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Welcome to the Data Storytelling with Power BI course, where you'll embark on a journey to acquire practical expertise in data transformation and visualization. Leverage the potential of Power BI to craft narratives through structured data, leading to the discovery of more profound insights. Throughout this course, you'll explore the industry-specific applications of Power BI and delve into its various features and functionalities.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: • Explain the different data sources present in Power BI Desktop. • Demonstrate the use of Power Query Editor to clean and transform data. • Manipulate data with the DAX formula and depict stories by using different visualization techniques. • Apply Power BI Service features to elevate the quality of your Reports and implement Dashboards on Power BI Service. • Create Reports and Dashboards on Power BI service utilizing its prevalent features. • Implement Smart Narrative and Key Performance Indicators to enhance reports for a target audience. This course is designed for a diverse audience: freshers, data analyst, business analysts, business intelligence analyst and IT professionals who are looking to enhance their data analysis skills through Power BI. Prior experience with Microsoft Excel or spreadsheet applications can be beneficial when working with Power BI. Embark on an educational voyage to master Microsoft Power BI and enhance your skills in creating efficient Reports and Dashboards using the Power BI ecosystem.
In this module, you will explore the world of business intelligence and derive stories from data and present them to a targeted audience. You will also learn to identify and implement transformations in data for visualization with Power BI Desktop.
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In this module, you will learn to manipulate data with DAX formulas to create measures and columns, operate these transformations with the help of DAX functions, and create relationships to manage data.
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In this module, you will learn to create data visuals with the help of common charts and custom visuals and understand how they work. We will also learn about the best practices that are to be followed while building paginated reports and dashboards.
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In this module, you will learn about Power BI Service, make use of the features after publishing reports and dashboards on the Service interface, manage Smart Narrative, use Q & A to draw more insights from data, secure reports and dashboards with security roles, and observe data lineage.
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This module is designed to assess an individual on the various concepts and teachings covered in this course. Answer a comprehensive quiz which marks you as a learner who is confident in working with Power BI.
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Data Storytelling refers to the process one conducts in a business environment where they do extensive research and modeling of data based on the principle that every piece of data tells a story, which can help an organization make intelligent decisions to amplify productivity and generate results. Storytelling in Power BI covers all the insightful results one gains and presents them to wider audiences.
Power BI is a Business Intelligence (BI) tool developed by Microsoft. It is used for data analysis, visualization, and sharing insights from various sources. Power BI allows users to connect to multiple data sources, including databases, spreadsheets, cloud services, and online data sources, and then transform and model the data to create interactive reports and dashboards. Most of the time, these stories are designed to follow as data interweaves between rich visual formats and insights.
This course is designed for freshers who are novices in Power BI and working professionals aiming for the role of Business Analyst, Data Analyst, etc. The main aim is to use Power BI data story to create impactful visuals.
The prerequisites for learning Data Storytelling with Power BI include:
Data Fundamentals: A basic understanding of data concepts, such as databases, tables, and data types.
Excel Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel can be helpful since Power BI shares some similarities in data manipulation and formulas.
Data Sources: Understanding of where your data is stored, whether it's in databases, spreadsheets, cloud services, or other sources.
Power BI Pro: Access to Power BI Pro or free Power BI Pro trial accessed through @onmicrosoft.com account
While these are helpful prerequisites, it's worth noting that Power BI is designed to be user-friendly and accessible to many users. Beginners can start with basic tasks and gradually build their skills as they gain more experience with the tool.
Yes, the Data Storytelling with Power BI course is up to date. All the software and services used in this module are up to date. Microsoft updates Power BI every month; thus, certain aspects of the course related to the interface are subject to change, but the underlying concepts remain the same.
Data Storytelling with Power BI is structured for completion within five weeks, with an average of 3-4 hours to be allocated per week to complete all items present in the course structure.
Yes, the course is designed to cover Power BI Desktop and Service.
Yes, Custom Visuals are created with their configurations to show the best results.
Yes, real-world case studies and use case demonstrations are highly emphasized, and practical hands-on are shown at the end of each week.
Yes, There are three types of Power BI licenses: Free, Pro, and Premium/Premium per capacity. Before enrolling in the course, the learner must subscribe to the Power BI Pro license, which can be gained via onmicrosoft.com account credentials. Data Storytelling with Power BI course is designed and implemented on a Power BI Pro account.
Operating System Compatibility: Power BI Desktop is compatible with the following Windows operating systems:
Windows 11 (64-bit) or Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: A 64-bit processor with at least 1.4 GHz speed or higher is recommended.
Memory (RAM): A minimum of 4 GB RAM is required, but 8 GB or more is recommended for better performance.
Hard Drive Space: You need at least 2 GB of free hard drive space for the installation.
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