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Power BI (comprehensive)

Self-paced videos, Lifetime access, Study material, Certification prep, Technical support, Course Completion Certificate


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£12 inc VAT
Study method
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Duration
17.7 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Reed courses certificate of completion - Free
  • Uplatz Certificate of Completion - Free

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Overview

Uplatz provides this comprehensive course on Power BI. It is a self-paced course consisting of video lectures. You will be awarded Course Completion Certificate at the end of the course.

Power BI is a business analytics service developed by Microsoft. It is used to visualize and share insights from data through interactive reports, dashboards, and data visualizations. Power BI enables organizations to connect to various data sources, transform and clean the data, create meaningful visualizations, and share these insights with colleagues or clients.

Here's a breakdown of its key features and uses in business:

  1. Data Connection and Transformation: Power BI allows users to connect to a wide range of data sources, including databases, spreadsheets, online services, and cloud-based platforms. It offers tools to transform and shape data by applying filters, calculations, and data modeling.

  2. Data Visualization: One of the primary uses of Power BI is to create compelling and interactive data visualizations. Users can design charts, graphs, maps, tables, and other visuals to represent data trends, patterns, and insights.

  3. Interactive Dashboards: Power BI enables the creation of dynamic and interactive dashboards that provide a consolidated view of key performance indicators (KPIs) and business metrics. Users can drill down into the data, filter information, and gain deeper insights.

  4. Real-time Reporting: Power BI can connect to real-time data sources, allowing organizations to monitor and analyze live data streams to make informed decisions quickly.

  5. Data Sharing and Collaboration: Users can publish their Power BI reports and dashboards to the Power BI service or embed them in websites and applications. This facilitates easy sharing and collaboration among team members, stakeholders, and clients.

  6. Mobile Compatibility: Power BI offers mobile apps for iOS and Android devices, enabling users to access their reports and dashboards on the go. This ensures that insights are readily available wherever users are.

  7. Natural Language Querying: Power BI supports natural language querying, allowing users to ask questions about their data using everyday language. The system interprets these questions and generates relevant visualizations and insights.

  8. Advanced Analytics: Power BI integrates with other Microsoft tools and services, such as Azure Machine Learning and SQL Server Analysis Services, to perform advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and machine learning.

  9. Data Security and Compliance: Power BI offers features to manage data access, permissions, and security settings. It also supports compliance with data protection regulations, making it suitable for organizations with strict data governance requirements.

  10. Decision Making: By providing easy-to-understand visualizations and insights, Power BI empowers business users to make informed decisions based on data-driven insights rather than intuition or guesswork.

In summary, Power BI is a powerful tool that helps businesses analyze, visualize, and share data effectively, leading to better decision-making, improved operational efficiency, and enhanced communication of insights across the organization.

Curriculum

1
section
39
lectures
17h 44m
total
    • 1: Introduction to Power BI - theory 46:46
    • 2: Introduction to Power BI - practical 19:15
    • 3: Connecting to a Database - theory 27:14
    • 4: Connecting to a Database - practical Preview 27:00
    • 5: Working with Dates - theory 21:36
    • 6: Working with Dates - practical 23:36
    • 7: Conditional Columns - theory 12:14
    • 8: Conditional Columns - practical Preview 19:26
    • 9: Merge Queries - theory 34:11
    • 10: Merge Queries - practical 32:28
    • 11: Creating Calculated Columns - theory 15:39
    • 12: Creating Calculated Columns - practical 40:58
    • 13: Creating Calculated Measures - theory 55:41
    • 14: Creating Calculated Measures - practical 39:54
    • 15: Creating and Managing Hierarchies - theory 35:19
    • 16: Creating and Managing Hierarchies - practical 29:52
    • 17: Manually typing in a Data Table - theory 18:45
    • 18: Manually typing in a Data Table - practical 14:25
    • 19: Include and Exclude - theory 19:09
    • 20: Include and Exclude - practical 13:14
    • 21: Pie Chart and Tree Map - theory 42:53
    • 22: Pie Chart and Tree Map - practical 23:16
    • 23: Filters - theory 27:16
    • 24: Filters - practical 16:46
    • 25: Slicers - Date Slicers - theory 51:03
    • 26: Slicers - Date Slicers - practical 1 24:54
    • 27: Slicers - Date Slicers - practical 2 16:20
    • 28: Map Visualization - theory 32:34
    • 29: Map Visualization - practical 29:16
    • 30: Tables and Matrix - theory 38:47
    • 31: Tables and Matrix - practical 36:30
    • 32: Table Styles - theory 08:56
    • 33: Table Styles - practical 11:40
    • 34: Waterfall Gauge Card and KPI - theory 38:18
    • 35: Waterfall Gauge Card and KPI - practical 53:19
    • 36: Shapes - Text Boxes - Images - theory 12:15
    • 37: Shapes - Text Boxes - Images - practical 24:54
    • 38: Page Layout and Formatting - theory 16:31
    • 39: Page Layout and Formatting - practical 11:03

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Description

Power BI (comprehensive) - course syllabus

  1. Introduction to Power BI
  2. Connecting to a Database
  3. Working with Dates
  4. Conditional Columns
  5. Merge Queries
  6. Creating Calculated Columns
  7. Creating Calculated Measures
  8. Creating and Managing Hierarchies
  9. Manually typing in a Data Table
  10. Include and Exclude
  11. Pie Chart and Tree Map
  12. Filters
  13. Slicers - Date Slicers
  14. Map Visualization
  15. Table and Matrix
  16. Table Styles
  17. Waterfall Gauge Card and KPI
  18. Shapes, Text Boxes, and Images
  19. Page Layout and Formatting
  20. Importing Excel Data using simple table

Learning Power BI can provide numerous benefits for individuals and organizations. Here are some of the key advantages of learning and using Power BI:

  1. Data Visualization: Power BI allows you to create interactive and visually appealing data visualizations such as charts, graphs, and maps. It helps to convey insights more effectively, making it easier to understand complex data.

  2. Data Integration: Power BI can connect to a wide variety of data sources, including databases, cloud services, spreadsheets, and more. It enables you to consolidate and integrate data from multiple sources, facilitating comprehensive data analysis.

  3. Data Analysis: With Power BI, you can perform powerful data analysis using DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) and M (Power Query formula language). These tools allow you to create custom calculations, measures, and queries to gain deeper insights into your data.

  4. Real-Time Reporting: Power BI supports real-time data updates, allowing you to build dashboards and reports that automatically refresh with the latest data. This feature is crucial for making informed, data-driven decisions in real-time.

  5. Data Exploration: Power BI provides interactive features like drill-down, drill-through, and filtering, enabling users to explore data from different perspectives and answer ad-hoc questions on the fly.

  6. Self-Service BI: Power BI empowers business users to create their own reports and dashboards without heavy reliance on IT or data analysts. This self-service capability promotes a data-driven culture within organizations.

  7. Mobile Accessibility: Power BI offers mobile apps for various platforms, making it easy to access and interact with reports and dashboards on smartphones and tablets, ensuring data availability on the go.

  8. Collaboration and Sharing: Power BI supports sharing and collaboration features, allowing users to share their reports and dashboards with others within or outside the organization securely.

  9. Cost-Effectiveness: Power BI offers various licensing options, including a free version with limited features. This makes it a cost-effective choice for businesses and individuals looking to leverage powerful BI capabilities without a significant investment.

  10. Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem: Power BI seamlessly integrates with other Microsoft products like Excel, Azure, SharePoint, and Teams, creating a unified ecosystem for data analytics and collaboration.

  11. Decision-Making: By providing accurate, up-to-date, and actionable insights, Power BI facilitates data-driven decision-making, leading to improved business outcomes and efficiency.

Overall, learning Power BI can significantly enhance data analysis, reporting, and decision-making capabilities, making it a valuable skill for professionals in various domains and organizations aiming to leverage data for strategic advantages.

Who is this course for?

Everyone

Requirements

Passion and zeal to succeed!

Career path

  1. Business Analysts: Business Analysts can learn how to create data models, and design interactive visualizations.

  2. Data Analysts: Data analysts can learn how to use Power Query and DAX for data transformation

  3. Data Scientists: Data scientists can enhance their data visualization and reporting skills

  4. Business Managers and Executives

  5. IT Professionals

  6. Anyone Interested in Data Visualization

Questions and answers


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m r asked:

hi, can I practice while doing the course?I can't use power bi unless I have a company email. how will it work with the course?

Answer:

Hi M R You can easily practice on Power BI Desktop which is free to install on your computer. Team Uplatz

This was helpful. Thank you for your feedback.
Urmila asked:

I am not IT person, can i still do this course?

Answer:

Hi Urmila Power BI is an analytical/reporting tool and can be learnt even with basic to none IT skills. If you have the interest and wish to pursue a career as data analyst/consultant, then just go ahead! Team Uplatz

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Certificates

Reed courses certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Will be downloadable when all lectures have been completed

Uplatz Certificate of Completion

Digital certificate - Included

Course Completion Certificate by Uplatz

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