Introduction to Power BI Training Course

This Introduction to Power BI Training will give you all the skills you need to jump-start your Power BI journey. It discusses in depth the industry-recognized steps from raw data to detailed analysis via five main stages:

Loading data into Power BI from a wide range of data sources, such as CSV and XLS files
Transforming data using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), M, and Power Query languages
Creating and extending a comprehensive data model with DAX
Visualizing data in Power BI desktop using built-in tools
Sharing and collaborating with the Power BI service or Power BI server

In this course, you will:

Create interactive visualizations to deliver business insights.
Extract business intelligence by using DAX, M, and Power Query.
Share Datasets, Reports, and Dashboards in the Power BI Service.
Pre-format and import data from an Excel Report using Power Query and M.
Add value with measures, calculated columns, and calculated tables using DAX.
Import data from relational databases and integrate it with other data sources.
Profile, shape, and filter tables to prepare for analyses by fixing data issues.
Integrate data from CSV files and Excel Workbooks.
Explore and extend a Power BI data model.

Course Outline

Chapter 1: Power BI Overview
Visual analysis and visual analytics
Power BI Infrastructure
Loading Data
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
Hands-On Exercise 1.1 Loading and Visualizing data

Chapter 2: Transforming Data
Using Power Query to clean, transform and load data
Profiling your data
Resolve data quality issues
Apply user-friendly names to Queries, tables, and columns
Import data from an Excel formatted report
Hands-On Exercise 2.1 Transforming Data with Power Query

Hands-On Exercise 2.2 Appending, Merging, and Combining Queries

Chapter 3: Creating a Data Model
Understand the role of the Data Model in Power BI
Create table relationships
Understand Cardinality and Cross Filtering
Discuss Star and Snowflake schema
Create a Date Dimension
Build a Data Model from multiple Data sources
Hands-On Exercise 3.1 Creating a Data Model

Chapter 4: Visualizing your Data
Discuss Report settings
Choosing the right visualizations
Creating, formatting, and styling your reports
Using Hierarchies and Drilldown
Utilizing Slicers and Filters
Adding Custom Visualizations
Hands-On Exercise 4.1 Creating Reports Part 1

Hands-On Exercise 4.2 Creating Reports Part 2

Hands-On Exercise 4.3 Creating Reports Part 3

Chapter 5: Introduction to DAX, Calculated Columns and Measures
Gain an Introduction to DAX
Differentiate between Calculated Columns and Measures
Create Calculated Columns
Create Measures
Understand Filter and Row context
Understand the power of the Calculate function
Hands-on Exercise 5.1 Introduction to DAX

Optional Hands-on Exercise 5.2 Intermediate Level DAX

Chapter 6: Collaboration and Sharing (Publishing Reports and Creating Dashboards)
Discuss the Power BI Service and Power BI Server
Understand the main components of the Power BI Service
Publish a Power BI Project to the Power BI Service
Share Reports
Build and Share Dashboards
Hands-On Exercise 6.1 Collaboration and Sharing in the Power BI Service