Introduction to Power BI

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.