Pragmatic Works

Pragmatic Works is a commercial training and consulting provider that delivers courses, events, and professional services focused on Microsoft data and cloud technologies. The organisation offers instructor-led and on-demand training, live bootcamps, hackathons, virtual mentoring, and consulting engagements. Headquarters country: United States. Regions of operation: online and global clients with evidence of work for large enterprise customers including many Fortune 100 companies.

Services and Capabilities

• Corporate and public training: on-demand video courses, live bootcamps, and multi-session classroom or virtual instruction covering Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Azure, SQL Server, Fabric and related topics. Deliverables include course content, exercises, quizzes, and completion certificates.
• Private and enterprise training programs: customised curricula and team-based training plans to support platform migrations, platform adoption, and role-based upskilling for enterprise staff.
• Consulting services: strategy-to-execution engagements to modernize systems, streamline processes, and implement analytics and automation solutions using Microsoft Power Platform and Azure technologies.
• Hands-on development and prototyping: short-term hackathons and mentored coding sessions that produce working prototypes, proof-of-concept apps, flows, or data dashboards.
• Certification preparation and assessment tools: structured study paths and interactive tools (CertXP referenced) to prepare individuals for Microsoft certifications.
• Virtual mentoring and technical support: time-boxed mentoring sessions and purchased banks of hours for targeted project assistance and troubleshooting.

Industry Focus

• Enterprise IT and data analytics: training and system work for analytics teams focused on report and dashboard development, data modeling, and business intelligence using Power BI and Fabric.
• Application development and citizen development: Power Apps and Power Automate adoption support, app builder guidance, and automation of business processes.
• Cloud development and migration: Azure-focused developer training and guidance for building or migrating cloud solutions.
• Data integration and ETL: SSIS and SQL Server-related training and integration work to consolidate data from multiple sources for analytics.

Technology and Delivery Approach

• Platform focus: recurring use of Microsoft Power Platform components (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents), Copilot Studio, Fabric, Azure services, SSIS and SQL Server technologies.
• Practical, lab-based delivery: courses and events include browser-accessible exercises, quizzes, and hands-on labs to produce runnable artifacts such as dashboards, apps, automations, and prototypes.
• Integration and data pipelines: emphasis on integrating data from multiple sources, building data platforms, and producing analytics-ready datasets.
• Automation and AI tooling: application of automation flows and AI agents in workshops and consulting projects, including generative features and AI-assisted development workflows.
• Flexible engagement models: delivery through on-demand libraries, scheduled live sessions, private enterprise programs, short intensive hackathons, and time-boxed virtual mentoring to support project acceleration and knowledge transfer.