Training: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

Ref. PL-300T00

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Duration:

3

days

Exam:

Optional

Level:

Intermediate

Funding:

Temptraining

ITTA | Trainings | IT Pro | Analytics & Data Management | Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

Description

This official 3-day Microsoft course will discuss the various methods and best practices that are in line with business and technical requirements for modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data with Power BI. The course will also show how to access and process data from a range of data sources including both relational and non-relational data. This course will also explore how to implement proper security standards and policies across the Power BI spectrum including datasets and groups. The course will also discuss how to manage and deploy reports and dashboards for sharing and content distribution. Finally, this course will show how to build paginated reports within the Power BI service and publish them to a workspace for inclusion within Power BI.

Participant profiles

Data professionals and business intelligence professionals who want to learn how to accurately perform data analysis using Power BI

Objectives

Ingest, clean, and transform data
Model data for performance and scalability
Design and create reports for data analysis
Apply and perform advanced report analytics
Manage and share report assets
Create paginated reports in Power BI

Prerequisites

Understanding core data concepts
Knowledge of working with relational data in the cloud
Knowledge of working with non-relational data in the cloud
Knowledge of data analysis and visualization concepts

You can gain the prerequisites and a better understanding of working with data in Azure by completing before taking this course the training listed below: Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals

Course content

Module 1: Get Started with Microsoft Data Analytics

Data Analytics and Microsoft
Getting Started with Power BI

Module 2: Prepare Data in Power BI

Get data from various data sources

Module 3: Clean, Transform, and Load Data in Power BI

Data shaping
Enhance the data structure
Data Profiling

Module 4: Design a Data Model in Power BI

Introduction to data modeling
Working with tables
Dimensions and Hierarchies

Module 5: Create Model Calculations using DAX in Power BI

Introduction to DAX
DAX context
Advanced DAX

Module 6: Optimize Model Performance in Power BI

Optimze the model for performance
Optimize DirectQuery Models
Create and manage Aggregations
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand the importance of variables
Enhance the data model
Optimize the storage model
Implement aggregations

Module 7: Create Reports in Power BI

Design a report
Enhance the report

Module 8: Create Dashboards in Power BI

Create a Dashboard
Real-time Dashboards
Enhance a Dashboard

Module 9: Enhance reports for usability and storytelling in Power BI

Paginated report overview
Create Paginated reports

Module 10: Perform Advanced Analytics in Power BI

Advanced Analytics
Data Insights through AI visuals

Module 11: Manage Datasets in Power BI

Parameters
Datasets
Security in Power BI

Module 12: Create and Manage Workspaces in Power BI

Creating Workspaces
Sharing and Managing Assets

Documentation

Digital courseware included

Lab / Exercises

Microsoft official Labs:

Getting Started in Power BI Desktop
Preparing Data in Power BI Desktop
Transforming and Loading Data in Power BI Desktop
Data Modeling in Power BI Desktop
Advanced DAX in Power BI Desktop
Introduction to DAX in Power BI Desktop
Designing a report in Power BI Desktop
Enhancing reports with interaction and formatting in Power BI Desktop
Creating a Dashboard in Power BI Service
Creating a Paginated report in Power BI Desktop
Data Analysis in Power BI Desktop
Publishing and Sharing Power BI Content

Exam

This course prepares you to the PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst exam. If you wish to take this exam, please contact our secretariat who will let you know the cost of the exam and will take care of all the necessary administrative procedures for you

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Temptraining funding

ITTA is a partner of Temptraining, the continuing education fund for temporary workers. This training fund can subsidize continuing education for anyone who works for an employer subject to the Collective Work Agreement (CCT) Rental of services.