This course is for the absolute beginner but it’s thorough enough that even non-beginners may find it valuable. This course is suitable for beginners who want to become a serious Power BI practitioner. You’ll learn the techniques and best practices for working with real-world data.
To sign up contact hello@generalBI.com.
Instructor: Darcy Whyte is a globally recognized software developer, Power BI practitioner and teacher. He has certifications for Power BI, decades of experience with data and taught hundreds of courses. He consistently receives high acclaim from students and companies.
What you need to attend this course:
- Power BI Desktop. For work computers refer to your software service center or your help desk. For personal computers, you will receive a link when you register to download the software for FREE.
- A computer with two monitors or more and a mouse.
- The course files (download link provided when you register).
What you get with this course:
- You get the two-day, hands-on workshop.
- You can repeat the workshop at no extra charge.
- You get the course notes and video files for review and to enforce what you’ve learned.
- You can attend “Office Hours” for one month. This is a once-a-week, one-hour session, where you can ask questions about the content of any of our courses.
Course Content:
Overview of Power BI, what does it do and how. You’ll learn about the terminology used with data and Power BI. We’ll learn about relational data, the Kimbal Methodology and dimensional modeling.
You’ll learn to use various tactics for transforming and cleaning data: Append, Merge, Pivot, UnPivot, Surrogate Keys, Duplicate, Reference, Normalization, De-Normalization.
Data Analysis including DAX (Data Analysis Expressions), Measures, Time Intelligence, Date Tables, Fiscal Periods (such as April 1st Fiscal Year start).
How to create dashboards and interactive visuals from your data including, Maps, Cards, Slicers, Bar Charts, Line Charts, Pie Charts.
Methods of publishing and sharing your reports.