Power BI Data Modelling Challenge: Transform Your Analytics Skills and Propel Your Career Forward!
Unlock the Power of Data with Expert-Led Training. Learn Essential Techniques, Overcome Common Pitfalls, and Become a Power BI Pro with Our Comprehensive Pathfinder Course.
Presenter
Jessica Jolly, Coach
Suitable For
Intermediate
Study Duration
2 Hours
What you'll gain my completing this Challenge:
Note: This Challenge is included with the Power BI Success Path.
Description:
Are you ready to elevate your Power BI skills and bridge the gap between basic understanding and expert proficiency? Welcome to the "Power BI Data Modeling Pathfinder" Challenge, designed to transform your approach to data analytics and reporting.
What is it?
This comprehensive course, led by Microsoft Certified Trainer Jessica Jolly, delves deep into the intricacies of Power BI data modeling. From the foundational concepts of star schemas and dimension tables to advanced techniques for optimizing data types and handling null values, this course covers it all. You'll learn through hands-on exercises, real-world examples, and step-by-step guidance, ensuring you gain practical skills that can be immediately applied.
Who is it for?
Whether you're a beginner looking to understand the essentials of data modeling or a seasoned professional seeking to refine your skills, this course is for you. Ideal for data analysts, business intelligence professionals, and anyone responsible for creating reports and dashboards in Power BI, this training will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to tackle complex data scenarios.
Why is it needed?
In today’s data-driven world, having accurate and efficient data models is crucial for making informed business decisions. Poorly designed data models can lead to slow performance, misleading reports, and inaccurate insights. This course addresses these challenges head-on, teaching you how to build robust, scalable models that enhance the reliability and speed of your Power BI reports. By mastering these skills, you’ll not only improve your technical capabilities but also increase your value as a data professional.
Join us in this transformative learning journey and become a Power BI data modeling expert, ready to make a significant impact in your organization!
Challenge Learning Modules:
Learn the basics of establishing relationships between tables in Power BI. This foundational skill is crucial for building robust data models.
- Step-by-step guide to creating relationships
- Best practices for maintaining data integrity
- Troubleshooting common relationship issues
Dive into the star schema, the ideal data model for Power BI. Understand its components and why it's preferred for data modeling.
- Detailed explanation of star schema structure
- Role of dimension and fact tables
- Benefits of using a star schema
Get to know the different types of tables used in Power BI data modeling. Learn how dimension and fact tables work together to organize your data.
- Definitions and examples of dimension tables
- Understanding fact tables and their uses
- Connecting dimension and fact tables in your model
Understand the critical role of data types in ensuring accurate and performant data models. Learn how to set and manage data types effectively.
- Identifying and setting correct data types
- Impact of data types on model performance
- Transforming data types in Power Query
Learn how to profile your data to identify issues and clean it for better model accuracy and performance.
- Techniques for data profiling in Power Query
- Understanding column quality and distribution
- Using data profiling tools effectively
Discover strategies to manage null and empty values in your data. Ensure your data models are accurate and reliable.
- Identifying null and empty values
- Techniques for replacing or handling missing data
- Best practices for maintaining data integrity
Gain a deeper understanding of the various types of relationships in Power BI, including one-to-many, one-to-one, and many-to-many.
- Creating and managing different types of relationships
- Importance of relationship directionality
- Using bridge tables to resolve many-to-many relationships
Learn advanced techniques for creating and managing relationships in Power BI. Optimize your data model for better performance and accuracy.
- Advanced relationship creation techniques
- Managing relationship directionality and filters
- Troubleshooting and resolving relationship issues
Optimize your data model for better performance and easier navigation. Learn tips and tricks to enhance your data model.
- Techniques for data model optimization
- Using hierarchies and display folders
- Best practices for data model maintenance
Discover the importance of date tables in Power BI and learn how to create and utilize them for time-based analysis.
- Building a date table from scratch
- Leveraging time intelligence functions in DAX
- Customizing date tables for specific business needs
Understand why date tables are crucial for accurate time-based analysis in Power BI. Learn how they enhance your data model.
- Benefits of using date tables in data models
- Implementing date tables for time intelligence
- Ensuring accuracy in time-based calculations
Get introduced to DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) and its powerful capabilities. Learn basic concepts and functions.
- Basic concepts and syntax of DAX
- Writing simple DAX measures and columns
- Overview of advanced DAX functions
Learn how to perform basic calculations using DAX. Enhance your data models with powerful calculations and metrics.
- Creating basic DAX measures
- Using DAX functions for common calculations
- Best practices for writing efficient DAX code
Learn how to tweak and optimize your data model for better performance and easier navigation. Ensure your models run smoothly and efficiently.
- Techniques for optimizing data models
- Reducing model size and improving performance
- Best practices for efficient data modeling
Organize your data model by using display folders. Learn how to create and manage display folders for better navigation.
- Creating display folders for organization
- Managing and customizing display folders
- Enhancing model usability with display folders
Understand the importance of documentation in your data model. Learn techniques to document and organize your model for better collaboration.
- Techniques for documenting your data model
- Using descriptions and annotations effectively
- Preparing your model for collaboration and maintenance
Explore the natural language processing capabilities in Power BI. Learn how to prepare your model for Q&A features.
- Setting up Q&A in Power BI
- Adding synonyms and managing language settings
- Enhancing user experience with natural language queries
Learn how to create hierarchies in your data model for better organization and analysis. Simplify complex data structures.
- Building hierarchies from existing fields
- Managing and customizing hierarchies
- Benefits of using hierarchies in reports and visuals
Discover strategies for managing high cardinality columns in your data model. Optimize your model for better performance.
- Identifying high cardinality columns
- Techniques for reducing cardinality
- Best practices for handling high cardinality data
Learn how to build and manage bridge tables to handle complex relationships. Ensure accuracy and clarity in your data model.
- Creating bridge tables for many-to-many relationships
- Managing and optimizing bridge tables
- Troubleshooting common issues with bridge tables
Apply all the knowledge gained in the course to a final project. Demonstrate your mastery of Power BI data modeling.
- Real-world data modeling project
- Peer review and feedback sessions
- Final assessment and certification
By the end of this course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of Power BI data modeling, equipped with the skills and confidence to build powerful, efficient, and accurate data models.
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We've built the Challenge for anyone to follow along with, so you don't need any previous skills. Knowing a bit about Excel or being a bit 'technically minded' is really helpful but we'll give you what you need along the way.
A Windows PC or Virtual Machine
To follow along with this Challenge, you will need a Windows PC or a virtual machine running Windows. This is because Power BI Desktop won't install on a Mac or Linux machine.
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Meet your Trainer:
Jessica Jolly, Collab365 Coach
Jessica Jolly is A Microsoft Certified Trainer with an MCSE in Data Analytics.
Passionate about the topic with a practice focused on Power BI specifically, and the Power Platform more generally.
Before starting my own business, ALT-Enter, LLC, I worked for Unilever, a global consumer products company, for 27 years, in a variety of roles.
Because of my many years of corporate work experience, I focus my training on teaching business analysts the practical uses of the features and functionality in Microsoft Office applications, with a special focus on Power BI, Excel, Power Pivot (Excel 2016), and the Power Query Editor.
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