Microsoft Power BI Introduction

Learn how to leverage Power BI to easily build reports and dashboards with interactive visualisations. Connect to and visualise multiple data sources and deliver scalable, enterprise-level business intelligence (BI) that’s easy to use and helps promote deeper insights into corporate data.

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Course Info

Duration 1 Day
Training Type Course
Study Type In centre, Online

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  • In this course, participants will perform practical use-case learning exercises to confidently develop and style their own Power BI dashboards and manage, analyse, and transform data
Duration 1 Day

Course Content

Attending this workshop will provide:

  • A history of Microsoft’s BI Development
  • An understanding of licensing and sharing implications
  • A description of Microsoft’s Power Tools Ecosystem
  • An understanding of BI Terminology & Architecture
  • An Introduction to data modelling
  • Date & Time-based analysis using calendars
  • A comparison between Excel and Power BI Desktop
  • Details on the importance of Power Query
  • An overview of Power Query
  • A working knowledge of Power BI Desktop
  • The means to produce your first report and dashboard
  • Details on the various security mechanisms available

Course Overview

  • In this course, participants will perform practical use-case learning exercises to confidently develop and style their own Power BI dashboards and manage, analyse, and transform data
  • Attending this course will require learners to have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Power BI and an understanding of Microsoft Office 365 is recommended. Corporate use of Microsoft Power BI requires additional licenses for Microsoft 365. Learners will require at least a Power BI Pro licence to perform the exercises on their own computers
  • A stable internet connection is required and having a second display is beneficial but not essential

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