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Master Microsoft POWER BI with AI | PL-300 Certification
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Master Microsoft POWER BI with AI | PL-300 Certification

Master Power BI Desktop, Data Analytics, Interactive Dashboards, DAX, Data Modeling, Power Query, and AI-Powered
Last updated 10/2026
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What you'll learn

  • Build professional-quality business intelligence reports from the ground up
  • Blend and transform raw data into beautiful interactive dashboards
  • Students will have the required knowledge to dive deeper into Power BI and find out more about its advanced features
  • Build and optimize data models and DAX measures
  • Extract, profile, clean, transform, and load data from different sources
  • Publish reports and dashboards to Power BI Service
  • Develop the exact skills you need to ace the PL-300 Power BI certification exam

Course content

15 sections • 106 lectures • 22h 8m total length
  • READ ME: Important Notes for New Students2:18
  • Introduction of Microsoft POWER BI0:15
  • Data Analysis - An Introduction1:15

    Data Analysis - An Introduction

Requirements

  • Microsoft Power BI Desktop (FREE Download)
  • This course is designed for PC/Windows users (currently not available for Mac)
  • For the majority of the course you must have a computer with Windows as operating system
  • Basic understanding of data analysis is a plus but not required

Description

Want to learn Microsoft Power BI, build professional business intelligence dashboards, master DAX and Power Query, and prepare for the Microsoft PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst certification? You’re in the right place.

This comprehensive, hands-on Power BI course takes you from importing and transforming raw data to building interactive dashboards, creating advanced DAX calculations, designing professional reports, publishing to Power BI Service, and preparing for the PL-300 exam.

Whether you are a beginner, Excel professional, data analyst, business analyst, finance professional, BI developer, or aspiring Power BI Data Analyst, this course will help you develop practical, job-ready Power BI skills.


Why Learn Microsoft Power BI?

Organizations use Power BI to turn data into actionable business insights. With the right skills, you can connect data from multiple sources, clean and transform data, build robust data models, write DAX calculations, create interactive visualizations, and share business insights through the Power BI cloud.

You will learn how to go from:

Raw Data → Power Query → Data Model → DAX → Interactive Dashboard → Power BI Service → Business Insights

What You Will Learn

Microsoft Power BI Fundamentals

  • Understand the Power BI ecosystem

  • Learn Power BI Desktop and its major components

  • Understand data, reports, semantic models, dashboards, and Power BI Service

  • Build professional business intelligence solutions from the ground up


Power Query – ETL & Data Transformation

Master Power Query for data extraction, transformation, cleaning, and preparation:

  • Data types and date/locale issues

  • Move, remove, rename, and manage columns

  • Split and merge columns

  • Filter and sort data

  • Remove duplicates and errors

  • Replace values and Fill Down / Fill Up

  • Format numbers and dates

  • Create custom calculated columns

  • Group By and aggregation

  • Pivot and Unpivot data

  • Append multiple Excel worksheets and workbooks

  • Combine files from folders

  • Handle different Excel and CSV structures

  • Extract dates from text

  • Fuzzy matching / Fuzzy Lookup

  • Normalize data

  • Merge multiple tables

  • Understand all 6 Power Query join types

  • Create Calendar Tables using Power Query vs DAX

  • Work with ZIP files and multiple file sources

  • Explore Copilot / AI-assisted Power Query scenarios


DAX – Data Analysis Expressions

Build powerful calculations and analytical measures using DAX in Power BI:

  • RELATED vs LOOKUPVALUE

  • Calculated columns and measures

  • Date and Time intelligence

  • Current Year / Previous Year / Next Year

  • YTD, MTD and QTD calculations

  • TOTALYTD

  • DATEADD

  • PARALLELPERIOD

  • DATESBETWEEN

  • FIRSTDATE and LASTDATE

  • Opening and Closing Balance calculations

  • Year-over-Year (YoY) analysis

  • Running totals / cumulative calculations

  • Dynamic Current Year vs Previous Year analysis

  • Dynamic titles

  • Top N slicers

  • Dynamic time-period selection

  • COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTX, COUNTAX, COUNTBLANK, COUNTROWS, DISTINCTCOUNT and more

  • Advanced DAX techniques for business reporting


Data Modeling & Star Schema

Learn how to build strong Power BI data models:

  • Fact and Dimension tables

  • Star Schema concepts

  • Table relationships

  • Data Model design

  • Calculated columns vs measures

  • Explicit measures

  • Calendar / Date Tables

  • Fiscal Year analysis

  • July–June Fiscal Calendar

  • Importing and migrating Excel Data Models and DAX into Power BI


    Power BI Dashboard Development

Create interactive, professional, and business-focused dashboards for:

  • Sales

  • Finance

  • Human Resources

  • Retail

  • Production

  • Supply Chain

  • Customer Analytics

  • Call Center Reporting


You will work on end-to-end Power BI projects and learn how to transform raw business data into useful analytical dashboards.

Power BI Visualizations & Advanced Dashboard Design

Go beyond basic charts and learn advanced visualization techniques:

  • Interactive bookmarks and buttons

  • Small Multiples

  • Trend Lines

  • Clustering

  • Sankey Charts

  • Field Parameters

  • Dynamic Format Strings

  • Visual Calculations

  • Top N + Others

  • Conditional Formatting

  • Dynamic MAX / MIN highlighting

  • Button Slicers

  • Image-based slicers

  • Pop-up menus and slicer panels

  • Synoptic Panel / data-driven images

  • Values + percentages in charts

  • Professional dashboard design principles

  • CRAP design principles

  • MVC design concepts

  • Information Design

  • Actionable Reporting


Data Storytelling with Power BI

Learn how to communicate insights—not just numbers.

  • Data Storytelling

  • Visual Storytelling

  • Choosing the right chart for the right message

  • Actual vs Forecast analysis

  • Designing reports for decision-makers

  • Turning dashboards into actionable business insights


Power BI Service & Cloud

Take your Power BI skills beyond Desktop:

  • Create and use a Power BI Service account

  • Publish Power BI reports to the cloud

  • Work with dashboards and reports

  • Work with semantic models

  • Manage Power BI workspaces

  • Share reports and dashboards

  • Collaborate with colleagues

  • Set data alerts

  • Create automatic email subscriptions

  • Use Quick Insights

  • Export and sharing options

  • Integrate Power BI with PowerPoint

  • Explore Power BI Pro features

  • Understand cloud-based reporting and collaboration


AI & Modern Power BI Features

Explore practical AI and modern Power BI capabilities, including:

  • AI in Microsoft Power BI

  • Anomaly Detection

  • Smart Narrative

  • Q&A Visual

  • Decomposition Tree

  • Key Influencers

  • Copilot / AI-assisted Power Query scenarios

  • TMDL View for faster model and calculation management

  • Visual Calculations

PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Exam Preparation

Prepare for the Microsoft PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst certification with practical Power BI exercises, concepts, and practice questions.

You will also get access to PL-300 practice assessment MCQs to strengthen your exam preparation and Power BI knowledge.


23 Professional Power BI Templates Included

Get access to 23 Power BI templates covering real-world business scenarios, including:

  • Headcount Analysis

  • Financial Cash Flow Dashboard

  • Income Statement Dashboard

  • Sales Dashboard

  • Sales vs Target Dashboard

  • Logistics & Fleet Management

  • Human Resources Dashboard

  • Production Dashboard

  • Call Center Solution

  • Customer Retention

  • Financial Planning & What-If Analysis

  • Sales Performance Analytics

  • Microsoft Income Statement

  • Advanced Headcount Analytics

  • HRM Analysis

  • Advanced Financial Dashboard

  • Advanced Sales & Finance Analytics

  • Personal Finance Dashboard

  • Comprehensive HR Analytics

  • Advanced HR Analytics

  • Production Analytics

  • Call Center Analytics

  • Retail Sales Performance Dashboard

What You Can Build After This Course

By completing this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Import data from Excel, CSV, folders, databases, and other sources

  • Clean and transform complex datasets using Power Query

  • Build scalable Power BI data models using Star Schema

  • Create powerful DAX measures and calculated columns

  • Perform advanced time-intelligence analysis

  • Build interactive and professional Power BI dashboards

  • Apply advanced visualization and dashboard-design techniques

  • Tell compelling stories with data

  • Publish and share reports through Power BI Service

  • Collaborate using Power BI cloud features

  • Apply Power BI skills to real-world Finance, HR, Sales, Retail, and business scenarios

  • Prepare for the Microsoft PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst exam

Who Is This Power BI Course For?

This course is ideal for:

  • Aspiring Data Analysts

  • Business Analysts

  • Excel professionals who want to move into Power BI

  • Finance and accounting professionals

  • BI professionals

  • Power BI beginners

  • Existing Power BI users who want to improve their DAX, Power Query, modeling, and dashboard skills

  • Anyone preparing for PL-300 Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification

  • Anyone pursuing a career in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, or Power BI

Who this course is for:

  • Data analysts and Excel users hoping to develop advanced data modeling, dashboard design, and business intelligence skills
  • Aspiring data professionals looking to master the #1 business intelligence tool on the market
  • Students who want a comprehensive, engaging, and highly interactive approach to training
  • Anyone looking to pursue a career in data analysis or business intelligence
  • Power BI users looking to sharpen and certify their skills
  • Aspiring analysts or business intelligence professionals seeking to add industry-recognized credentials to the resume
  • Anyone looking for a hands-on, comprehensive guide to clearing the Microsoft PL-300 Exam