Learning Microsoft Power BI

If you want data from a range of systems available at your fingertips and want to track the metrics that are important to you, you need Power BI. This course explains all the concepts through a real-world use case. you'll start with a set of business requirements and learn how to leverage Power BI and turn these requirements into a well-designed report.

You'll begin by learning how to connect to a data source. You'll learn various ways to transform the data with tools, such as Power query. The advanced lectures will show you how to create a relational data model. As you progress, you'll explore DAX calculations and learn how to select the appropriate DAX calculations to meet the business requirements. Finally, you'll build out an interactive, functional report and a detailed dashboard, and publish them on PowerBI .com.

By the end of this course, you would've learned the necessary tricks of the trade for effective insights and simplified visual analytics.

About The Author:

Reid Havens is the Founder of Havens Consulting Inc. and a Microsoft MVP. He has a formal background in technology and organizational management, having obtained separate Master's Degrees in Organizational Development & Business Analytics. Reid has experience working with many of the Fortune 50, 100, & 500 companies. Additionally he guest lectures at the University of Washington and other universities, teaching Business Intelligence, Reporting, & Data Visualization.

Reid is also an avid content developer, having authored numerous articles and videos on various blog sites and video platforms. He's also written multiple training curriculum's for PowerPivotPro, and taught them as a Principal Consultant at dozens of companies around the world. He also developed college level classes for Bellevue College and The University of Washington. Reid is also currently developing multiple online video series on Learning & Mastering Power BI for Packt Publishing.