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Microsoft Power BI Desktop for Business Professionals

person icon Metla Sudha Sekhar

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Microsoft Power BI Desktop for Business Professionals

Transform Data into Insights: Mastering Microsoft Power BI for data analysis, data visualization and Business Success

updated on icon Updated on Jun, 2025

language icon Language - English

person icon Metla Sudha Sekhar

category icon Business,Business Analytics and Intelligence,

Lectures -54

Resources -16

Duration -4.5 hours

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Course Description

A game-changer in today's data-driven business environment is the turning of raw data into actionable insights. This hands-on course, Microsoft Power BI Desktop for Business Professionals, will equip you with the tools and techniques to effectively harness the power of data analytics and visualization. As a business analyst, manager, or decision-maker, this course will empower you to create compelling reports and interactive dashboards that drive smarter decisions.
This course introduces you to the fundamentals of Microsoft Power BI Desktop-from its intuitive interface and core functionality to connecting to many different types of data sources. You'll learn how to take messy datasets and transform them into clean, usable formats; how to design powerful data models that form the backbone of effective analytics; and much more. Learn through real-world examples and hands-on exercises how to create attractive reports and dashboards that will give critical business insights at a glance.
It further extends to more sophisticated features, incorporating DAX or Data Analysis Expressions for making calculations and writing custom logic; you begin discovering additional insights. This in turn gives you the kind of confidence you will need to work with dynamic visualization, interactive data filtering, and secure sharing with colleagues or other stakeholders.
With a focus on real-world applications, this course prepares you to tackle challenges across industries, from marketing analytics and financial reporting to operations management and beyond. By the end of this course, you'll have a robust understanding of Power BI Desktop and the ability to leverage its capabilities to improve decision-making and add value to your organization.


Who this course is for:
Business professionals looking to enhance their analytical and visualization capabilities
Data analysts who want to simplify and automate reporting
Managers and decision-makers looking for actionable insights
Marketing professionals interested in tracking campaign performance
Finance professionals interested in creating dynamic financial reports and dashboards
Operations managers interested in monitoring and improving business processes
IT professionals interested in integrating and managing data systems using Power BI
Entrepreneurs and small business owners who have to make decisions based on data
Students or career changers who want to enter the business analytics career
Any person with a basic knowledge of the data concept but wants mastery over Power BI.

Goals

  • Understand the fundamentals of Microsoft Power BI Desktop and its applications in business scenarios

  • Connect Power BI to various data sources like Excel, databases, and cloud platforms

  • Efficiently clean, transform, model and prepare raw data using Power Query Editor

  • Build relationships between datasets and design effective data models

  • Create stunning visualizations to communicate key business insights effectively

  • Design interactive dashboards that offer real-time analysis and enhance decision-making

  • Perform advanced calculations using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) for analytics

  • Share and publish your reports securely with your team or organization

  • Apply best practices to optimize report performance and efficiency

  • Work with real-world datasets to solve practical business challenges

Prerequisites

  • No prior experience with Power BI or programming required

  • Basic understanding of data concepts such as rows, columns, and tables

  • Familiarity with Microsoft Excel or similar spreadsheet software is helpful but not mandatory

  • A computer (Windows recommended) with Microsoft Power BI Desktop (free download)

  • Stable internet connection for downloading resources and accessing course materials

  • Willingness to learn and apply data analysis and visualization techniques

Microsoft Power BI Desktop for Business Professionals

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Introduction

4 Lectures
  • play icon Introduction 02:37 02:37
  • play icon Getting started on windows and servers 01:36 01:36
  • play icon How to ask great questions 02:01 02:01
  • play icon FAQ'S 01:16 01:16

Introduction to power BI

4 Lectures
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Microsoft Power BI-Quick Reference Guide - Cheat Sheet

2 Lectures
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Setting up Power BI Desktop Environment

3 Lectures
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Connecting and shaping data

7 Lectures
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Data Modelling in power BI

4 Lectures
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Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) in power BI

6 Lectures
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DAX-Intelligence functions in power BI

6 Lectures
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Data Visualizations in Power BI

4 Lectures
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Project Designing Interactive dashboards in power BI

8 Lectures
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Export Publishing and sharing in power BI

4 Lectures
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Exploring power BI mobile app

2 Lectures
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Instructor Details

Metla sudha sekhar

Metla sudha sekhar

About me


Mr. Sudha Sekhar, He is a Teacher and an IT Specialist, and also passionate to teach every single real-time step that leads students as well as professionals to become successful and the vision to impart Good Quality Software Education to all I.T to aspirants make a strong bridge the gap between the software companies requirements and the beginners.


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