Power BI: From Beginner to Intermediate
Program Information
- 🎓 Delivery Method:
- On-site (available now, on demand)
- Remote (live, on demand)
- Online (self-paced, coming soon)
- ⏳ Duration:
- 3 days, 4 hours per day
- Custom options available for internal teams
- 🧩 Format:
- Interactive workshops
- Hands-on exercises
- 👨🎓 Maximum Participants:
- 12 per session (to ensure personalized interaction)
- 📋 Course Requirements:
- No prior technical background required.
- 📅 Scheduling:
- Flexible scheduling available on demand
- 📞 Contact to Schedule:
- 📧 training@vizacta.com
Course Description
Unlock the full potential of your data with Power BI, Microsoft’s powerful business intelligence platform. This hands-on course takes you on a comprehensive journey from the very basics of Power BI to intermediate-level skills used by data professionals and analysts worldwide.
Whether you’re an Excel user, aspiring data analyst, business professional, or someone switching careers into data, this course provides a clear, structured path to becoming confident in building reports, dashboards, and data models with Power BI.
You’ll start by learning how to connect to various data sources, clean and transform raw data using Power Query, and design stunning visualizations that communicate insights effectively. As you progress, you’ll dive into data modeling, explore DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) for powerful calculations, and learn how to publish and share your reports with others.
With project-based lessons and real-world scenarios, you’ll gain practical skills to analyze business performance, visualize trends, and make data-driven decisions—no coding experience required.
What You’ll Learn
- Navigate the Power BI interface with confidence
- Clean and transform data using Power Query
- Build relationships and data models for reporting
- Create dynamic dashboards and compelling visuals
- Write basic to intermediate DAX formulas
- Publish, share, and collaborate using Power BI Service
- Apply your skills to real-world business scenarios
Who This Course Is For
- Beginners with no prior experience in Power BI
- Excel users who want to enhance their data analysis skills
- Business professionals and managers who work with data
- Students and career changers aiming for roles in data analytics
- Anyone preparing for the Microsoft Power BI certification (PL-300 / DA-100)
Course Content
- What is Power BI? Overview and Use Cases
- Power BI Ecosystem: Desktop, Service, and Mobile
- Installing and Setting Up Power BI Desktop
- Navigating the Power BI Interface
- Connecting to Excel and CSV Files
- Connecting to Online Services and Databases
- Introduction to Power Query Editor
- Removing Columns, Filtering Rows, and Renaming
- Combining Queries: Append and Merge
- Splitting Columns and Formatting Data Types
- Creating Custom Columns in Power Query
- Using the M Language (Intro Only)
- Understanding Tables, Fields, and Relationships
- Creating Relationships Between Tables
- Cardinality and Cross Filter Direction
- Using Star Schema in Power BI
- Hiding Unused Fields for Cleaner Models
- Creating a Date Table
- Creating Bar, Line, and Pie Charts
- Using Maps, Tree Maps, and Donut Charts
- Customizing Visuals (Colors, Labels, Tooltips)
- Adding Slicers and Filters
- Grouping and Binning Data
- Creating Drill-through Pages and Tooltips
- Using Bookmarks and Buttons for Navigation
- What is DAX and Why It Matters
- Creating Calculated Columns vs. Measures
- Using SUM, AVERAGE, MIN, MAX Functions
- Writing Conditional Logic with IF and SWITCH
- Using DISTINCTCOUNT and COUNTROWS
- Introduction to Time Intelligence in DAX
- Publishing Reports to Power BI Service
- Creating and Customizing Dashboards
- Setting Up Row-Level Security
- Scheduling Data Refresh in Power BI Service
- Sharing Reports and Collaborating with Teams
- Using CALCULATE and FILTER for Dynamic Measures
- Mastering ALL, ALLEXCEPT, and REMOVEFILTERS
- Using Variables in DAX
- Understanding Evaluation and Filter Context
- Optimizing Data Models for Performance
- Introduction to DAX Studio
- Sales Dashboard from Scratch
- Financial Performance Report
- Customer Segmentation Using DAX
- Building an Executive Summary Dashboard
- Analyzing Trends and Seasonality