Microsoft Power BI: Analyzing Data and Building Interactive Dashboards (Basic)
Organizations generate large volumes of business data every day, but transforming that data into meaningful insights remains a challenge. Microsoft Power BI enables organizations to consolidate data from multiple sources, automate reporting processes, and create interactive dashboards that support informed decision-making.
This hands-on, instructor-led course introduces participants to Microsoft Power BI Desktop and provides practical skills to connect, clean, transform, model, visualize, and share business data effectively. Participants will learn how to replace manual spreadsheet-based reporting with automated, interactive dashboards that improve reporting accuracy, operational efficiency, and business visibility.
Through real-world business scenarios and guided exercises, participants will gain the confidence to build professional reports and dashboards that support data-driven decision-making across their organizations.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
* Connect Microsoft Power BI to multiple data sources, including Excel, CSV files, databases, and web-based data.
* Clean, transform, and prepare business data using the Power Query Editor to improve data quality and reporting accuracy.
* Create data models by combining, merging, appending, and relating multiple tables for comprehensive analysis.
* Design interactive dashboards and professional reports using charts, tables, cards, matrices, slicers, themes, and conditional formatting.
* Apply filtering, drill-down, and AI-powered Q&A features to enhance data exploration and business insights.
* Publish and share Power BI reports securely through the Power BI Service to support collaboration and organizational reporting.
* Replace manual Excel reporting with automated and interactive business intelligence solutions.
* Apply Power BI best practices to improve workplace productivity, reporting efficiency, and data-driven decision-making.
Course Details
Trainer
Industries: Government & Public Sector Government-Linked Companies (GLCs) Oil & Gas Banking & Financial Services Manufacturing Construction & Engineering Higher Education Telecommunications Healthcare Utilities Retail & Services Professional Services
Ts. Raffiq Eddy is a Professional Technologist (MBOT), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and HRD Corp Accredited Trainer with over 15+ years of Information Technology experience and 15+ years of corporate training experience. He specializes in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, Power BI, Advanced Excel, Power Automate, SharePoint Online, AI Productivity, and Digital Transformation.
He has successfully delivered practical, hands-on training programs for government agencies, multinational corporations, government-linked companies (GLCs), higher education institutions, and private organizations across Malaysia. His engaging training style combines real-world business scenarios with interactive learning, enabling participants to improve productivity, automate business processes, and make better data-driven decisions.
Passionate about lifelong learning and digital transformation, Ts. Raffiq is committed to helping organizations and professionals maximize the value of Microsoft technologies and artificial intelligence to achieve measurable business outcomes.
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