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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

Planning Power BI business intelligence projects

As explained in the previous chapter, in the Power BI Desktop section, Power BI business intelligence projects involve getting data from data sources, creating a data model, and then creating and publishing reports and dashboards that are consumed by the business and used to answer specific questions or support the analysis of the efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability of the business. However, successfully delivering the desired insights and analysis to the business requires careful planning and should include the following activities:

  • Identifying stakeholders, goals, and requirements
  • Procuring the required resources
  • Discovering the required data sources
  • Designing a data model
  • Planning reports and dashboards

Identifying stakeholders, goals, and requirements

Business intelligence projects are most often driven by the business as opposed to IT. This means that one of the business domains, such as...