Power BI Fundamentals for Business Users
Turn Your Data Into Insights - Half-Day Virtual Training
Duration: 3 hours (half-day)
Course Level: Beginner - No Technical Skills Required
What You'll Learn
Transform spreadsheets into professional, interactive dashboards using Microsoft Power BI. This hands-on half-day course teaches you to analyze data, create visualizations, and build reports that help you make better business decisions.
By the end of this course, you will:
- Import data from Excel, SharePoint, and other sources
- Clean and transform data for analysis
- Create professional charts and visualizations
- Build interactive dashboards
- Apply filters and slicers for data exploration
- Share reports with your team
- Understand when to use Power BI vs. Excel
What You'll Build
This is 100% hands-on. You'll create:
✓ Interactive sales dashboard
✓ Multiple chart types (bar, line, pie, tables)
✓ Filters and slicers for data exploration
✓ Professional report with company branding
✓ Shareable dashboard for your team
Who Should Attend
- Business analysts who work with data daily
- Managers who need better reporting tools
- Anyone tired of complex Excel spreadsheets
- Teams that need to visualize data for presentations
- No programming or advanced Excel skills required
Prerequisites
- Microsoft Power BI Desktop (free download)
- Basic familiarity with Excel helpful
- Laptop with internet access
- No programming or advanced technical skills needed
Course Includes
- 3 hours hands-on instruction
- Step-by-step lab manual with sample data
- 30-day email support
About Your Instructor
Cecil Renshaw, PMP, MCT is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Power BI Data Analyst Associate with real-world experience building dashboards for healthcare, government, and education sectors.