Probiztechnology.com Excel, Power BI, and Software Training Atlanta, GA

05/13/2026

Our firm specializes in customized Excel training and in helping organizations whose team members are reluctant to switch from Excel to Power BI.

This upcoming event is a beginner-to-intermediate, hands-on training designed specifically for Excel users who want to start building in Power BI with confidence.

💻 **From Excel to Power BI: 1-Day Adoption Accelerator**
📅 May 20, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern
🌐 Virtual Training | fromexceltopowerbi.com

Participants will build a complete Power BI report from start to finish while learning:
✔ Data preparation with Power Query
✔ Data modeling fundamentals
✔ Interactive visualizations
✔ Report design and usability
✔ Power BI workflow concepts
✔ Introduction to dashboards and the Power BI Service

This is not a sit-back-and-watch webinar.

Come prepared to work, practice, ask questions, and build.

Organizations registering 4 or more participants will receive a complimentary private follow-up session focused on adoption, workflow, and implementation guidance.

A portion of the proceeds will support the Liberia Global Health & Surgery Consortium December 2026 Launch & Mission Trip.

Registration details are available at:
🌐 fromexceltopowerbi.com

05/08/2026

Yesterday’s Excel vs. Power BI: Choosing the Right Tool and Why Adoption Gets Stuck session led to a great discussion.

The biggest takeaway?

Excel and Power BI should not be treated as enemies.

Many organizations need both — but they also need a clear way to decide when Excel is the right tool, when Power BI is the better fit, and how to help teams make that transition successfully.

The live demo was the highlight of the session, especially the workflow walkthrough that showed how reporting can move from familiar spreadsheet habits to more interactive Power BI dashboards.

We also touched on the growing interest in Copilot and the importance of having the right Power BI foundation in place before expecting advanced tools to do the heavy lifting.

If your team is trying to make the move from Excel to Power BI, I’ll be offering a 1-day From Excel to Power BI: Adoption Accelerator class on May 20.

More details coming soon.

Jackie Kiadii, MCT
Microsoft Certified Expert - Excel
Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst Associate
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (Retired)

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05/04/2026

Most organizations don’t struggle with Power BI because of the tool.

They struggle with what happens after the rollout.

A few months in…
🚩Teams are still using Excel
🚩Reports aren’t being used consistently
🚩Data gets pulled out of Power BI and worked on in Excel

At that point, your single source of truth is gone.

That’s not just frustrating; it’s a data governance issue.

Anyone blaming the technology is heading down the wrong path.
The problem is, no one showed how Excel and Power BI work together or how to move between them in a way that works.

Our founder, Jackie Kiadii, MCT, Retired Microsoft MVP is hosting a live session this week to break this down in a practical way:

Excel vs. Power BI: Choosing the Right Tool and Why Adoption Gets Stuck

📅 May 7
🕐 1:00 PM Eastern
🌐 excelvspowerbi.com

👉 Registration link is in the comments

05/01/2026

One of our specialties is customized Excel training. Another is helping organizations when users are reluctant to adopt the transition from Excel to Power BI.

Common scenarios:

Teams invest in Power BI, but months later…
• Reports are still being built in Excel
• Power BI dashboards aren’t being used consistently
• Business users are going back and forth with data teams, trying to get the reports they need
• People ask for the data back in Excel so they can “finish it themselves.”

Here’s the thing: Excel isn’t wrong. Power BI isn’t automatically right. Trying to force teams to abandon Excel and move to Power BI does not work.

A key to success is understanding how the two tools work together and how to move between them in a way that works for your team.

This is something we’ve helped organizations navigate across a range of industries.

That’s exactly what we’ll be covering in this upcoming live session:

Excel vs. Power BI: Choosing the Right Tool and Why Adoption Gets Stuck

In this session, we’ll break down:

• How Excel and Power BI compare in real-world use
• What Power BI does (without the jargon)
• Why adoption gets stuck in organizations
• How the two tools work together

If your team is exploring Power BI or struggling to get traction after rollout, this session will give you clarity on what to do next. Feel free to share this post with any organization you think will benefit.

Thursday, May 7, 2026
1:00 PM Eastern

Registration link is in the comments.

02/04/2026

We’ve added live, instructor-led classes to our calendar.

These sessions are designed for Excel and Power BI users who need to do better work with data, not just learn new features.

Each class focuses on practical use, sound fundamentals, and realistic expectations.

Upcoming topics include:
• Making Excel easier with ChatGPT (2 hours)
• Making Excel easier with Copilot (3 hours)
• Preparing Excel workbooks before analysis (2 days)
• PL-300 (3.5 days)
• Helping Excel users transition into Power BI (3 day intensive)

These are public virtual sessions. Some organizations choose to have us provide these courses in-house so they can be tailored to their teams, data, and workflows. If you are interested, contact us.

Details will follow.

For additional information or questions, contact our office at training at probiztechnology dot com or call (770) 498-7333.

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