Power BI Desktop Training - Learn how to create stunning reports and visualizations

Power BI Desktop Training - Learn how to create stunning reports and visualizations 

Power BI Desktop from Microsoft provides access to a suite of business analytics tools designed to improve analysis and sharing of data. It provides easy to use dashboards, interactive reports and visualizations to bring your data to life, updated in real time – allowing easier sharing and analysis of data, with greater understanding, speed and efficiency. With one click, you can explore the data behind the dashboard, using intuitive tools that make finding answers easy.
Power BI Desktop puts visual analytics at your fingertips with intuitive report authoring. Drag-and-drop to place content exactly where you want it on the flexible and fluid canvas. Quickly discover patterns as you explore a single unified view of linked, interactive visualizations

Audience: Power BI Desktop is part of the suite of tools from Microsoft which enable data to be analyzed and published from a variety of sources. With Power BI Desktop, you get a report authoring tool that enables you to connect to and query data from different sources using the Query Editor. From the datasets you build with Query Editor you can create Reports and Visualizations or dashboards within Power BI Desktop. Reports can then be published. This course covers the use of Power BI Desktop to connect to data, create Visualizations, query the data and publish reports.
Please Note: This Microsoft Power BI training course does not cover Microsoft’s Power BI Pro, Power BI accessed via Office 365 or SharePoint Services.

Prerequisites:
• Please note that this course is not suitable for new Excel or database users
• An understanding of basic data concepts
• Ability to create, format chart outputs
• Be able to create formulas using standard aggregate functions

Public Courses for Power BI £240.00/Day +Vat

Course Duration: 2 days

Course Types: Group bookings, public courses, 1-2-1 sessions, bespoke tailored courses.

Course Location: This Power BI Desktop training course is delivered at our training centre in London situated close to Liverpool street station. Training can also be delivered at your offices. Tailored course content can be customised to meet your specific requirements, with scheduled dates to suit you.

After completing this course, students will understand:
• Power BI Desktop concepts and main features
• Data Sources compatible with Power BI Desktop
• Connecting to Data with Power BI Desktop
• How to explore Data Visualizations
• Application of Common Query Tasks to Shape Data in Power BI Desktop
• Creation and publishing Reports

Module 1: Getting Started with Power BI Desktop
Power BI Concepts and Overview
Introduction to Main Features
Imports
Visualizations
Filters and Queries
Reports

Module 2: Connecting to Data Sources with Power BI Desktop
Data Sources Power BI Desktop will connect to
Data Types and Properties in Power BI Desktop
Import and Enter Data
Get Data and Query Editor
Introducing the Query Editor
Using the Query Editor to Connect to Data
Combining Data Sources as a Mash Up
Working with Relationships in Data

Module 3: Data Visualizations
Overview of Data Visualizations
Tables and Matrix Views
Applying Conditional Formats
Charts
Interactive Data and Date Slicers
Drill Visualizations to see underlying data
Create Reusable Field Hierarchies
Record Grouping and Binning in Visualizations
Drill Visualizations with using Dates
Clustering
Analytics and Forecast Lines in Visualizations
Creating Role Based Views
Data Categories, Geo-Data and Maps

Module 4: Querying and Shaping the Data
Common Activities using Query Editor
Filters
Transforms
Pivot and Group By
Creating Custom Calculated Columns
Adding Conditional Columns
Introduction to DAX Expressions
Histograms

Module 5: 
Reports and Output Options
Report Elements and Options
Working with Pages
Adding Graphics
Visual and Filter Settings
Export Power BI Data to CSV
Create a Power BI Template

 




We can deliver Microsoft Power BI Desktop training courses at your site or our Training Centre in London.

Please call us on 08001601666 to discuss how we can help you use Microsoft Power BI.