ALX Training / Power BI / Power BI: Introduction to Dashboards

The Need

In the dynamic landscape of data-driven decision-making, Power BI emerges as a beacon of clarity and efficiency.  Today, the need to make informed business decisions quickly by analysing huge quantities of data has never been more critical.

Whether you are a Business Analyst, Data Professional, or Decision-Maker Microsoft Power BI enables you to transform raw data into captivating visuals via interactive dashboards that reveal patterns, trends, and opportunities at a glance.  It can provide you with the ability to stay ahead through real-time intelligence and analytics while delivering insights on the fly, empowering swift, informed decisions.  Power BI also enables you to share reports effortlessly, collaborating with colleagues, stakeholders, and partners (collective intelligence to fuel business progress).  In summary, Power BI reports and dashboards empower you to see beyond numbers—to visualise, analyse, and drive impactful outcomes.

Upon completion of your learning, you will possess the knowledge, skills, strategies, and confidence to develop high quality dashboards that enable you to make informed business decisions effortlessly.

Course Objectives

By the end of this program of learning, you will know:

How to navigate around Power BI desktop screen, menus & toolbars​
How to load data to create a report ​
How to apply styles, formatting and conditional formatting​
How to apply and work with filters​
How to choose the most appropriate graph & visualisation​
How to create an interactive dashboard​
How to publish your dashboard

Course Audience

This course has been designed specifically to support consumers of Power BI services who need to design, build, and implement reports and dashboards in a meaningful way, so that they can better interpret the data presented within the corporate environment in order to make informed business decisions.

Course Delivery Options:

   This course can be delivered online, or
   Face-to-face in our training centre, or
   At your place of work.

If you would like to have this class online, you will need access to two screens, a webcam, speakers, and a microphone.

Course Duration:

   This highly engaging program of learning is a 1-day (6-hour) interactive workshop.

Course Prerequisites

Ahead of booking onto this program of learning, you must ensure:

1. That you have basic IT Skills.
2. That you are familiar with the features and functions of Microsoft Excel associated with:
    Data Analysis, Presenting Data & Cleaning Data

Course Includes

A copy of the presentation (PDF).

Course Cost:

Contact a member of the ALX team for further details using the ‘Contact Form’ below.