Microsoft Power BI - The Practical Guide 2025
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Microsoft Power BI - The Practical Guide 2025

Dive in and learn the Power BI tools! Learn Data Analysis & Visualization and more in Power BI Desktop & Power BI Pro!

Created by Manuel Lorenz, Academind by Maximilian Schwarzmüller, Maximilian Schwarzmüller
17.5 hours
Video Content
204
Lectures
302,946
Students
4.6
Rating
4.6
(302,946 students enrolled)

What you'll learn

At the end of this course students will be able to analyse data from different data sources and create their own datasets
Students will be able to comfortably work with the different tools of the Power BI universe and know how the different tools work together
Students will have the required knowledge to dive deeper into Power BI and find out more about its advanced features

Course Content

14 sections • 204 lectures • 17:38:28 total length

Getting Started

11 lectures • 52:31

Welcome to This Course00:55
What is Power BI?05:46
Installing Power BI Desktop03:33
Connecting Power BI Desktop to Source Files10:06
Creating our First Visuals07:34
+6 more lectures

Understanding the Power BI Desktop Basics & Preparing the Course Project

4 lectures • 21:45

Module Introduction01:26
The Power BI Desktop Workflow05:15
Interface Tour09:27
Important! Creating the Project Template & Recommended Settings05:37

Data Preparation in the Power Query Editor

22 lectures • 02:08:19

Module Introduction01:12
Understanding Data Preparation / Cleaning / Cleansing04:50
Connecting Power BI Desktop to Source Files10:35
How Power BI Queries Data05:01
Understanding Basic Row Operations09:07
+17 more lectures

Data Transformation in the Power Query Editor

24 lectures • 01:54:47

Module Introduction00:56
Data Warehouse, Data Model & Data Schema05:45
The Star Schema - Theory06:14
Applying the Star Schema to our Project02:26
Understanding References04:07
+20 more lectures

The Data Model: Working with Relationships & DAX (Data Analysis Espressions)

35 lectures • 02:46:28

Module Introduction01:26
Query Editor vs Data Model04:39
Understanding Relationships02:34
Creating our First Relationship09:59
Understanding Cardinality & Difference Relationship Types02:23
+31 more lectures

Creating Visuals in the Report View

30 lectures • 02:37:01

Module Introduction01:03
The Power BI Workflow & Understanding Basics Visual Elements04:49
Creating & Duplicating Pages02:08
Organizing Visuals06:02
Creating a New Visual03:00
+26 more lectures

Power BI Pro & Mobile: Sharing & Collaborating with Workspaces & Apps

24 lectures • 02:03:42

Module Introduction01:52
The Next Steps04:57
Power BI Pro Pricing04:14
Power BI Pro Interface Tour06:38
Publishing & My Workspace - Theory03:19
+19 more lectures

Other Data Sources

7 lectures • 28:40

Module Introduction01:21
Importing JSON Data06:28
Updated Star Wars API URL00:08
Importing Data from REST APIs05:00
Preparation: Setting up a MySQL Server08:09
+2 more lectures

How to Stay Up-to-Date in the Power BI World?

3 lectures • 07:01

Module Introduction00:43
Helpful Resources05:01
Using Preview Features01:17

Course Round Up

1 lectures • 06:36

Congratulations! What you Learned & How to Continue06:36

Optional: Power BI Desktop Crash Course / Introduction & Summary

33 lectures • 02:16:31

Module Introduction01:29
Project Setup03:55
Connecting Power BI Desktop to the Source Files01:53
Query Editor Walkthrough04:27
Removing Blank Rows & Fixing Format Errors05:08
+28 more lectures

Bonus: Selected Features by Example & Refresher Project

7 lectures • 01:16:58

About this Module00:23
Understanding Column from Examples06:34
Group By, Big Data & DAX Studio09:42
Please Read: Bonus Project Introduction00:14
Taxi Project - Query Editor22:12
+2 more lectures

This Course Was Completely Updated

1 lectures • 00:38

Old Course Content Download00:38

Course Roundup

2 lectures • 01:15

Course Roundup00:55
Bonus: More Content!00:20

Description

This course turned more than 250.000 students into Power BI professionals and was specifically created for business users who need to learn fast, comprehensive and efficient to get the job done!

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In the course you can take two paths:

- The Complete Path (full >15h course also teaching more advanced concepts & features)

- The Summary Path (2h crash course to master Power BI as quick as possible)

Both approaches will teach you Power BI in great detail and turn you into a Power BI professional. You decide what learning type you are - it’s your choice!

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You want to analyze data from single or multiple sources? You want to create your individual datasets based on these sources and transform your results into beautiful and easy-to-make visualizations? You also want to share your results with colleagues or collaborate on your projects? Finally, you want to be able to access your data from multiple devices?

Then the Power BI tools are the tools to choose for you!

In this course you will learn why Power BI offers you a comprehensive set of Business Intelligence tools for your data analysis goals and how to use these tools to fulfill all of the above tasks - and more. Imagine to quickly structure your data, to easily add calculations to it and to create and publish nice-looking charts in just a few minutes. 

This is what you will learn:

  • Get to know the different tools of the Power BI universe and learn how to use them

  • Understand Power BI Desktop and its components

  • Learn how to use the Query Editor to connect Power BI to various source types, how to work on the Data Model and understand the difference between those two steps

  • Learn how to filter and format data, how pivoting and unpivoting works

  • How to work in the different views of the Data Model

  • How to create calculated columns and measures

  • How to build relationships between different tables

  • How to create a report with different interactive visualization types

  • Learn how to use Power BI Pro to create dashboards and to share and publish your results

  • How to access your results from multiple devices using Power BI Mobile

  • And more!

Don't miss this opportunity to become a Power BI expert today! Enrol now, unlock your potential & transform your career today!

Who this course is for:

  • People who never worked with Power BI and who want to understand how to use these tools
  • Anyone who is interested in learning how to connect the different Power BI tools with each other
  • People who want to understand how to create customized visuals with the Power BI Developer tools

This course includes:

  • 17.5 hours on-demand video
  • 6 articles
  • 19 downloadable resources
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Full lifetime access
  • Certificate of completion

Instructors

Manuel Lorenz

Academind by Maximilian Schwarzmüller

Maximilian Schwarzmüller

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