Become a Power BI Expert

In today’s data-driven world, the ability to transform raw data into actionable insights is a critical skill across industries. "Power BI Mastery: From Data Fundamentals to Advanced Analytics" is a comprehensive, hands-on course designed to equip participants with the end-to-end skills needed to become proficient Power BI professionals.

Whether you're a beginner seeking to break into data analytics or a business professional aiming to enhance your decision-making capabilities, this course will guide you through the full spectrum of Power BI’s capabilities—from data connection and modeling to advanced DAX and interactive dashboard creation.

You’ll start by learning the core principles of Business Intelligence (BI) and exploring the Power BI ecosystem, including Power BI Desktop, Service, and Mobile. Through real-world scenarios and projects, you’ll gain hands-on experience in connecting to diverse data sources, cleaning and transforming data using Power Query, and building efficient, scalable data models following industry best practices like the star schema.

The course will then take a deep dive into Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), empowering you to create calculated columns, dynamic measures, and complex expressions that deliver powerful, context-aware insights. You'll also learn how to apply time intelligence functions, manage filter context, and troubleshoot calculation errors.

Finally, you’ll learn how to design visually compelling, interactive reports and dashboards that communicate insights effectively. From charts and slicers to drill-through pages and KPI indicators, you'll master the visual storytelling techniques that drive smarter business decisions.What You Will Learn:

The role of Business Intelligence and Power BI in modern analytics
Navigating and using Power BI Desktop, Service, and Mobile applications
Importing and connecting to data from Excel, SQL Server, web, and cloud-based sources
Data transformation and cleansing with Power Query Editor
Building efficient data models and managing relationships between tables
Writing effective DAX formulas for advanced calculations and insights
Creating interactive dashboards with visuals such as charts, cards, slicers, maps, and tables
Publishing reports to the Power BI Service and setting up scheduled data refresh
Sharing dashboards with stakeholders and collaborating through Power BI workspaces
Applying best practices for performance optimization and data governance
Who Should Enroll:
- Business analysts, data analysts, and professionals involved in reporting
- Finance, marketing, operations, and HR professionals seeking to make data-driven decisions
- Beginners in data analytics aiming to build foundational and advanced Power BI skills
- Students and recent graduates looking to enter the field of business intelligenceTools & Technologies Covered:
  - Power BI Desktop
  - Power BI Service
  - Power Query Editor
  - DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)
  - Excel, SQL Server, Web APIs, and Cloud data connectors.

What's inside

Learning objectives

Understand the fundamentals of business intelligence (bi) and articulate the structure and components of the power bi ecosystem, including power bi desktop,
Connect to and integrate data from various sources, including excel, sql server, and cloud-based platforms, using power bi’s data connectivity features.
Prepare data for analysis by cleaning, transforming, and shaping raw datasets using the power query editor.

Design robust data models utilizing best practices such as the star schema, and establish effective relationships between multiple datasets to support accurate
Apply dax (data analysis expressions) to build calculated columns, measures, and sophisticated expressions that enable dynamic and insightful analytics.
Create compelling, interactive dashboards and reports using power bi’s rich suite of visualizations, including charts, maps, tables, slicers, for decisions.

Understand the fundamentals of business intelligence (bi) and articulate the structure and components of the power bi ecosystem, including power bi desktop,
Connect to and integrate data from various sources, including excel, sql server, and cloud-based platforms, using power bi’s data connectivity features.
Prepare data for analysis by cleaning, transforming, and shaping raw datasets using the power query editor.
Design robust data models utilizing best practices such as the star schema, and establish effective relationships between multiple datasets to support accurate
Apply dax (data analysis expressions) to build calculated columns, measures, and sophisticated expressions that enable dynamic and insightful analytics.
Create compelling, interactive dashboards and reports using power bi’s rich suite of visualizations, including charts, maps, tables, slicers, for decisions.

Syllabus

Introduction

Overview of Dashboards

Explain how to download and install the data

Downloading and installation of Power BI

Career center

Learners who complete Become a Power BI Expert: Data Analysis, DAX, and Dashboards will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers: