Best in Class Power BI, Power Pivot and Power Query Training

This live public training course is also available as private, onsite corporate training.  If you prefer to learn online, then take a look at my Power BI online training, by tapping on the link.

Why this Course is Different/Better

Not all Power BI, Power Pivot and Power Query training is created equal.  This training course was developed and is taught by Matt Allington who is a Microsoft MVP specialising in the Microsoft Self Service BI Products.

One or Two Days Training?

The course is for 2 days (check below for the dates in your location) and the course coverage is as given below.

This course can be taken as a standalone 2-day course, or as two trainings separately.

• 1 Day Introduction to Power BI
• 1 Day Data Modelling with Power BI and Power Pivot

1 Day Introduction to Power BI

This one day course is the first day of the two day training and covers all you need to know to start using the Power BI suite of tools without expecting you to be a programmer. The topics include

• How to use the new Power BI product and what the differences are with Excel.
• A basic overview of the DAX language (Data Analysis Expressions).
• In depth coverage of building visuals using Power BI Desktop.
• Sharing your reports with dashboards and work spaces using PowerBI.com.
• Introduction to Power Query, and hands on learning of several reusable patterns that cover common use cases for loading ad hoc data.

1 Day Data Modelling with Power BI and Power Pivot

This one day course is the second day of the two day training and goes on to focus on teaching business analysts how to model data using Power Pivot. Power Pivot is the core technology that makes all the analytical power of Power BI possible. Unlike some other learning resources, this course dives deep into the details of Power Pivot teaching you everything you really need to know to be good using all of these tools.

The term “Data Modelling” is not something that is familiar to most Excel Pros, and that is because data modelling has historically been done by IT on your behalf. But if you want to be good with Self Service BI using the Microsoft tools, you must learn how to become a data modeller using Power Pivot – this is exactly what you will learn in this class. Although the concepts are difficult to pick up via self learning, the expert approach from this live training course makes it accessible to any Excel Pro. The topics include

• How to optimally load your data for use.
• Common functions in the DAX language.
• How to write formulas that leverage multiple tables.
• The CALCULATE function – the most important function in DAX.
• Advanced concepts including table functions such as ALL, FILTER.
• Time Intelligence 3 ways, Auto, Inbuilt and Custom.

At the end of the 2 days you will be well on you way to becoming a Power BI, Power Pivot and Power Query ninja.

Participants registered for the two-day training or the 2nd day training will receive a free copy of one of the books “Supercharge Power BI” or “Supercharge Excel” (at your choice). With these books you can continue your learning after the live training using the same familiar learning style covered in the course.

• You can view our catalogue of Power BI books Australia by following this link.

Full details of the course are covered in this downloadable course brochure.

Click here to download the brochure

Course Locations and Dates

The 2018 Training dates can be seen in the table below. There is an early bird special offer if you book and pay 1 month in advance.

Bulk discounts are available when you register and pay for 3 or more people at the same time.

• Register and pay for 3 people, get 10% discount on total amount
• Register and pay for 6 people, get 20% discount on total amount

Training will be located at a suitable central location in your capital city (depending on numbers).

Locations	Dates	Registration
Adelaide	There are no live training sessions currently planned for Adelaide but you can still learn from Matt’s courses. If you prefer live training, you may like to consider attending a live session in Melbourne (see dates below), or you can contact Matt to organise in-house training if you like. Take a look at private, onsite corporate training. Alternatively you can attend one of Matt’s Online training courses.
Melbourne	Thurs 5th & Fri 6th Apr 2018 Thurs 24th & Fri 25th May 2018 Mon 16th & Tues 17th Jul 2018 Mon 10th & Tues 11th Sept 2018 Mon 12th & Tues 13th Nov 2018
Brisbane	Thurs 26th & Fri 27th Apr 2018 Mon 4th & Tues 5th Jun 2018 Mon 13th & Tues 14th Aug 2018 Mon 24th & Tues 25th Sept 2018 Mon 26th & Tues 27th Nov 2018
Sydney	Thurs 1st & Fri 2nd Feb 2018 Thurs 22nd & Fri 23rd Mar 2018 Thurs 17th & Fri 18th May 2018 Thurs 12th & Fri 13th Jul 2018 Thurs 6th & Fri 7th Sept 2018 Thurs 1st & Fri 2nd Nov 2018 Thurs 13th & Fri 14th Dec 2018
Perth	There are no live training sessions currently planned for Perth but you can still learn from Matt’s courses. If you prefer live training, you may like to consider attending a live session in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane (see dates above), or, you can contact Matt to organise in-house training if you like. Take a look at private, onsite corporate training. Alternatively you can attend one of Matt’s Online training courses.
Hobart	There are no live training sessions currently planned for Hobart but you can still learn from Matt’s courses. If you prefer live training, you may like to consider attending a live session in Melbourne (see dates above), or, you can contact Matt to organise in-house training if you like. Take a look at private, onsite corporate training. Alternatively you can attend one of Matt’s Online training courses.
Online	There aren’t any Public Training events near you? You may be interested in an Online Training Course available in your time-zone: AU & NZ USA Euro