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Online course | SumProduct

Power BI 2026

Understand Power BI concepts and apply them effectively in business environments

Overview

Learn how you can generate rich and interactive dashboards that look like they have spent weeks in development, in only a fraction of the time. Power BI Desktop is a free tool, providing interactive data visualisation software, which can interact with Power BI service to provide a scalable resource of Business Intelligence to suit any organisation. 

Across the modules, you will gain hands-on experience in every stage of the Power BI workflow: importing and shaping data with Power Query, modelling relational data, writing analytical measures with DAX, designing interactive visuals, and publishing secure, shareable reports in the Power BI Service. Real-world examples, step-by-step demonstrations, and structured exercises ensure that you not only understand Power BI concepts — but can also apply them effectively in business environments

Please note, this is the same course featured in the Power Query, Power Pivot and Power BI pack.

You will learn to:

  • understand the Power BI ecosystem (including Desktop, Service, Mobile) and it's place in Microsoft Fabric and in the broader Microsoft data platform
  • extract, transform and load data using Power Query from a range of sources
  • design efficient data models
  • write analytical expressions in DAX, including aggregations, filter functions, time-intelligence calculations, variables, evaluation contexts, and advanced patterns
  • create standard and custom visualisations, including custom themes, bookmarks, field parameters, tooltips, and interactive controls
  • build automated KPIs, variance analyses, and management-level dashboards
  • utilise advanced reporting techniques, such as what-if analysis, scenario modelling, drill-through, conditional formatting, decomposition trees, and report automation
  • publish, secure, and share reports using Power BI Service, including apps, permissions, refresh schedules, and collaboration featuress.

 

  • This course contains a collection of interactive slides and videos for you to follow, and exercises for you to complete within Excel.
  • This course requires you to download Power BI Desktop and register for the Power BI Service.
  • This course requires you to use (for Windows) Excel 2016 (or newer), Excel for the web or Excel 365; (for Mac) Excel 2021.
  • The recommended operating systems for Windows are Windows 10 or 11; for MacOS is Big Sur 11 or later.
  • This course requires you to have a basic understanding of Microsoft Excel.
  • CPD certificate is available upon successful completion of the course.
  • 12-month access.

Price

Price 150 GBP

Location

Global

Date & time

On demand

Course providers

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