Business Intelligence and Automated Reports using Power BI

Master Power BI: From Data Analysis to Business Intelligence

Transform your data into actionable insights with this comprehensive, hands-on Power BI course. Go beyond basic data analysis and learn to create interactive reports and dashboards that drive business process automation.

What You'll Learn:

• Data Acquisition: Learn to get data from a wide variety of sources, including:
  • Connect to web data and web apps
  • Import Excel workbooks
  • Connect to enterprise databases
• Data Transformation with Power Query & DAX: Master Data Transformation using Power Query and DAX to clean, shape, and prepare your data for analysis.
  • Power Query: Learn Power Query to transform and combine data before loading it into your model. Cover common tasks like:
    • Unpivot, Pivot, and Split Columns
    • Append, Merge, and Remove Rows
    • Merge and Add Columns
    • Group By and Extract/Fill/Transpose data
    • Access the M Code reference resource
  • DAX (Data Analysis Expressions): Become proficient in DAX to create new columns, measures, and tables. Understand essential DAX formulas and utilize the DAX formula reference guide.
• Data Modeling: Build robust data models using the Get Data Model section of the report builder.
  • Create relationships, define cardinality, and set direction.
  • Understand Data Type and Data Format considerations.
• Report Building: Design compelling and professional reports.
  • Create reports from scratch using Native Visuals and Custom Visuals.
  • Utilize menu tools for professional report design and Edit Interactions.
• Row Level Security (RLS): Implement Row Level Security to control report access based on roles (department, function, branch, cost center, etc.).
• Report Publishing & Power BI Service: Publish your reports to the Power BI Service for consumption.
  • Understand Workspaces and control access to reports by region, department, or level.
  • Explore Published Report options including exporting to PowerPoint or PDF, embedding in SharePoint and websites, and sharing via web links.
• Dashboard Creation: Create dynamic dashboards to visualize key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Combine data and visuals from multiple reports.
  • Set alerts to be notified of critical events.
  • Add actionable comments and tag users.
  • Schedule dashboards for automated distribution.
• Power BI Best Practices: Learn best practices for data refresh and performance.
  • Implement automatic/scheduled refresh for up-to-date data.
  • Configure the Data Gateway for secure data access.
• Advanced Topics:
  • AI in Power BI and explore various Settings options.
  • Utilize Q&A for natural language querying and chart generation.
  • Understand organization-wide, account-wide, workspace, dashboard, report, and dataset settings.

Exclusive Benefit: Gain lifetime access to a shared Power BI Pro account for hands-on practice! Regular live support sessions provide an enriching learning experience and help you align your skills with career growth.

Enroll now and solidify your Power BI proficiency! This course is designed to take you from a basic understanding of Power BI to becoming a Business Intelligence expert.