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Learn Power BI - Second Edition

By : Gregory Deckler
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Book Image

Learn Power BI - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Gregory Deckler

Overview of this book

To succeed in today's transforming business world, organizations need business intelligence capabilities to make smarter decisions faster than ever before. This updated second edition of Learn Power BI takes you on a journey of data exploration and discovery, using Microsoft Power BI to ingest, cleanse, and organize data in order to unlock key business insights that can then be shared with others. This newly revised and expanded edition of Learn Power BI covers all of the latest features and interface changes and takes you through the fundamentals of business intelligence projects, how to deploy, adopt, and govern Power BI within your organization, and how to leverage your knowledge in the marketplace and broader ecosystem that is Power BI. As you progress, you will learn how to ingest, cleanse, and transform your data into stunning visualizations, reports, and dashboards that speak to business decision-makers. By the end of this Power BI book, you will be fully prepared to be the data analysis hero of your organization – or even start a new career as a business intelligence professional.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Section 1:The Basics
4
Section 2:The Desktop
10
Section 3:The Service
15
Section 4:The Future

Chapter 2: Planning Projects with Power BI

Power BI projects are essentially the same as business intelligence projects involving alternative tools such as Tableau, Qlik, MicroStrategy, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), or even Crystal Reports. In fact, all business intelligence projects follow, or should follow, a similar process, with only minor variations depending upon the specific technology being implemented.

In this chapter, we explain the general process for business intelligence projects with specific callouts for planning considerations specific to Power BI. In addition, we introduce the specific business scenario that is used throughout this book.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Planning Power BI business intelligence projects
  • Explaining the example scenario