This hands-on course explores essential PowerBI data handling functions and reporting skills, coupling the most current, effective techniques with the soundest practices. Attendees of this course will gain practical examples from the experienced instructor who has deployed and configured Power BI reporting in a wide variety of businesses.  

Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert facilitator, students will learn how to: 

• Identify and retrieve data from data sources and understand the different connection methods. 
• Optimize query performance 
• Profile and examine the data and apply data shape transformations 
• Develop a scalable and performance data model 
• Enhance the data model with DAX using measures, calculated columns and tables 
• Use variables and aggregations to optimize model performance 
• Design and create reports and dashboards 
• Select and add appropriate visualizations 
• Create paginated reports 
• Perform Advanced Analytics 
• Create and manage workspaces 
• Manage datasets and dataset refresh 
• Apply row-level security 

Need different skills or topics? If your team requires different topics or tools, additional skills or custom approach, this course may be further adjusted to accommodate. We offer additional PowerBI, reporting, data analytics, visualization and other related topics that may be blended with this course for a track that best suits your needs.  

This is an Intermediate PowerBI course geared for experienced users who wish to leverage the tool's more advanced capabilities. 

Please note that this list of topics is based on our standard course offering, evolved from typical industry uses and trends. We will work with you to tune this course and level of coverage to target the skills you need most. Course agenda, topics and labs are subject to adjust during live delivery in response to student skill level, interests and participation.  

Get Started with Microsoft Data Analytics 

• Overview of Data Analysis 
• Roles in Data 
• Introduction to Power BI 
• Building Blocks of Power BI 
• Touring and Using Power BI 

Prepare Data in Power BI 

• Introduction to getting data 
• Getting data 
• Select a Storage Mode 
• Fix Performance Issues 
• Identify and Resolve Data Import Errors 

Cleaning, Transforming, and Loading Data 

• Profiling Data and Examining Structures 
• Identify column headers and names 
• Shaping Table Structure 
• Unpivot and Pivot columns 
• Apply user-friendly value replacements 
• Use Advanced Editor to Modify M Code  

Designing a Data Model in Power BI 

• Introduction to Data Modeling 
• Joins and Relationships 
• Star Schemas 
• Configure Table and Column Properties 
• Modeling Challenges 
• Creating new Hierarchies 

Create Model Calculations using DAX in Power BI 

• Introduction to DAX 
• Calculated Columns 
• Understanding Context 
• The CALCULATE() Function 
• Using Relationships Effectively 
• Time-Intelligence 

Optimize Model Performance 

• Introduction to Performance Optimization 
• Performance Analyzer 
• Implement Table Granularity 
• Optimize Performance 
• Introduction to Aggregations 
• Managing Aggregations 

Create Reports 

• Design a Report Layout 
• Choosing Effective Visualizations 
• Adding Visualizations to Reports 
• Format and Configure Visualizations 
• Basic Interactions 
• Configure Conditional Formatting 
• Design for Accessibility 
• Apply Slicing, Filtering, and Sorting 
• Publish and Export Reports 

Create Dashboards 

• Introduction to Dashboards 
• Set Mobile View 
• Configure Data Alerts 
• Explore Data by Asking Questions 
• Configure Data Classification 

Create Paginated Reports 

• Introduction to Paginated Reports 
• Getting Data 
• Create a Paginated Report 
• Work with Charts and Tables 
• Publish the Report 

Perform Advanced Analytics 

• Introduction to Advanced Analytics 
• Explore Statistical Summary 
• Identify Outliers 
• Advanced Analytics Custom Visuals 
• Introduction to AI Visuals 

Create and Manage Workspaces 

• Introduction to Workspaces 
• Create a Workspace 
• Create Apps 
• Monitor Usage and Performance 
• Data Protection 

Manage Datasets in Power BI 

• Introduction to Datasets and Parameters 
• Dataset Scheduled Refresh 
• Incremental Data Refresh Settings 
• Manage and Promote Datasets 
• Troubleshooting Service Connectivity

Bonus Content / Time Permitting  

Row-level Security 

• Security overview in Power BI 
• Row-level security 
• Static Method 
• Dynamic Method 

Connect to OData feeds