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Business Intelligence with Power BI

Coventry Academy -  Business Intelligence with Power BI
5
Days

Course Schedules

 Riyadh
 23-27 Feb 2025
 $5,950
 Riyadh
 07-11 Apr 2025
 $5,950
 Riyadh
 14-18 Jul 2025
 $5,950
 Dubai
 18-22 Aug 2025
 $5,950
 Riyadh
 22-26 Sep 2025
 $5,950
 Dubai
 20-24 Oct 2025
 $5,950
 London
 24-28 Nov 2025
 $5,950
 Dubai
 29 Dec 2025-02 Jan 2026
 $5,950

Training course overview

This Business Intelligence with Power BI training course is designed to provide participants with a solid foundation in Business Intelligence (BI) principles and equip them with practical skills for utilizing Power BI in data visualization, analysis, and reporting. Power BI is a powerful BI tool that allows users to connect, transform, and present data in a way that drives informed business decisions. Through hands-on practice, participants will gain the ability to design interactive reports and dashboards that effectively communicate insights, making Power BI an essential asset for organizations focused on data-driven decision-making.

What are the goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand core BI concepts and the importance of data-driven decision-making
  • Navigate the Power BI interface and utilize its features for data transformation and visualization
  • Import and clean data from multiple sources to prepare it for analysis
  • Create interactive and visually engaging dashboards and reports
  • Apply DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) to enhance analytical capabilities within Power BI
  • Share insights and collaborate effectively using Power BI Service and Power BI Mobile
  • Understand and implement data security and governance within Power BI

Who is this training course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Business analysts, data analysts, and data scientists who want to leverage BI tools for enhanced analytics
  • Professionals from various industries who work with data and seek to improve their data reporting skills
  • Decision-makers who wish to create data-driven strategies for their organization
  • IT and finance professionals responsible for creating or managing reports and dashboards
  • Anyone interested in improving data visualization and storytelling skills with Power BI

How will this training course be presented?

This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes an interactive mixture of lecture-led learning & group discussions.

Course Outline

Day One: Introduction to Business Intelligence and Power BI Fundamentals
  • Overview of Business Intelligence and its role in decision-making
  • Introduction to Power BI components: Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, and Power BI Mobile
  • Power BI interface and navigation basics
  • Connecting to data sources (Excel, SQL Server, web sources, etc.)
  • Data import techniques and understanding data types
  • Hands-on: Setting up Power BI Desktop and importing sample datasets
Day Two: Data Transformation and Preparation Using Power Query
  • Introduction to Power Query and its ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) functions
  • Data cleaning techniques: handling missing data, removing duplicates, filtering
  • Data transformation: merging, appending, pivoting, and unpivoting data
  • Creating calculated columns and tables for enhanced analysis
  • Practical exercise: Transforming raw data into a structured format using Power Query
Day Three: Data Modeling and DAX Basics
  • Importance of data modeling and relationships in BI
  • Creating and managing data relationships in Power BI
  • Introduction to DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) and its functions
  • Calculated columns vs. measures
  • Essential DAX functions: SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, CALCULATE, and FILTER
  • Building hierarchies and creating time intelligence in Power BI
  • Hands-on practice: Developing a data model and applying basic DAX expressions
Day Four: Visualizing Data with Power BI
  • Choosing the right visual for data representation: tables, charts, maps, and gauges
  • Customizing visuals and formatting options for impactful storytelling
  • Interactive features: slicers, filters, and drill-through for dynamic reporting
  • Creating interactive dashboards with KPI indicators and scorecards
  • Best practices for designing intuitive and effective reports
  • Hands-on session: Building a fully interactive dashboard using sample data
Day Five: Publishing, Sharing, and Power BI Service
  • Publishing reports to the Power BI Service and setting up workspaces
  • Understanding and managing user roles and permissions
  • Creating and managing datasets, reports, and dashboards in the cloud
  • Introduction to Power BI Mobile for on-the-go access to reports
  • Collaboration and sharing options: sharing dashboards, embedding, and export options
  • Data security and governance in Power BI: Row-level security, data refresh, and scheduling
  • Hands-on exercise: Publishing a report and sharing it with stakeholders

The certificate

  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course.

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