Course Overview
This comprehensive course is designed to guide participants through the complete Power BI lifecycle, empowering them to design interactive dashboards, create automated reports, and apply analytical thinking to solve real-world challenges.
Learning Objectives
- Transform raw data into meaningful insights using Power BI tools and techniques
- Build interactive dashboards tailored to specific audiences
- Leverage automation, advanced visuals, and data modeling for efficiency
- Apply analytical thinking and DAX to perform advanced analysis
- Plan and execute reporting solutions with confidence
Target Audience
Data Professionals
Professionals seeking to elevate their data analysis capabilities
Business Analysts
Business users and analysts interested in creating compelling dashboards
Decision Makers
Decision-makers aiming to leverage data for strategic decisions
Beginners to Intermediate
Users looking to enhance their Power BI proficiency (From Zero to Hero)
Course Curriculum
- Overview of Power BI: Purpose and Use Cases
- Understanding the ETL Process: Data Preparation as a Language
- Identifying Dashboard Ingredients: Designing for Storytelling
- Audience Analysis: Understanding Who You're Speaking To
- Hands-On: Using Q&A for Dynamic Insight Discovery
- Cleaning and Transforming Data: Fills, Splits, and Conditional Columns
- Exploring Power Query Editor: Your Transformation Workspace
- Automating Data Preparation for Consistency
- Hands-On: Building Clean and Ready-to-Use Data Models
- Standard Visualizations: Choosing Charts for the Story
- Customizing Visuals: Themes, Formatting, and Drill-Down Features
- Align and Distribute Tools: Ensuring Consistent Layouts
- Exploring More Visuals: Decomposition Trees, Narratives, and More
- Hands-On: Designing Dashboards with Standard Visuals
- Combining Data from Multiple Sources: Building Relationships
- Dimensional Modeling: Linking Facts and Dimensions
- Hands-On: Merging Queries for Seamless Integration
- Structured Analytical Thinking: Steps for Creating Reports
- Exploring Data Stories Gallery: Learning from Examples
- Applying Best Practices for Analytical Design
- Hands-On: Developing Analytical Workflows in Power BI
- Going Beyond Standard Visuals: Exploring Custom Options
- Introduction to Custom Visuals: Enlighten World Flag, Chiclet Slicer, and More
- Building Interactive Filters and Scrollers
- Hands-On: Designing Dashboards with Unique and Custom Visuals
- Introduction to DAX: Key Functions and Use Cases
- Applying DAX for Common Scenarios: Calculations and Logic
- Hands-On: Writing Simple DAX Expressions for Real-World Problems
- Unpivoting Data for Complex Transformations
- Diving Deeper into DAX: Advanced Analysis and Scenarios
- Exploring the Future of Power BI: Features and Continuous Learning Pathways
- Final Project: Building a Comprehensive Dashboard
CPD Accredited