Microsoft Power BI for Beginners & Excel Users

Dive into a course initially recorded live, making it engaging and interactive. You won’t just be passively learning; you’ll feel like you’re right there in the room with participants from the corporate world and learning solutions to REAL problems.

Here’s what you’ll learn in each unit:

1. Introduction to Business Intelligence
   • Overview of Business Intelligence
   • The journey from data to wisdom
   • Understanding the Business Intelligence process with Power BI

2. Understanding the Data Cycle
   • Exploring the limitations of traditional tools like Excel
   • Reviewing different licensing options in Power BI

3. Data Transformation Techniques in Power BI
   • Introduction to Power BI Query Editor
   • Common issues with data and how to identify them
   • Steps for effective data cleaning:

     Removing columns and rows

     Setting the first row as header

     Changing data types, replacing values, and removing spaces

     Handling errors, renaming and optimizing steps

     Filling down missing values, splitting columns, and removing duplicates

     Tips and tricks to automate data cleaning

4. Data Modeling and Enrichment
   • Basics of data modelling and building relationships
   • Understanding filter propagation and cardinality
   • Best practices in data model construction
   • Introduction to data enrichment: Creating calculated columns and measures

5. Basics of Data Visualization
   • Familiarization with native and custom visuals in Power BI
   • Hands-on creation of various charts (pie, line, bar), tables, and cards
   • Techniques for drilling down hierarchies and setting visual interactions
   • Formatting visuals and reports, including titles, legends, and axes
   • Utilizing slicers and different levels of filtering
   • Applying conditional formatting
   • Embedding images into reports

6. Publishing and Sharing Insights
   • Steps to publish reports and set default user experiences
   • Creating and managing workspaces for collaboration
   • Strategies for sharing reports effectively
   • Designing reports for mobile layouts