Course Overview
Elevate your business analytics with AverNoble's Power BI course, where you'll explore the suite of tools that empower organizations with actionable insights. Gain the ability to connect to diverse data sources, streamline data preparation, and conduct ad hoc analysis. The program covers all aspects of Power BI technologies, from Power Query to DAX, Data Modeling (Power Pivot), and M, equipping you with the skills to automate reporting and create visually stunning dashboards for a comprehensive 360-degree view of your business. Utilizing Microsoft's free Power BI Desktop Application, participants will build detailed reporting models and seamlessly share insights via powerbi.com.
Course Modules
- Overview of Power BI Desktop
- Framework for Building a Data Model
- Building a Data Model in Power BI Desktop
- Review of the DAX Formula Language
- Time Intelligence Calculation in DAX
- Variance Calculations in DAX
- Power BI Standard & Custom Visualisations
- Introduction to Power Query
- Practice – Case Study Application
- Overview of Advanced Features in Power BI
- Publishing to PowerBI.com
- Action Plans
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Recall the Power BI Technologies and ecosystem
- Demonstrate working knowledge of Power Query
- Use a framework for building a Data Model
- Assess various data visualisation options in Power BI Desktop
- Make sense of the DAX formula Language
- Produce typical business reports using DAX formulas you will build on a Power BI Data Model
- Incorporate budget data to your reporting Building budget variable analysis reports
- Produce a complete reporting solution from scratch in a full Day Case Study Session
Course Methodology
Interactive Online Learning (using Quizzes, White Board, etc.) | |
Role-Plays | |
Storytelling | |
Mini-Lectures | |
Practical Works | |
Video Based Learning | |
Group Activities, Discussion & Presentation |
Mini Projects | |
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) | |
Demo | |
Recap Sessions | |
Ice Breaking / Games | |
Pre-Assessment & Post-Assessment |
The exercises and activities incorporate “FUN” elements are thoughtfully selected to best suit the general corporate culture. Our expert trainer will ensure the exercises used are highly applicable to your industry in order to enable participants to apply the knowledge, skills and behaviour which they have obtained through this learning session.
Who Should Attend
Requirements / Pre-requisites
The pre-requisites of starting the Microsoft Power BI training are as follows:
Basic knowledge of Analytics and Business intelligence concepts and tools:
- Basic knowledge of the business analytics tools and BI concepts is a must if you are targeting to learn the Microsoft Power BI course. This would be an added advantage as you would then know the basics and the underlying history behind using specific tools and techniques mentioned in the course. Analytics is all about dealing with data, and business intelligence represents that meaningful set of information by reports, graphs and other methods. Microsoft Power BI tool helps you leverage those two features, and hence, prior knowledge of these concepts is good to go to thing.
A passion or a zeal to learn:
- This is one of the critical asks when you are a newbie in learning this or any other technology. Unless and until you possess the zeal or the enthusiasm to learn a new technology or tool, it will be a challenging journey.
Basic knowledge of programming languages:
- This point holds when you are willing to learn any new technology or skill. A new programming language gives you an added advantage over everybody else as you will understand the concepts in a lot better way.
Background about your job:
- This point will aid you in relating to things that you study. For example, if your job is in a bank, you can easily relate with the account related fraudulent transactions in the bank's history, so on and so forth.
Course Duration
Two (2) Days
Important Note: Course Outline and Duration can be customised according to client's requirements
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Unlock the potential of data-driven insights with our Microsoft Power BI: Reporting and Analytics course. Dive into the suite of tools designed to transform your organization’s data analysis capabilities, connecting to a multitude of data sources, streamlining data preparation, and enabling ad hoc analysis. Explore Power BI technologies like Power Query, DAX, Data Modeling (Power Pivot), and M, learning how to automate reporting processes and craft visually engaging dashboards, offering a comprehensive view of your business. Utilizing Microsoft's Power BI Desktop Application, you'll create detailed reporting models from scratch, sharing these invaluable insights effortlessly via the powerbi.com service. Join us and revolutionize how your business interprets and utilizes data!