Power BI Advanced

Skill Goal:

Develop a confident understanding of Power BI Desktop and its development environment to support advanced analytics and reporting workflows.

Skills Developed:

• Navigate Power BI Desktop interface and workspace components

• Understand report view, data view, and model view

• Use ribbon tools, panes, and report canvas efficiently

• Understand how Power BI development workflows operate

• Identify features relevant to advanced analytics and modeling

Sprint Outcome:

Ability to confidently navigate Power BI Desktop and prepare the environment for advanced dashboard and analytics development.

Skill Goal:

Establish the ability to connect, manage, and maintain datasets from multiple enterprise and cloud data sources.

Skills Developed:

• Connect to Excel, CSV, SQL databases, and structured datasets

• Integrate SharePoint and cloud-based data sources

• Manage connection settings and authentication methods

• Configure refresh behavior and data update schedules

• Validate imported datasets for accuracy and completeness

Sprint Outcome:

Ability to connect and manage multiple enterprise and cloud data sources for analytics and reporting

Skill Goal:

Build robust data models that support scalable reporting and accurate analytical insights.

Skills Developed:

• Create one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships

• Configure relationships in Power BI Model View

• Control filter directions and cross-filter behavior

• Apply best practices for enterprise data modeling

• Test relationships in reporting scenarios

Sprint Outcome:

Ability to design optimized data models that support accurate and scalable Power BI reporting.

Skill Goal:

Transform, clean, and structure datasets using Power Query to support reliable analytics.

Skills Developed:

• Apply advanced data transformation techniques

• Perform data profiling and quality checks

• Shape, merge, and aggregate datasets

• Detect inconsistencies and formatting issues

• Optimize datasets for efficient reporting performance

Sprint Outcome:

Ability to prepare clean, optimized datasets suitable for enterprise-level reporting.

Skill Goal:

Develop advanced calculations using DAX to support complex business analysis.

Skills Developed:

• Create calculated columns and measures

• Use CALCULATE and FILTER functions effectively

• Implement time intelligence functions such as YTD and MTD

• Apply business logic using DAX expressions

• Solve complex analytical scenarios using measures

Sprint Outcome:

Ability to build advanced DAX calculations to support business intelligence and decision-making.

Skill Goal:

Enable interactive data exploration through hierarchies, drill-down analysis, and drill-through reporting.

Skills Developed:

• Create hierarchical structures within datasets

• Implement drill-down analysis in visuals

• Configure drill-through navigation across reports

• Build structured navigation paths for analytics exploration

• Enable detailed analysis within dashboards

Sprint Outcome:

Ability to build interactive reports that allow users to explore insights through hierarchical navigation and drill-through analysis.

Skill Goal:

Create professional dashboards and reports designed for business and executive decision-making.

Skills Developed:

• Use advanced Power BI visuals effectively

• Customize visual formatting and themes

• Apply visualization best practices for clarity and usability

• Build professional dashboard layouts

• Design dashboards suitable for enterprise audiences

Sprint Outcome:

Ability to design polished, enterprise-grade dashboards that communicate insights clearly.

Skill Goal:

Leverage built-in AI capabilities within Power BI to discover deeper insights and trends.

Skills Developed:

• Use Quick Insights for automated analysis

• Apply Key Influencers visual to identify drivers of change

• Use Decomposition Tree for root-cause analysis

• Integrate AI visuals into dashboards

• Interpret AI-generated insights responsibly

Sprint Outcome:

Ability to apply AI-powered analytics within Power BI dashboards to uncover deeper business insights.

Skill Goal:

Publish, share, and collaborate on reports using Power BI Service.

Skills Developed:

• Publish reports from Power BI Desktop to Power BI Service

• Manage workspaces and collaborative environments

• Configure report sharing and access permissions

• Build and distribute Power BI Apps

• Support collaborative analytics workflows

Sprint Outcome:

Ability to deploy and collaborate on Power BI dashboards using the Power BI Service environment.

Skill Goal:

Implement enterprise-level security, governance, and compliance controls in Power BI environments.

Skills Developed:

• Implement Row-Level Security (RLS)

• Manage access permissions and user roles

• Configure secure data access across reports

• Apply governance and compliance best practices

• Monitor data security in enterprise environments

Sprint Outcome:

Ability to secure Power BI dashboards and implement governance controls in enterprise deployments.

Project Goal:

Design, build, and deploy a complete enterprise Power BI analytics solution that integrates multiple data sources, advanced modeling, and executive dashboards to support business decision-making.

Skills Demonstrated:

• Analyze a real-world business analytics scenario provided in class

• Connect to multiple enterprise and cloud data sources

• Transform and prepare datasets using Power Query

• Design a robust multi-table data model

• Build advanced calculations using DAX

• Create hierarchies and drill-through analysis for exploration

• Develop enterprise-grade dashboards and reports

• Apply AI visuals to uncover deeper insights

• Publish and share reports using Power BI Service

• Implement Row-Level Security and governance controls

• Present actionable insights and business recommendations