Advance Excel 2016 + Power Query

Course Description

SkillDynamo’s Advance Excel 2016 + Power Query course develops practical, role-relevant capability in building reliable Excel 2016 and Power Query solutions for data connection, transformation, modeling, refresh, performance, troubleshooting, and governance. The learning path progresses from essential concepts and planning to implementation, validation, troubleshooting, and operational use.

Learners work through realistic scenarios, instructor-led demonstrations, applied exercises, and evidence-based reviews. Each topic is connected to workplace responsibilities, common risks, quality controls, secure working practices, and measurable outcomes.

The content is independently written for SkillDynamo using the supplied source page as the title, update-date, and topic-alignment reference. Learners finish with an applied scenario, documented validation evidence, and a prioritized improvement plan.

What You Will Learn

• Explain and apply data-source connections and import options within Advance Excel 2016 + Power Query.
• Configure, validate, and troubleshoot Power Query Editor navigation, data types, profiling, and quality indicators, and step order, naming, and documentation using documented quality and governance controls.
• Explain and apply cleaning, splitting, grouping, and reshaping within Advance Excel 2016 + Power Query.
• Configure, validate, and troubleshoot custom and conditional columns, M language foundations, and reusable queries and transformation standards using documented quality and governance controls.
• Explain and apply merge and append patterns within Advance Excel 2016 + Power Query.
• Configure, validate, and troubleshoot parameters and dynamic source handling, folder and multi-file combinations, and multi-source model validation using documented quality and governance controls.
• Explain and apply refresh design and credential considerations within Advance Excel 2016 + Power Query.
• Configure, validate, and troubleshoot query folding and performance awareness, error handling and reconciliation, and governance, handoff, and operational support using documented quality and governance controls.

SkillDynamo Training Approach

SkillDynamo delivers this course through instructor-led demonstrations, hands-on exercises, scenario analysis, validation checklists, structured troubleshooting, solution reviews, and a final improvement plan. Learners repeatedly practice planning, implementation, evidence collection, testing, correction, documentation, and communication so the skills transfer confidently into real workplace situations.