3 Day Power BI

TRAINING WORKSHOP
 Empower Your Organisation Through Compelling Data Story-Telling

Access the information you

need when you need it
through visually stunning
dashboards and reports

Be empowered to drive effective business change through data driven solutions. Create
interactive reports, discover insights and share your findings throughout your organisation.

What to Expect? Duration:

Three days (21 hours)
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
In this 3 day Introduction to Power BI workshop, our structured (each day)
course helps those with little to intermediate experience understand
the fundamental concepts required for building Power BI reports the
Prices:
right way. Learn best pracitce data structure principles and how to
build KPIs that answers specific business questions. Public Class
£1,595 + VAT per delegate
This training ensures that you'll have a solid foundation to Private On-site Class
enhance the process of compelling interactive data storytelling.
£1,795 + VAT per delegate

Discounts offered when more

than one books. Please email
What do I need for the On-site Training? training@databear.com for
discounted prices
• Windows OS Laptop with a recent version on Power BI
Desktop installed.
• Good Internet connection
• All training files will be provided Click Here to Book Online

Contact Us:
+44 20 8720 6880
training@databear.com
Objectives

Learn how to:

Use best practice to setup your Power
BI models and build Power BI solutions that
answer specific business questions.

• Bring data to life through a compelling story

• Create Calculated Measures and KPIs

• Apply Security Rules

• Share Content across the organization

Who is it For?

No previous Data Analysis Training Required!

This training is designed for those who need to build

useful Power BI reports for consumers.

We’ll teach you how, using best practices, you can

build and compelling Power BI reports and
dashboards that answer specific business questions.

Is your organisation deploying or already using

Microsoft Power BI and you need to help them build
and manage Power BI reports and dashboards?

Those wanting to learn advanced report building

functionality that empower additional flexibility in
reports.

About us
As a Microsoft Gold Partner in Data Analytics and also a Power BI partner, with a vertical focus on
helping business become more data efficient through Power BI training and consulting, Data Bear
has an established record of empowering originations with the skills and tools needed to drive their
business further. Using latest technologies and best practice, the Data Bear team is dedicated to
providing training and solutions that ultimately save time, increase profits and reduce stress.
 Course Content

Day 1
Overview of Power BI Importing and
Transforming Data
• The Value Offering
• Licensing and Pricing • Importing Data from various sources
• Overview of Power BI Components and Workflow • Introduction to Query Building
• Query Editor Overview
• Understanding Query Design & the ETL Process
Power BI Cloud Service • Query Building Best Practices
(the wow features) • Understanding the Concepts of Applied Steps
• Common Data Transformations
o Cleaning data (covers many different methods)
• Overview of the Cloud Service
o Merging Datasets
• Role and Functionality for Consumers
o Unpivoting Data
• Building an Overview Dashboard
o Combining Files from a Folder
• Creating Advanced Dashboards
o Appending Datasets
• How Consumers use Power BI to Answer Questions
o Creating Columns from Examples
• Unlock Insights using the Q&A Features
• Adding a Dynamic Calendar Table
• Obtaining Value from Quick Insights (Built in AI)

Power BI Desktop Data Modelling

• Introduction to Power BI Desktop • Creating Relationships between Tables
• Understanding Updates & Preview Features • Handling Multiple Relationships Between Two Tables
• Technical Options & Settings • Default Summarization of Fields
• Custom Sorting of Columns
• Data Types & Formatting
• Optimizing Q&A - Creating Data Synonyms
Data Modeling Concepts • Tidying Up the Model

• Handling of different data structures Report Building

• What is a Star Schema & why would I need it?
• Best Practice Steps before Building any Reports • Introduction to measures in Power BI
• The purpose of Relationships between Data Tables • Difference between Implicit Vs Explicit Measures
• Introduction to DAX (Formula Language)
• Combining data from multiples different sources
• Understanding DAX Syntax
• Creating Calculated Measures Vs Calculated Columns
• Differences Between Base Measures & Metrics
Day 2
Report Building (cont.) Optimizing the Design
• Learning How to Significantly Enhance Reports • Formating Visuals and Reducing Page Cluttered
• Adding Drill-downs to Visuals • Using the Format Painter
• Introduction to Time Intelligence Concepts • Visual Alignment Tips
• DAX Functions: YTD, Last Year, YoY Growth etc. • Custom Page Sizing
• Customizing Report Visual Interactivity • Adding Logos & Custom Icons
• Adding Tooltip Report Pages • Using Buttons to Enhance Navigation
• Referencing Inactive Relationships in the Model • Using Page Templates
• Creating Drill-Through Report Pages • Making Enhancements with Shapes and Lines
• Commonly Used DAX Functions • Creating or Modifying Visual Themes
• Replicating Excel Pivot Tables • Best Practice Guidelines and Development Tips
• Optimizing the Matrix Layouts • Removing or Hiding Data Model Redundancies

Report Functionality Governance & Distribution

• Best Way to teach Drill-down Options to Consumers • Understanding Row Level Security
• Understanding and Optimising KPI cards • Creating and Testing Security Roles
• Enhancing the Message of Visual Tooltips • Publishing Models to the Cloud Service
• Drilling Down on both Rows and Columns • Adding Users to Security Defined Roles
• Types of Conditional Formatting • Scenarios For Sharing Reports & Dashboards
• Customising the Visual Filter Context Cards • Creating Group Workspaces
• Viewing the Underlying Data Driving a Visualization • Collaborating on Content in a Workspace
• Customizing Interactivity Between Visual on the Page • Publishing Power BI Apps for Consumers
• Optimizing Report Slicers and Cards • Adding Users & Editing Workspaces
• Top 10 & Bottom 10 Filters • Installing & Connecting to Apps
• Adding Relative Date & Filters • Role of a Power BI Cloud Service Administrator
• Adding Information Pop-up messages to visuals • Viewing Usage Metrics Reports
• Using Built-in Artificial Intelligence to unlock Insights
• Optimising the Message of Default Report Tooltips

Report Visualisations Data Refreshing

• Choosing Appropriate Visuals Based on Context • Overview of the Data Gateway
• Using Custom Visuals • Scheduling Data Refreshes
• Replicating Excel Combo Charts • Refreshing On-Demand
• Conditional formating of Visuals
• Moving away from 1 Dimensional Story-telling
• Exploring the Q&A Visual
Day 3
Advanced Report Building

Using What-if Advanced Tabular

Analysis Layouts
• Understanding the What-if Parameter Concepts • Overcoming Layout Limitations with Custom Mapping
• Build a What-if Analysis Report • Creating a Dynamic Mapping Table
• Using Power BI Field Parameters • Adding Mapping Tables to the Data Model
• Showcasing Other Use Cases • Custom Sorting of Reporting Rows
• Create a Basic Profit and Loss Report
• Cloud Based Query Building Best Practices
• Creating Conditional Columns
Power BI
Bookmarking Creating a Common
• Understanding the Value Offering
• Using Bookmarks for Presentations
Data Model
• How to use Bookmarks to Enhance the Visual Story
• Switching Between Chart Types • Understanding the value offering
• Use Buttons or Images with Bookmarks • Connecting to Power BI Data Sets (Live Connect)
• Creating a Report Menu Page with Bookmarks • How Power BI Data Flows work
• Consolidating Report Views onto a Single Page • Power Query in the Cloud - Self-Service Data Prep
• Connecting to and Managing Power BI Data Flows

Slicing Reports
Dynamic Row Level
by Measures
Security
• How to Switch between Comparison Metrics
• Use Field Parameters to Switch Multiple Measures • Usage Scenarios
• How to Capture Slicer Selections with DAX • Data M
• Creating Dynamic Headers • DAX Returning Usernames
• How to use a Field Parameters to Switch Dimensions •
• How to Switch Measures and Dimensions in Visuals •

Filter Contexts Review of Best

with DAX Practices
• Understanding the DAX Filter Context • Summarising key concepts
• Filtering with 'Calculate' • Review of additional Power BI features (time permitting)
• Modifying the Filter Context
• Ignoring the Filter Context
• Using the 'FILTER' Function
• Using Relative and TopN Filters
Why Choose Data Bear?
Microsoft Gold Partner Additional Power BI Helper Files Provided
Training Focuses on Best Practices Over 50 5 Star Google Reviews
Step-by-step digital manual provided After Training Support Available

Vertical Focus
We're a Power BI centric company, and a Microsoft Power BI Gold Partner, with a vertical
focus on empowering organisations with Power BI training and solutions that produce
results. Our passion is to help organisations become more 'Data Savvy'.

Deep Domain Experience

Having helped numerous organisations overcome the obstacles to enhanced data efficiency
and empowering them with the skills to adopt a ‘data culture’, the Data Bear team has many
years of ‘real life’ experience in the ‘BI – trenches’. We don't just show you what all the
various buttons and knobs do. You can learn that from documentation. Drawing on a wealth
of experience, based on developing and deploying numerous best practice BI solutions
globally, we'll teach you how to build a robust Power BI solution from the ground up,
ensuring that, going forward, your team has the best practice foundation to continue the
process of getting the right data into the right hands.

Long-Term Partnership
The process of using Power BI to ensure organisational value is an ongoing learning journey.
To ensure your team can overcome any obstacles or issues experienced after the training,
we provide ‘after training’ support packages. In this scenario, you can purchase a bundle of
support hours to be drawn from as needed or we can provide support on a ‘pay-as-you-go’
basis. The ‘pay-as-go’ offer is exclusive to organisations or individuals who have received
training from us.

Quality
Quality Assurance — as a Gold Microsoft Power BI partner, we have insight to all new
Power BI update roll outs and we ensure that all our training content and best practices
taught is up to date with latest Microsoft releases and new technology offerings.

Training Locations
United Kingdom We offer regular Training courses in London and throughout the UK.
Remote Online Through live remote online training, we empower
organizations globally, regardless of their geographical location.

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