A practical Udemy course on Microsoft Power BI, taking you from importing and shaping data to building interactive reports and dashboards. It is hands-on and affordable, a solid route to job-ready Power BI skills. Power BI Desktop itself is free.
Good for: Anyone who wants practical, job-ready Power BI skills.
Less suitable if: You use a different BI tool, or you already know Power BI.
Skills you'll gain
Power BIData visualisationDAXData modellingDashboardsBusiness intelligence
Realistic time: About 18 hours; a few weeks part-time.
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.
What you'll learn
Connect and clean data in Power Query
Build a star-schema data model
Write calculated columns and DAX measures
Design interactive reports and visuals
Use slicers, filters and drill-downs
Publish and share via Power BI Pro and Mobile
This course includes
17.5h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
A paid Udemy course, usually on sale for around $12 to $20. Power BI Desktop itself is free from Microsoft. Lifetime access and a refund window.
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Instructor
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Manuel Lorenz
Udemy instructor
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.
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