Go from Excel-dependent to Power BI-enabled: visualize trends, KPIs, and outliers in real time.
Uncover powerful insights with drag-and-drop visualizations, DAX calculations, and smart dashboards.
Empower yourself or your team to make faster, data-backed business decisions — without relying on IT.
Course Overview
Today’s businesses generate more data than ever — but without clear visuals and analysis, it's just noise. This fast-paced 2-day instructor-led workshop helps professionals convert that noise into insight using Microsoft Power BI.
You’ll learn how to bring in data from Excel, databases, and other sources, then cleanse, format, and merge it using Power Query. The course covers creating calculated fields with DAX, as well as designing professional reports and dashboards using intuitive visual tools.
Whether you’re in finance, operations, sales, or marketing, Power BI gives you the ability to uncover performance gaps, track key metrics, and drive decisions based on real data. This course is the starting point of your data journey — ideal for users transitioning from spreadsheets to real-time dashboards.
Learning Objectives
Power BI Desktop and Service navigation
Connecting data from Excel, databases
Power Query for data cleansing and transformation
Introduction to DAX: measures vs calculated columns
Building reports and dashboards
Using visuals, filters, bookmarks, and selections
Designing for storytelling and performance
Who Should Attend
Excel-heavy users transitioning to Power BI
Business analysts and finance professionals
Marketing and sales ops teams
Newcomers to data visualization and dashboards
Prerequisites
No coding required.
Basic familiarity with Microsoft Excel is recommended.
No prior Power BI experience necessary.
Course Modules
Module 1: Microsoft Power BI as a Service
Understand the Power BI ecosystem, cloud service, licensing, and how to navigate the interface.
Module 2: Getting to Know Your Data
Connect to Excel and database sources, and understand data structures and table relationships.
Module 3: Data Transformations using Power Query
Cleanse and reshape your data using Power Query, including merge, append, and transformation techniques.
Module 4: Introduction to DAX
Learn to use DAX for calculations, creating measures and calculated columns, and performing basic analytics.
Module 5: Visualizing Your Data
Design impactful dashboards using visuals, slicers, filters, bookmarks, and story-driven report layouts.
Professional Outcomes
This course prepares you for roles like Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Developer, Reporting Analyst, or Business Ops Specialist — with Power BI as your core analytical tool.
Certification Details
No specific exam for this course
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this course beginner-friendly?
Yes — it’s designed for non-technical users who want to build dashboards and reports using Power BI.
Do I need Excel experience?
A basic familiarity with Excel helps, especially for data connections and transformations.
Does it cover both Desktop and Service?
Yes — you’ll work with Power BI Desktop for development and explore publishing via Power BI Service.
Will I learn DAX?
Yes — the course introduces DAX basics and shows how to use it for common business scenarios.
What types of visuals will I build?
You’ll use bar charts, KPIs, cards, tables, slicers, and bookmarks to create interactive dashboards.
Will I create a full report from scratch?
Yes — guided exercises take you from raw data to a complete multi-page dashboard.
Is this aligned to Microsoft’s Power BI certification path?
No — this course is designed for immediate, practical application of Power BI skills to your daily job tasks. The PL-300 course, however, is structured to prepare learners specifically for the official certification exam.
Is it HRDC claimable?
Yes, for eligible Malaysian employers.
Can we arrange this for our internal team?
Yes — GemRain offers private sessions for corporate teams.
Is it available virtually?
Yes — both in-person and virtual instructor-led options are available.