• Comprehensive 5-day hands-on program
• Advanced Power Query and DAX techniques
• Best practices in data modeling and visualization
• Real business use cases and analytical scenarios
• Performance optimization and governance concepts
• End-to-end Power BI solution development

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Design and implement advanced data models in Power BI
• Clean, transform, and integrate data from multiple sources
• Use advanced DAX functions for complex calculations
• Build dynamic, interactive dashboards and reports
• Apply data analytics techniques for business decision-making
• Optimize Power BI reports for performance and usability
• Share, publish, and manage reports securely in Power BI Service

This course is intended for:

• Data Analysts and Business Analysts
• BI Developers and Reporting Specialists
• Finance, Operations, and Strategy Professionals
• IT Professionals supporting data analytics
• Professionals seeking advanced Power BI capabilities

Day 1: Power BI Architecture & Advanced Data Preparation

• Power BI ecosystem: Desktop, Service, Mobile
• Data analytics lifecycle and BI architecture
• Advanced Power Query techniques
• Data cleaning, transformation, and shaping
• Handling large datasets and multiple data sources
• Data refresh strategies

Day 2: Data Modeling & Relationships

• Star and snowflake schema concepts
• Fact and dimension tables
• Relationships: cardinality and filter direction
• Role-playing dimensions
• Handling many-to-many relationships
• Data model optimization best practices

Day 3: Advanced DAX for Data Analytics

• DAX evaluation context (row filter context)
• Advanced DAX functions (CALCULATE, ALL, FILTER, VALUES)
• Time intelligence functions
• Measures calculated columns
• KPIs and dynamic measures
• Debugging and optimizing DAX

Day 4: Advanced Visualizations & Dashboard Design

• Principles of effective data visualization
• Advanced charts and custom visuals
• Interactive dashboards using slicers, drill-down, and drill-through
• Tooltips and dynamic titles
• Designing executive-level dashboards
• Usability and storytelling with data

Day 5: Performance Optimization, Publishing & Analytics Use Cases

• Performance Analyzer and optimization techniques
• Managing large models and datasets
• Power BI Service: publishing and sharing
• Workspaces, apps, and security (RLS)
• Governance and data security concepts
• Real-world analytics case studies
• Best practices and course wrap-up

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 80% of the total course duration.