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Microsoft Power BI - The Practical Guide

4.6(76,175) on Udemy·311K enrolled
Beginner 17.5 hours English Course Certificate
SkillsPower BIData visualisationDAXData modellingDashboardsBusiness intelligence

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A practical, affordable route to job-ready Power BI skills for business users and analysts. Power BI Desktop itself is free.

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.

Built by Academind, it covers the full workflow — cleaning and shaping data in Power Query, building a star-schema model with DAX, designing interactive reports, and publishing through Power BI Pro — and includes a two-hour crash-course path alongside the full curriculum. It goes deep on DAX and the Pro sharing workflow.

It teaches Power BI specifically, so it will not transfer wholesale to another BI tool, and it is Windows-only, since Power BI Desktop does not run on Mac; someone who already knows Power BI will find it basic. On price, wait for a Udemy sale.

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About this course

Microsoft Power BI - The Practical Guide is a business-focused path to Power BI proficiency, built by Academind. Over about 17.5 hours it covers the full workflow — cleaning and shaping data in the Power Query Editor, building a star-schema data model with relationships and DAX measures, designing interactive reports and visuals, and publishing and collaborating through Power BI Pro and Mobile. It even includes a 2-hour 'summary path' crash course alongside the full curriculum.

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Manuel Lorenz
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Created by Manuel Lorenz and Maximilian Schwarzmüller of Academind — a former business analyst and a veteran developer-educator whose courses have reached over three million students.

Frequently asked questions

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

Power BI Desktop is free 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. Pick by the tool your target employers use — Power BI is common in Microsoft-heavy workplaces.
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