Microsoft Power BI Course – Overview
Unlock the power of data visualization and business intelligence with our comprehensive Microsoft Power BI course. Designed for data enthusiasts, analysts, and business professionals, this course covers everything from the basics of Power BI to advanced features for creating dynamic dashboards, interactive reports, and actionable insights. Learn how to transform raw data into compelling stories and make data-driven decisions that drive business success.
What You’ll Learn
- Power BI Basics
- Get started with Power BI’s user interface and core functionalities. Learn how to connect to various data sources, including Excel, SQL Server, and cloud-based services like Azure and Salesforce.
- Understand how to clean, transform, and model data using Power Query and DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) to prepare data for analysis.
- Data Visualization
- Master the art of creating visually engaging, interactive reports and dashboards. Learn to design and build visuals such as bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, maps, and custom visuals to represent your data effectively.
- Explore best practices for storytelling with data, ensuring that your visualizations are clear, concise, and impactful.
- Advanced Analytics
- Dive into advanced analytical features like time intelligence, calculated columns, and measures using DAX. Learn to perform complex calculations, build dynamic reports, and uncover trends and insights hidden within your data.
- Implement what-if analysis, forecasts, and predictive analytics to support decision-making.
- Power BI Service & Cloud Integration
- Learn how to publish your reports to the Power BI Service, enabling team collaboration, sharing, and secure access from any device. Understand how to schedule data refreshes and configure row-level security (RLS) for your reports.
- Explore integrations with Microsoft Azure, Power Automate, and other cloud services to automate workflows, enhance productivity, and scale your analytics solutions.
- Data Governance & Security
- Ensure data compliance and security within your organization using features like data lineage, sensitivity labels, and audit logs. Learn best practices for managing data governance in Power BI to protect sensitive information while enabling self-service analytics.
- Real-Time Dashboards
- Learn how to build real-time dashboards that pull data from streaming sources such as IoT devices, social media, and live databases. Gain the ability to monitor key business metrics and make informed decisions on the go.
- Power BI & AI Integration
- Unlock AI-driven insights by integrating Microsoft AI capabilities into Power BI. Learn how to use natural language queries, AI visualizations, and cognitive services to enhance your data analysis and automate insights generation.
Hands-on Labs
Gain hands-on experience through interactive labs and projects. You’ll build full-scale Power BI reports and dashboards using real-world datasets, preparing you to solve complex business problems with data-driven insights. From connecting to data sources to publishing reports, you will gain practical skills that you can apply immediately in your organization.
Who Should Enroll?
- Data Analysts, Business Analysts, and Managers looking to enhance their data visualization and reporting skills.
- IT Professionals and Developers wanting to integrate Power BI into broader data platforms or custom applications.
- Decision Makers and Business Leaders aiming to foster a data-driven culture within their organizations by enabling self-service analytics.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of data and reporting concepts is recommended, but no prior experience with Power BI is required. Familiarity with Excel or SQL is a plus.
Course Format
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Mode: Online
- Includes: Video Tutorials, Live Sessions, Quizzes, Projects, and Case Studies