Stop building reporting systems that are expensive
Master the complete reporting ecosystem - from data plumbing and ETL architecture to data modeling, visualization, and governance. The ultimate end-to-end workshop for bulletproof BI systems.
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Workshop Details
Full-day intensive workshop combining data plumbing and data modeling expertise. Master ETL architecture, pipeline design, data visualization, and governance. You'll leave with complete 90-day action plans for both data infrastructure and reporting systems.
Report Factory Workshop - Complete BI Mastery
A comprehensive hands-on experience covering the entire reporting lifecycle - from data plumbing and ETL architecture to data modeling, visualization, and governance. Build bulletproof BI systems that become true company assets.
- Master ETL architecture & pipeline design fundamentals
- Learn modern pipeline tools: Snowflake, Fabric, and more
- Grok medallion refresh patterns & data movement strategies
- Master data visualization tools: Power BI, Tableau, and Domo
- Learn star schema design and dimensional modeling
- Create measures using DAX language and SQL optimization
- Implement permissions, governance & compliance frameworks
- Build comprehensive team and hiring plans for data operations
- Design models as company assets for operational intelligence
- Access learning portal with real-world exercises
What is the outcome?
By the end of this workshop, you'll have a complete data architecture blueprint tailored to your business, a 90-day implementation roadmap, and the confidence to build data models that become true company assets. You'll leave with practical skills in Power BI, DAX, and SQL optimization that you can immediately apply to transform your organization's data into actionable intelligence.
Meet the Team behind the Data Plumbing Workshop
We are not just educators, we practice what we preach on a daily basis. When you engage with us you're getting real industry experience and knowledge that is applied to our own systems and our own active customer base
Instructor(s)
Bhavana Nayak 📊
Bhavana specializes in data visualization and data storytelling through her role as a data engineer at Aqueducts Consulting. She has over 10 years of experience in the field and has deep knowledge of SQL, DAX, Power BI & the Dynamics F&O space.
Joe Christensen 🗝️
Joe Christensen is the founder and Managing Partner of Aqueducts Consulting. He has been in F&O domain for 12+ years and maintains a burning passion for helping individuals & businesses succeed; while maintaining the highest degree of integrity. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional and at this point - a walking talking data dictionary for Microsoft F&O.
Bish Singh 🏗️
Bish has specialized in big data plumbing and data engineering for over 10 years across multiple stacks, currently working as the senior cloud engineer for Aqueducts Consulting using Azure based technologies.
Master of Ceremonies
Nico DeLaO 🤖
Nico works for Aqueducts Consulting and has been in the ERP space for 10+ years. His career began as an implementation specialist, then a Product Director and in more recent years he has transitioned to Full Stack Web Development & AI Engineering using various technology stacks.
Contributors
Maidie Laurent 🎨
Maidie is a creative / artist & events coordinator, her artistry and organizational prowess is behind all of the outbound physical media for the company; as well as the booth designs for our conference events.
Workshop Schedule
8:00 - 8:45 AM
Session 1ETL Architecture & Data Visualization Foundations
- •Understanding ETL architecture patterns and pipeline design
- •Power BI, Tableau, and Domo comparison and selection
- •Data plumbing and visualization as operational intelligence foundation
8:45 - 9:30 AM
Session 2Pipeline Tools & Star Schema Design
- •Snowflake, Fabric, and modern ETL platforms
- •Star schema architecture and dimensional modeling
- •Tool selection frameworks for end-to-end BI
9:30 - 10:15 AM
Session 3Medallion Architecture & Power BI Patterns
- •Medallion refresh patterns and data movement strategies
- •Power BI design patterns and best practices
- •Data layer optimization for visualization performance
10:15 - 10:30 AM
BreakCoffee Break
10:30 - 11:15 AM
Session 4Hands-On: Pipeline Design & DAX Measures
- •Step-by-step pipeline design and ETL architecture
- •Creating calculated columns and measures in DAX
- •Mapping data sources to visualization requirements
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 5SQL Optimization & Exception Handling
- •Strategic SQL placement and performance optimization
- •Designing robust exception handling for pipelines
- •Building monitoring and alerting systems
12:00 - 1:00 PM
LunchLunch Break
1:00 - 1:45 PM
Session 6Security, Governance & Compliance
- •Data security and compliance frameworks
- •Row-level security implementation in Power BI
- •Building RBAC matrices and data lineage maps
1:45 - 2:30 PM
Session 7Hands-On: Creating Power BI Reports & Team Building
- •Designing and publishing effective Power BI reports
- •Creating comprehensive hiring and incentive plans
- •Building high-performing data teams and SQL policy
2:30 - 3:15 PM
Session 890-Day Action Plans & Implementation Roadmap
- •Creating personalized 90-day action plans for ETL and reporting
- •Building ETL backlog and report backlog lists
- •Finalizing architecture diagrams and data model documentation
- •Q&A and complete implementation roadmap discussion
Workshop Summary
What's included
- Master ETL architecture and pipeline design fundamentals$400 value
- Learn modern pipeline tools: Snowflake, Fabric, and more$350 value
- Understand medallion refresh and data movement strategies$275 value
- Master data visualization tools: Power BI, Tableau, and Domo$350 value
- Learn star schema design and dimensional modeling best practices$300 value
- Create measures using DAX language and SQL optimization techniques$325 value
- Implement security permissions and governance frameworks$200 value
- Design robust exception handling and troubleshooting systems$300 value
- Build comprehensive team and hiring plans for data operations$225 value
- Develop SQL policy documentation and data lineage mapping$175 value
- Build RBAC matrices for data security and compliance$150 value
- Hands-on Power BI report creation and publishing$275 value
- Receive dual personalized 90-day action plans (ETL + Reporting)$300 value
- Get complete ETL architecture diagram for your business$400 value
- Get complete data model architecture for your reporting needs$400 value
- Access ETL and report backlog templates with implementation guides$250 value
- Dedicated web portal with pipeline exercises and visualization case studies$350 value
- Lifetime access to all future updates and content from both workshops$500 value
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all listed prices are in USD. all listed workshop dates are subject to change, final venue & dates will be confirmed via email, with ~72 hours notice. all sales are final and non-refundable.