Power BI Queries

Take the next step beyond Excel data analysis and learn how to use Microsoft Power BI for business intelligence, interactive dashboards, data visualization and faster decision-making. In this course, you’ll learn how to gather, shape and combine data so it’s ready for reporting. Then you’ll turn it into clear visualizations your audience can understand and act on. 

Power BI isn’t just a charting tool. It’s a leading business intelligence and analytics platform for turning raw information into actionable insights and modern business reporting. You’ll work with Power Query to clean and transform messy data, remove errors, standardize formats and merge multiple data sources into a single, reliable dataset for reporting and analytics. Then you’ll build interactive dashboards and reports that help people explore trends, drill into details and stay aligned, without relying on endless spreadsheet versions. 

Learn how Power BI fits into today’s Microsoft ecosystem. Many organizations now use Power BI alongside Microsoft Fabric to support scalable data preparation, shared datasets, reusable data models and enterprise reporting workflows. This course focuses on practical Power BI skills for real-world reporting and analytics all designed for business users, analysts and Excel professionals, not developers. This 1-hour webinar keeps the focus on practical skills you can apply right away; while giving you a clear understanding of modern terms and workflows so you can work confidently with your data team. 

Finally, we’ll modernize “natural language” analysis. Instead of relying on older Q&A features alone, you’ll learn how to use Copilot in Power BI and AI-assisted analytics features to ask questions, summarize insights, accelerate data exploration and support faster analytics; while still validating results and staying in control of the story your data tells. 

By the end of this course, participants will have a solid, hands-on foundation in Microsoft Power BI, including data transformation, dashboard creation, business intelligence reporting and interactive data visualization. From data prep and modeling basics to publishing and sharing reports that stay current and useful, you’ll be leveraging the full weight of Power BI. 

Who Will Benefit 

Experienced Excel users, human resources operations, business intelligence teams, finance professionals, and anyone who wants a practical way to connect data, clean it up, and turn it into interactive reports and dashboards. 

Get Data 

• Connect to common data sources and bring data into Power BI  
• Understand when to use Power BI Desktop vs shared preparation options (like dataflows/Fabric-ready workflows)  
• Set expectations for refresh and “up-to-date” reporting  

Transform Data (Power Query / Queries) 

• Clean and reshape data for analysis  
• Combine data from multiple sources (merge/append concepts)  
• Build repeatable steps you can reuse and maintain  

Explore & Analyze Data 

• Gain quick insights with built-in exploration tools  
• Ask questions of your data using Copilot in Power BI and guided analysis  
• Create and customize visualizations for clear storytelling  
• Understand calculated columns vs measures at a practical level (what to use when) 

Publish and Share in Power BI 

• Publish Power BI reports and manage where they live  
• Build dashboards and pin key metrics  
• Share content responsibly with basic permission and workspace awareness  

Whether you're replacing manual Excel reports or building your first dashboard, this webinar gives you the practical Power BI skills to turn raw data into clear, confident decisions. 

Is this Power BI course beginner friendly? 

Yes. This course is designed for experienced Excel users, business professionals and analysts who want to learn practical Power BI skills for reporting, dashboards and business intelligence. No programming or developer experience is required. 

What will I learn in this Microsoft Power BI course? 

You’ll learn how to connect to data sources, clean and transform data with Power Query, build interactive dashboards and reports, create visualizations, explore data insights and publish Power BI content for sharing and collaboration. 

Do I need Excel experience before learning Power BI? 

Basic to intermediate Excel experience is helpful because many Power BI workflows build on familiar spreadsheet and data analysis concepts. This course is ideal for users ready to move beyond Excel into modern reporting and analytics tools. 

What is Power Query used for in Power BI? 

Power Query is used to clean, reshape, combine, and prepare data for analysis. In this course, you’ll learn how to remove errors, standardize formats, merge multiple data sources and create repeatable data preparation workflows. 

Will this course cover dashboards and data visualization? 

Yes. You’ll build interactive dashboards, reports and visualizations designed to help users explore trends, monitor KPIs, and support data-driven decision-making.