Objectives :

a). Build professional-quality business intelligence reports from the ground up

b). Blend and transform raw data into beautiful interactive dashboards

c). Design and implement the same B.I. tools used by professional analysts and data scientists

d). Showcase your skills with two full-scale course projects (with step-by-step solutions)

e). Understand the business intelligence workflow from end to end.

f). Learn from a best-selling instructor and professional BI developer

Requirements :

a). Microsoft Power BI Desktop (free download)

b). This course is designed for PC/Windows users (currently not available for Mac)

c). Experience with Excel Power Query, Power Pivot & DAX is a plus, but not required

a). Connect and transform the Raw Data

1. Intro to the Power BI Query Editor
2. Types of Power BI Data Connectors
3. Basic Table Transformations
4. Text, Number & Date Tools
5. Index & Conditional Columns
6. Grouping & Aggregating Data
7. Pivoting & Unpivoting
8. Modifying, Merging & Appending Queries
9. Connecting to Folders
10. Defining Hierarchies & Categories
11. Query Editing & Power BI Best Practices

b). Build a Relational Data Model

1. Intro to Database Normalization
2. Data (“Fact”) Tables vs. Lookup (“Dimension”) Tables
3. Creating Power BI Table Relationships
4. “Star” vs. “Snowflake” Schemas
5. Active vs. Inactive Relationships
6. Relationship Cardinality
7. Connecting Multiple Data Tables
8. Filtering & Cross-Filtering
9. Hiding Fields from the Power BI Report View
10. Data Modeling & Power BI best Practices

c). Add Calculated Fields with DAX

1. Intro to Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
2. Calculated Columns vs. Measures
3. Row Context vs. Filter Context in PowerBI
4. DAX Syntax & Operators
5. Common PowerBI Functions
6. Basic Date & Time Formulas
7. Logical & Conditional Statements
8. Text, Math & Stats Functions
9. Joining Data with RELATED
10. CALCULATE, ALL & FILTER Functions
11. DAX Iterators (SUMX, AVERAGEX)
12. Time Intelligence Formulas
13. DAX & Power BI Best Practices

d). Design Interactive Power BI Reports

1. Intro to the PowerBI Report View
2. Adding Basic Charts to PowerBI Reports
3. Formatting & Filtering Options
4. Matrix Visuals
5. Slicers & Timelines
6. Cards & KPIs
7. PowerBI Map Visuals (Basic, Fill, ArcGIS)
8. Treemaps, Lines, Areas & Gauges
9. Editing Report interactions
10. Adding Drillthrough Filters
11. Linking to Report Bookmarks
12. Using “What-If” Parameters
13. Managing & Viewing Roles
14. PREVIEW: Publishing to PowerBI Service
15. PowerBI Data Viz Best Practices.

For more inputs on Microsoft Power BI for Business Intelligence you can connect here. Contact the L&D Specialist at Locus IT.

Locus Academy has more than a decade of experience in delivering training/staffing on Microsoft Power BI for corporates across the globe. The participants for the training/staffing on Microsoft Power BI  are extremely satisfied and can implement the learnings in their ongoing projects.