identify the Critical Path\nCreate a resource pool\, assign resources at correct allocation levels\, and manage costs and budgets\nTrack project progress using the Status Date\, set baselines\, analyze schedule and cost variance\nResolve resource overallocations and generate professional dashboard reports for stakeholders\nExport reports to PDF and use visuals for executive communications\n\nPMO Best Practices Integrated ThroughoutLearn not just “where to click\,” but why each step matters in a real project lifecycle. You’ll follow the correct sequence every professional project manager uses: from initial setup and planning\, through baseline approval\, execution\, tracking\, variance analysis\, and reporting. \nPerfect for: Project Managers\, Project Coordinators\, PMO members\, Team Leads\, and anyone responsible for planning\, scheduling\, and tracking standalone projects using Microsoft Project Desktop. \nCourse Materials Included:Comprehensive lab workbook\, realistic capstone scenario (Apex Solutions Service Request Management project)\, PMO Sequence Cheat Sheet\, and your own reusable project file. \nReady to create accurate\, professional project plans that stakeholders trust?Register today and take your project management skills to the next level with Microsoft Project Desktop 365!
URL:https://sharepointmentoring.com/event/ms-project-desktop-jumpstart/
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