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Designing and Managing Analytics Solutions in Power BI

Learn to build, secure, and maintain scalable Power BI semantic models and reports to drive business intelligence across your organization.

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About this course

Transforming raw data into clear, actionable business intelligence is one of the most valuable skills in today's data-driven landscape. This text-based course guides you through the entire lifecycle of designing and managing robust Power BI analytics solutions, from your first data connection to enterprise-level workspace administration. You will progress from understanding core business intelligence concepts to designing efficient semantic models, writing clean DAX formulas, and deploying secure dashboards. By reading the structured explanations and studying real-world scenarios, you will develop the practical skills needed to govern, share, and optimize reports for teams of any size. What you will learn: Learn foundational business intelligence concepts, data schemas, and Power BI architecture. Clean, transform, and load data using Power Query with modern best practices. Design scalable semantic models with proper relationships and star schema design. Write calculated columns and measures using DAX to solve complex analytical questions. Configure row-level security and workspace permissions to protect sensitive data. Manage and distribute reports effectively using workspaces, apps, and modern collaboration tools. This course begins with essential definitions and core data modeling principles before moving into hands-on data preparation, DAX calculations, and security configurations. It is designed for beginners, aspiring data analysts, and business professionals with no prior Power BI experience required. Start building and managing reliable analytics solutions today.

Course contents

6 modules · 30 lessons · 3h 16m

1 Foundations & Architecture
Understand the Power BI ecosystem and prepare for data ingestion. 4 lessons · 25 min
  1. The Power BI Lifecycle
    Understand the journey from raw data to a shared report in the cloud.    6 min
  2. Power BI Architecture Overview
    Distinguish between Power BI Desktop, Service, and Mobile components.    6 min
  3. Core BI Concepts & Data Schemas
    Learn the difference between Fact tables and Dimension tables.    7 min
  4. Connecting to Your First Data Source
    Learn how to establish a connection to Excel and CSV files in Power BI.    6 min
2 Data Preparation with Power Query
Clean and transform messy data into a structured format. 6 lessons · 38 min
  1. Introduction to Power Query
    Navigate the Power Query Editor and understand Applied Steps.    6 min
  2. Cleaning Data: Rows and Columns
    Learn how to remove duplicates, filter rows, and rename columns effectively.    6 min
  3. Transforming Data Types
    Ensure data integrity by setting correct text, number, and date formats.    6 min
  4. Unpivoting and Pivoting Data
    Reshape data structures to make them suitable for analysis.    7 min
  5. Merging and Appending Queries
    Combine multiple tables into a single source of truth.    7 min
  6. Power Query Best Practices
    Optimize your transformation steps for better performance.    6 min
3 Designing Scalable Semantic Models
Build a robust data model that supports complex analysis. 5 lessons · 33 min
  1. What is a Semantic Model?
    Define the semantic layer and why it is the heart of Power BI.    6 min
  2. Designing a Star Schema
    Organize tables into a star shape to improve speed and clarity.    7 min
  3. Creating Relationships
    Establish one-to-many links between your data tables.    7 min
  4. Cardinality and Cross-Filter Direction
    Understand how data filters flow between tables.    7 min
  5. Building for Scalability
    Techniques to ensure your model handles growing data volumes.    6 min
4 DAX Fundamentals
Write formulas to perform calculations and solve business questions. 6 lessons · 41 min
  1. Introduction to DAX Syntax
    Learn the basic structure of the Data Analysis Expressions language.    6 min
  2. Calculated Columns vs. Measures
    Decide when to calculate at the row level vs. an aggregate level.    7 min
  3. Writing Your First Measures
    Use SUM, AVERAGE, and COUNT to create basic KPIs.    7 min
  4. The CALCULATE Function
    Master the most important function in DAX for modifying context.    8 min
  5. Time Intelligence in DAX
    Calculate Year-to-Date and Year-over-Year growth easily.    7 min
  6. Writing Clean and Optimized DAX
    Use variables and formatting to make your formulas readable.    6 min
5 Security & Governance
Protect sensitive data and manage access in an enterprise environment. 5 lessons · 33 min
  1. Intro to Row-Level Security (RLS)
    Understand how to restrict data access based on user identity.    7 min
  2. Setting up Static RLS
    Create roles and rules using DAX filters in Desktop.    7 min
  3. Testing Security Roles
    Verify that your security rules work before publishing.    6 min
  4. Workspace Permissions & Roles
    Manage Admin, Member, Contributor, and Viewer roles in the Service.    7 min
  5. Data Governance Basics
    Learn how to maintain data quality and compliance in Power BI.    6 min
6 Distribution & Collaboration
Share insights with the team and optimize report performance. 4 lessons · 26 min
  1. Publishing and Workspaces
    Move your report from Desktop to a collaborative online environment.    6 min
  2. Distributing via Power BI Apps
    Bundle multiple reports into a clean, professional app for end-users.    7 min
  3. Modern Collaboration Tools
    Use commenting, sharing, and Teams integration for better teamwork.    6 min
  4. Optimizing Report Performance
    Identify and fix slow visuals or models to improve user experience.    7 min
Final project

Enterprise Sales Analytics Solution

Build a complete BI solution starting from three raw CSV files (Sales, Products, Regions). You will clean the data, build a Star Schema, create DAX measures for revenue and growth, apply RLS for regional managers, and publish the final result as a Power BI App.

What you'll get

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    3h 16m of practical content

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Capstone project Reviewed — 4.6 / 5
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