Power BI Advanced Techniques For Business

Building upon your foundational knowledge of Power BI, this one-day course is designed to elevate your skills and empower you to take full advantage of the advanced capabilities of this powerful business intelligence tool.

Throughout the day, you will unlock the secrets of data modelling and optimisation, enabling you to leverage Power BI Desktop to design efficient and robust data models that can handle complex business scenarios.

You will explore advanced DAX functions, patterns, and expressions to solve intricate analytical challenges and leverage the full power of DAX in your calculations.

Moreover, you will discover how to push the boundaries of visualisations by creating custom visuals, implementing advanced formatting options, and incorporating interactive features.

By the end of the course, you will possess the expertise to create sophisticated data models, perform complex calculations, and design stunning visualisations that unveil deeper insights and enable data-driven decision-making at an advanced level.

Is This Course Right For You?

This course is ideal for Business, HR and IT professionals, middle management and decision makers, researchers, analysts, business Analysts, data analysts and project managers.

Anyone who would like to know how to create complex data models, optimise performance, and build sophisticated reports and dashboards.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

• Design efficient and robust data models in Power BI.

• Master advanced DAX functions and expressions for complex calculations.

• Implement best practices for data modelling and optimisation.

• Create custom visuals and utilise advanced formatting options.

• Design interactive, visually appealing, and accessible dashboards and reports.

• Use advanced visualisation techniques for impactful presentations.

• Apply advanced data analysis techniques for deeper insights.

• Publish and share advanced reports on the Power BI Service.

• Collaborate effectively and control access permissions.

Delivery Mode

On-Campus Workshops – 1 day face-to-face workshop

The benefits of studying in a classroom setting include being able to share first-hand experiences, ideas and questions with peers and our expert facilitators. You’ll study alongside like-minded people and strengthen your network.

Virtual Classroom - 1 day virtual session

Utilising highly accessible digital capabilities, virtual classrooms provides the benefits of live learning — working with peers, asking questions with immediate answers from facilitators, and stimulating deeper discussions — with the flexibility of online learning.

Additional Information

What's Included?

All students receive:

• Comprehensive course notes

• Free access to 3 x Online Short Courses

On-campus students receive:

• Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea

• Internet access

Virtual students will require the following:

• Computer or mobile device

• An internet connection (broadband/4G+ recommended)

• Speakers and a microphone

• A webcam

Pre-Course Setup

• Download and install Power BI for Desktop to your computer, using any one of the options listed below:

• If you have Windows 10 or later, use Microsoft App Store to download and install the Power BI Desktop app. Note: You will need a Windows machine. Mac is not supported.

• Download and install the Microsoft Power BI Desktop If you already have the Power BI Desktop installed, ensure you have the latest version downloaded and installed.

• Explore the provided Power BI Advanced Techniques for Business practice files before attending the course.

• For students enrolled in Virtual sessions, it is ideal to have a second monitor.