Power Business Intelligence (BI) Workshop

Power BI is a business intelligence tool that brings all together all the organization’s data in one place so one can visualise it as a whole and gain valuable insights. It transforms company’s data into rich visuals to collect and organise in a way that one can focus on what really matters. Power BI helps you stay in the know, spot trends as they happen, and push your business further.

This virtual instructor-led training empower participants to build strong understanding of Power BI to integrate, make use of data, and build compelling and interactive reports.

Learning Outcomes

  • Connect MS Power BI to simple datasets in MS Excel and SQL
  • Build simple data models within MS Power BI Select and execute appropriate Visualisations within MS Power BI
  • Create a dashboard to explore data and answer queries using MS Power BI
  • Publish and share insightful reports to stakeholders using MS Power BI
  • Run fundamental analytics using the DAX language

Pre-Requisite

There are no prerequisites for this programme. Prior knowledge on any of the topics is not required. Upon successful completion of the course, every participant will receive

Certificate of Participation.

Introducing Power BI

  • Getting started with Power BI
  • Uploading data to Power BI
  • Introduction to reports
  • Introducing Visual Interactions

Using Power BI Desktop

  • Connecting to a database
  • Loading from multiple sources
  • Using Query Editor
  • Hiding or removing tables
  • Handling seasonality and sorting Months

Consuming and transforming data by using Power BI Desktop

  • Data connectivity modes
  • Importing data
  • Connecting to a Folder
  • Import from Excel

Developing Power BI reports

  • Choosing the right visualizations
  • Choosing between standard visuals
  • First steps with custom visualizations
  • Improving reports by custom visualizations
  • Identifying conditions when custom visualizations are required
  • Using DAX in data models

Data Models in Power BI

  • Publish Excel data models in Power BI
  • Consume Power BI content from Excel
  • Pushing real-time data to Power BI dashboards

Create calculated columns, calculated tables, and measure

  • Create DAX formulas for calculated columns
  • Calculated tables
  • Using Measures
  • Use What-if parameters

Create hierarchies and format interactive visualizations

  • Create date hierarchies
  • Create hierarchies based on business needs
  • Add columns to tables to support desired hierarchy
  • Select a visualization type
  • Configure page layout & formatting
  • Configure interactions between visuals
  • category of columns
  • Position, align, and sort visuals
  • Format measures
  • Use bookmarks and themes for reports

Configure a dashboard

  • Add text and images
  • Filter dashboards
  • Dashboard settings
  • Introducing data refresh
  • Publishing to Power BI
Regular Fee:
USD 980
Per Participant
(Exclusive of VAT)
Group Registration Benefit

Planning to attend with colleagues? Organizations registering 3 or more participants receive a 15% group discount, making it more economical to develop teams together while creating a shared learning experience.

The Program Fee Includes:
  • Full-day instructor-led training
  • Comprehensive course materials
  • Practical tools, templates and learning resources used during the program
  • Interactive exercises and facilitated discussions
  • Networking opportunities with professionals from other organizations
  • Lunch and refreshments
  • SIMFOTIX Certificate of Completion
Registering a Team?

For larger groups, we can also explore a customized in-house delivery exclusively for your organization. The program can be tailored to your business context, participant profile, and specific learning objectives.

Delivery Mode

Face to Face

Duration

2 Day(s)

Start Date

Monday, September 14, 2026

End Date

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Price

$ 980.00

Time

9am - 4pm

Venue

Dusit Thani Hotel

Instructor

TBC

Language

English/Arabic

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