Power BI for Financial Analysts: Certification Preparation (PL-300) Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in US Empire (online or onsite) is aimed at business analysts, data analysts, and developers who wish to leverage the advanced features and tools in Power BI for government to perform complex data analysis and create interactive visual reports.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Power BI and its necessary components for government use.
• Understand and explore the advanced features, components, and tools in Power BI for government.
• Gain valuable insights on advanced data analysis and strategic planning for government operations.
• Apply advanced data modeling techniques to enhance government datasets.
• Learn how to implement advanced formulas and calculations using DAX for government applications.
• Discover tips and tricks for data handling, visualization, and presentation in a government context.
• Create interactive reports and dashboards to facilitate collaboration within Power BI for government projects.
• Explore embedded analytics capabilities in Power BI to support government decision-making processes.

This instructor-led, live training in US Empire (online or onsite) is aimed at technical personnel who wish to gain a practical understanding of available cloud solutions, the data analysis processes required for government work with cloud-based data, and hands-on practice using tools such as Power BI to analyze data.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Power BI for government use.
• Evaluate the various data solutions offered by cloud providers such as Azure for government applications.
• Gain an understanding of the different structures, modeling approaches, and data warehouse designs used to store, manage, and access Big Data in a public sector context.
• Apply tools and techniques to clean data in preparation for analysis in government settings.
• Build reporting and analytics solutions based on both on-premise and cloud data for government operations.
• Integrate data analytics solutions with a data warehouse for enhanced government workflows.
• Mitigate data security risks and ensure data privacy in compliance with public sector regulations.

About This Course

This course will cover the various methods and best practices aligned with business and technical requirements for modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data using Power BI. It will also demonstrate how to access and process data from a wide range of sources, including both relational and non-relational databases. Additionally, the course will delve into implementing appropriate security standards and policies across the Power BI environment, encompassing datasets and groups. Furthermore, it will explore the management and deployment of reports and dashboards for sharing and content distribution, ensuring alignment with public sector workflows and governance.

Audience Profile

The target audience for this course includes data professionals and business intelligence specialists who wish to master accurate data analysis using Power BI. This course is also designed for individuals responsible for developing reports that effectively visualize data from both cloud-based and on-premises platforms, enhancing decision-making processes for government.

Skills Gained

• Ingest, clean, and transform data
• Model data to optimize performance and scalability
• Design and create reports for comprehensive data analysis
• Apply advanced report analytics techniques
• Manage and share report assets effectively

This course will cover various methods and best practices aligned with business and technical requirements for modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data using Power BI. It will also demonstrate how to access and process data from diverse sources, including both relational and non-relational databases. The curriculum will explore the implementation of appropriate security standards and policies across the Power BI environment, encompassing datasets and groups. Additionally, this course will address how to manage and deploy reports and dashboards for effective sharing and content distribution within public sector workflows. Finally, it will provide instruction on building paginated reports within the Power BI service and publishing them to a workspace for integration into Power BI solutions for government.

This instructor-led, live training in US Empire (online or onsite) is designed for government data analysts who wish to learn techniques for preparing data in Excel and visualizing it in Power BI.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles of data analysis, the objectives of data analysis, and various approaches for conducting data analysis.
• Utilize DAX formulas in Power BI for complex calculations.
• Create and utilize visualizations and charts tailored to specific analysis scenarios.
• Import data using Power View to transition from Excel-based Power BI to standalone Power BI, enhancing efficiency and independence for government workflows.

Learn how to Retrieve and Transform Data for Creating Interactive Dashboards

Power BI is one of the most widely used data visualization tools for government. It serves as a business intelligence solution that includes a suite of data connectors, applications, and software services designed to gather data from various sources, transform it, and generate insightful reports.

Power BI also enables you to publish these reports within your organization, ensuring they can be accessed on mobile devices, tablets, and other platforms. This Power BI tutorial will guide you through a step-by-step process for connecting with multiple data sources, performing data transformations, and creating various types of reports, including charts, tables, matrices, maps, and more.

ABOUT THE TRAINING
The Microsoft Power BI Desktop training from A to Z provides a comprehensive overview of the application's capabilities, tailored for government users. It covers a wide range of important stages in working with data in Power BI, including Extraction, Normalization, Integration, Modeling, Presentation, and Publication.

PURPOSE OF THE TRAINING
This training focuses on working with Microsoft Power BI in both its desktop and online versions, as well as interacting with SQL databases, data services, and file data. It introduces participants to the Query M language and DAX model, and extends their skills to include visualizations using R and Python languages, all designed to enhance capabilities for government use.

WHAT WILL YOU IMPROVE IN YOUR WORK?
You will optimize methods for retrieving, transforming, and integrating data from SQL Server, file sources, and services. You will expand your proficiency in utilizing one of the most effective analytical tools available. By acquiring new qualifications, you will increase your confidence in your job and enhance your professional competence, potentially leading to career advancement opportunities.

WHERE WILL YOU USE THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE?
You will improve the efficiency of your work related to report creation and the use of BI tools within government agencies. You will experience greater ease in accessing data and achieve a higher quality of data presentation and updating, contributing to more informed decision-making processes.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
You will learn how to effectively leverage the advanced features of Power BI, tailored for government applications. This includes mastering all essential steps involved in working with visualized data, ensuring that you can deliver high-quality, actionable insights to support public sector workflows and governance.

About the Training
This Microsoft Power BI Desktop training focuses on online report publishing and is designed for individuals who are already familiar with the basics of building Power BI reports and whose primary goal is to share these reports with colleagues. The course expands to include elements of online data model management, enabling participants to effectively manage report sharing within their organization.

Training Objective
To equip participants with the tools that extend the capabilities of working with Microsoft Power BI Desktop, particularly in the context of publishing reports through the online service and utilizing them for report creation and analysis.

How Will Power BI Improve Your Work?
You will learn how to publish reports effectively, optimize methods for retrieving and transforming data from cloud services, and expand your skills in using this premier analytical tool with online data model management. By acquiring these new skills, you will gain increased confidence in your professional responsibilities.

Where Will You Apply the Acquired Knowledge?
You will enhance the efficiency of your work related to report creation and business intelligence (BI) tools for cloud solutions. You will experience greater ease in accessing data and achieve a higher quality of data presentation and updating, all of which are crucial for government operations.

What Will You Learn?
You will gain the skills needed to effectively use the Power BI service, create a unified online reporting system, standardize methods for generating reports and creating summaries for analysis, and elevate report security to a new level. This training is specifically designed to enhance your capabilities for government workflows and governance.

This course will cover a range of methods and best practices aligned with business and technical requirements for modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data using Power BI. It will also demonstrate how to access and process data from various sources, including both relational and non-relational datasets. Additionally, the course will explore the implementation of appropriate security standards and policies across the Power BI environment, encompassing datasets and groups. Furthermore, it will address the management and deployment of reports and dashboards for effective sharing and content distribution, ensuring alignment with public sector workflows and governance requirements for government.

Microsoft Power BI transforms organizational data into rich visuals that facilitate new ways of thinking about and organizing information, enabling users to focus on what is essential for achieving their objectives. This course covers both online and desktop versions of Power BI.

Audience:

This course is designed for Business Managers, Report Developers, Analysts, Project Managers, and Team Leads within the public sector.

Course Completion

Upon completing this course, students will have a foundational understanding of the topics below and will be able to effectively utilize and implement the concepts learned in their roles for government.

• Power BI
• Power BI Desktop
• Working with CSV, TXT, and Excel Worksheets
• Connecting to Databases
• Merging, Grouping, Summarizing, and Calculating Data
• Reporting
• Power BI Online

This instructor-led, live training in US Empire (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner to intermediate level data professionals and business analysts who wish to effectively use Power BI for government data analysis and visualization.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand Power BI's architecture and its core components for government applications.
• Connect to various data sources and perform data transformations for government datasets.
• Create effective visualizations and interactive dashboards for government reporting.
• Implement row-level security and manage data access in compliance with government regulations.

Microsoft Power BI is a free Software as a Service (SaaS) suite designed for analyzing data and sharing insights. Power BI dashboards offer a comprehensive 360-degree view of key metrics, updated in real time, and accessible on all devices.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at business managers, business analysts, data analysts, report developers, and team leads who wish to design effective Power BI dashboards for government use.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create visually appealing and efficient dashboards by adhering to essential design principles.
• Select appropriate charts based on the type of data being displayed.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Extensive exercises and practice sessions.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in US Empire (online or onsite) is designed for government business analysts, data analysts, and developers who are seeking to gain a foundational understanding of Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) in Power BI.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of DAX within Power BI for government applications.
• Develop custom calculations and expressions in Power BI to analyze data and extract meaningful insights for government use.
• Apply best practices to enhance the performance of DAX queries in government datasets.

In this instructor-led, live training in US Empire (onsite or remote), participants will learn how to use Microsoft Power BI to analyze and visualize data using a series of sample data sets for government applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create visually compelling dashboards that provide valuable insights into data for government decision-making.
• Obtain and integrate data from multiple sources to enhance public sector workflows.
• Build and share visualizations with team members to promote collaboration and transparency.
• Adjust data using Power BI Desktop to ensure accuracy and relevance in governmental reports.

In this instructor-led, live training in US Empire, participants will learn how to use Power BI to develop custom software solutions for government on the Power BI and Azure platforms.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure real-time dashboards for government.
• Create custom visualizations that align with public sector workflows.
• Integrate rich analytics into existing applications used in government operations.
• Embed interactive reports and visuals into existing government applications.
• Access data from within a government application.
• Master the use of Power BI Portal, Desktop, Embedded, and Rest API for government applications.
• Integrate R Scripts into Power BI Desktop to enhance data analysis capabilities for government.