Collab365’s Power BI JumpStart Challenge [2022 EDITION]

In 2 hours you’ll build your first Power BI report

In less than 2 hours, you will be able to turn a plain old spreadsheet or CSV into stunning, interactive & shareable report viewable on every device so, if you want to finally get started with Power BI, take our 2-hour JumpStart Challenge!

What you’ll learn

• How to get started in Power BI..
• What the differences are between Power BI Desktop and Power BI service.
• How to build a Power BI report from real data..
• How to import, transform and visualize data..
• How to work with Power BI templates and designs..
• How to publish and share your reports to mobile and desktop..

Course Content

• Collab365 Resources –> 1 lecture • 1min.
• Get Started With Power BI –> 2 lectures • 5min.
• The Challenge Build –> 16 lectures • 37min.
• Graduation Quiz –> 0 lectures • 0min.

Requirements

In less than 2 hours, you will be able to turn a plain old spreadsheet or CSV into stunning, interactive & shareable report viewable on every device so, if you want to finally get started with Power BI, take our 2-hour JumpStart Challenge!

What you’ll discover on this challenge:

This JumpStart Challenge is designed to be quick, to the point and above all, get you new skills and a power BI Report in your hands in no time. We won’t bog you down with jargon, we will just wish teach you what you need to know.

CHALLENGE MISSIONS:

• Meaning Behind Data: Data is all around us. Power BI unleashes the ability to understand data to make crucial decisions, set objectives and plan for the future.
• A brief introduction to Power BI: Gain a quick understanding of the differences between Power BI Desktop App, Power BI Cloud Service and the Power BI Mobile app.
• Get started with Power BI: Learn How to create a Power BI Workspace in the Power BI Service and load up the Power BI Desktop to begin creating your first Reports.
• A tour around Power BI Desktop: Take a quick tour of Power BI Desktop to understand key navigational and feature sets that you’ll be using.
• Loading up the template file: Save time on a design by importing our – no fuss, predesigned templates that you can use right out of the box.
• Importing the sample data: Discover an impressive “Olympic Athlete” dataset we have provided, meaning you can focus on building that first report.
• Transforming your data: Transform and change how your data looks and behaves so that Power BI can use it more accurately.
• Creating your first Line Graph: It’s time for some fun! Create your first visualization and understand how we can present data more elegantly.
• Using the Gauge visualization: Explore gauge visualizations to show numeric values, averages and percentages of targets.
• Using Slicers to filter your report data: Slice, dice, and drill in to your data based on interactive controls that work dynamically in real time.
• Using the Pie Chart Visualization: Apply Pie Charts to visualize important data. Learn about filtering data and exploring the interactivity of pie charts in your report.
• Using Tables to display rows of data: The data we use sits in tables and is often the view we need, but you’ll see just how powerful tables are in Power BI.
• Using a Card Visualization to create dynamic data: Want to show single values, or create a dynamically changing title for your report? Cards are incredibly useful.
• Theming and styling your report visualizations: You’ve got a template, you’ve got a report, but what about themes, colors, readability and styling for your report?
• Rendering your report for mobile devices: Create responsive reports for your devices. Create once and reuse components… It’s so efficient!
• Publishing your Report to share with Others: Take your report from being a ‘thing’ to a useable report that can be viewed and shared.
• Quiz Time: Now you’re at the end of the Challenge it’s time to test what you’ve learned by answering a few questions.