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Forecast Sales with Power BI

Coursera

Forecast Sales with Power BI

LearningMate

Instructor: LearningMate

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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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3 assignments¹

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Taught in English
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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.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment

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