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Microsoft Power BI Desktop for Business Intelligence

4.7(192,578) on Udemy·769K enrolled
All levels 17 hours English Course Certificate
SkillsPower BIData visualisationDAXData modellingDashboardsBusiness intelligence

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Our take
A practical, project-based way to get job-ready in Power BI, a widely used business-intelligence tool. With over 768,000 students it is the most-reviewed Power BI course on Udemy.

Good for: anyone who wants practical, job-ready Power BI skills.

Skip if: you use a different BI tool, or you already know Power BI well.

You work as a BI analyst for a fictional company end to end — shaping data in Power Query, building a star-schema model, writing DAX, and designing an executive dashboard — rather than watching isolated feature demos. It even covers the AI features and performance tuning.

The trade-off some reviewers note is that the newer update videos covering UI changes feel less polished than the original content. It teaches Power BI specifically, so it will not transfer wholesale to another BI tool, and it is not for someone who already knows it well. On price, wait for a Udemy sale (as of 2026).

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About this course

Structured around the real business intelligence workflow, this course has you play BI analyst for a fictional manufacturing company: connecting and shaping data with Power Query, building a star-schema relational data model, writing DAX measures and calculated columns, and designing an executive dashboard with KPIs, maps, drillthroughs, and bookmarks — closing with AI features (decomposition trees, key influencers) and performance optimization tools.

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Chris Dutton & Aaron Parry
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Chris Dutton and Aaron Parry teach for Maven Analytics, which has helped 2M+ students build job-ready data skills; Aaron is a professional analytics consultant with 10+ years in business intelligence.

Frequently asked questions

Yes for practical, job-ready Power BI skills. It is project-based and covers the workflow from raw data to dashboards.

Power BI Desktop is free to download from Microsoft. The Udemy course teaching it is a separate paid purchase.

A paid Udemy course, usually on sale for around $12 to $20, with lifetime access and a refund window.

No, though basic spreadsheet familiarity helps. It builds up from importing data.

Both are in demand. Power BI is common in Microsoft-heavy workplaces; pick by the tool your target employers use.
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