Learn Power BI from an Industry Expert
Industry leading Power BI training, coaching and consulting
Do you know what you need to know?
On the surface, Power BI looks like an easy to learn Microsoft tool, however what most people think they need to learn is often not even half of what they need. My live Power BI training course is conveniently split into 2 distinct learning days so that you can choose the level of learning that is right for you. Day one will teach you what you need to know to build reports and dashboards using data prepared by someone else. For those that want to learn more (e.g. business analysts, Excel power users), come back for day 2 and learn what you actually need to know to be good using this tool by enhancing the underlying data so you can extract the hidden insights.
What is Power BI and Why Should I Care?
Power BI was launched (generally available) in 2015, yet there are many people that are only just starting their own Power BI journey. I presented a high level overview to the Sydney Power BI User Group in 2021. I am sharing the video of this session here as a resource for anyone that is looking for a good, high level overview of this fabulous product. In the video I explain the capabilities of Power BI cross the entire eco system. You wont learn how to use Power BI, but you will learn what is possible and hopefully be inspired by the possibilities.
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“I really enjoyed the training. Most importantly I managed to discuss my real-life problems and learn from others’ queries too. You are a great trainer.“
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“You are brilliant. I’m reading your book Supercharge Power BI and I appreciate your way of demonstrating the measures and the metaform you use. It helps me a lot. Not only to learn Power BI but to learn communicating different subjects with my auditors. Thanks Matt!”
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Power BI Training
Not all Microsoft Power BI training is made equal, and there are good reasons to work with an industry expert. When Matt first started training Power Pivot (DAX) and Power Query back in 2014, Power BI wasn’t even a thing. In fact Matt has been training Power BI for longer than Power BI has been a generally available software product. Today, Matt Allington provides Power BI Training in the form of:
Online Live Instructor Led
Excelerator BI Services
An Expert to Help You Succeed
Matt Allington is an industry recognised expert in Power BI training and has 30+ years experience in using data to deliver business value. Matt is a Microsoft MVP that specialises in Power BI, Power Pivot and Power Query. He brings his business and IT experience to the table to get fast and effective results and help you with general business data problem solving.
Matt is the author of the best selling books “Supercharge Power BI: Power BI is Better When you Learn to Write DAX” and “Supercharge Excel: When You Learn To Write DAX For Power Pivot”.
Matt developed and delivers the face-to-face (Live Instructor Led) Training Courses “Power BI for the Business Analyst” and “Demystifying DAX (Intermediate to Advanced)”.
Matt also developed the following Online Video Training Courses:
- Supercharge Power BI Online Training (with weekly live online Q&A sessions with Matt).
- Foundations of Power BI – Data to Dashboard
- Extracting Data Insights with DAX
Excelerator BI Blog
Calendar Over Run in Power BI
This is an update to an article that I wrote back in 2019. This time around I created a video to go along with the written explanation and documentation below. You can jump straight to the video below if you prefer that medium. What is Calendar Over Run? Consider the
The Best Way to use Power BI with Microsoft Forms
A client recently asked me if it was possible to build a Power BI report using data from a Microsoft Form. I have come across this question a few times now, and you could be excused for thinking this would be a straightforward task. Despite the fact that Microsoft has
Supercharge Power BI 3rd Edition Live Webinar
To celebrate the release of the third edition of my book Supercharge Power BI, I plan to hold a live webinar this coming Thursday pm (US time), Friday morning Australia/NZ time. Sorry, it will be very late for Europe. I plan to cover 1 topic from my book, and I
My Power BI Chat with Ebenezer from Ghana, Africa
One interesting trend I have seen over the last 12 months is the creation of a lot more non-technical Power BI content on the web. Adam Saxton and Patrick LeBlanc were early adopters of this format with their YouTube channel “Guy in a Cube”. More recently there have been new
Power BI Design and Visualisation Training Course
As you will most likely know well by now, there is a lot to learn if you want to be good at Power BI. You need to learn skills across the 4 distinct areas as shown below. Ken, Miguel and I are really excited that we have released a new
Building a P&L in Power BI – Part 2 (Percentages)
I blogged about how to Build a P&L With Power BI back in April 2020, and the response from my readers was great. Several people asked how to add percentages such as % of net sales revenue, % gross profit, etc. into the P&L. I decided therefore to do a