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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

Summary

In this chapter, we introduced the planning process for Power BI business intelligence projects. Upfront requirements such as gathering, planning, and design are critical steps in ensuring the success of any business intelligence project, and projects involving Power BI are no exception. We then introduced the specific scenario that will be used throughout the rest of this book. As Pam, you have been tasked with creating a data model and report that will assist a regional consulting firm in visualizing and analyzing the % utilization of employees across divisions, branches, and projects.

In the next chapter, we will install Power BI Desktop, explore its interface, and familiarize ourselves with some of its functionality.