Design for Microsoft Power BI

Build professional dashboards and data models from scratch using best-practice design principles

What you'll learn
- How to create a data model in Power BI
- Best practice design principles
- How to create a dashboard in Power BI
- How to configure visuals in Power BI
- How to apply row-level security

Requirements
- To participate in the exercises, you will need Power BI Desktop installed on your computer. Basic familiarity with Power BI is helpful but not required.

Description
Learn to create stunning, interactive Power BI dashboards that transform raw data into compelling business insights. This hands-on course takes you through building a complete sales dashboard using real-world data and professional design techniques.

What You'll Learn:

Master the Full Dashboard Development Process:

Connect to data sources and transform data using Power Query

Build proper star schema data models with optimized relationships

Create DAX measures that respond dynamically to user interactions

Design essential visual types: highlighted bar charts, heatmap matrices, KPI cards with conditional formatting, same-time-last-year period comparison, cumulative sum charts, and custom goal progress bullet charts!

Learn Key Power BI Design Features:

Field parameters for dynamic visual switching

Visual calculations for easier dynamic styling

Modern button slicers and interactive elements

Conditional formatting with red/green indicators and directional arrows

Professional Skills:

How to custom sort fields for improved user experience

Layout techniques that guide user attention

Responsive design for different screen sizes

Who This Course Is For:

Beginners looking to create a portfolio for their job hunt or practice with an example resembling real company data

Developers looking to hone their design skills to match their technical skills

What's included:

Custom-created source data files that mimic real company data

The .PBIX file output to check your work

A custom SVG template you can re-use in other projects

A Power BI theme file

Slides presented in the course

Who this course is for:
- This course is for beginners looking to make a portfolio, or more advanced Power BI developers looking to sharpen their design skills.
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