Charlotte Power BI Crash Course

This half-day workshop is geared toward those new to Power BI. You'll learn how to get started with Power BI easily without all the techno-jargon.Curious about Microsoft's Power BI data dashboard software but not sure how to learn it easily and use it with your evaluation data? Power BI is extremely powerful, but can be difficult to learn when you’re first starting out. This workshop takes you from complete novice to complete confidence in knowing how to turn data into a dashboard  - connecting to data, cleaning data (when needed), making charts and visuals, and making a dashboard that immediately answers the questions your report audience have about the data. This workshop is 100% hands-on! We'll all make a simple (and beautiful) dashboard with some evaluation survey data together. Participants MUST have a laptop with a recent version of Power BI Desktop installed. Power BI is a Windows only program. It can be downloaded for free from https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/desktop/ or the Microsoft Store .. Workshop data will be provided to participants before the workshop.LEARN:- The basics of good dashboard design- How to connect to data- How to clean / transform data- How to make and format charts- How to filter and slice your data- How to add your organizational colors- How to share Power BI dashboardsGET:- a modern training facility- powered desks- a video recording of content- a teacher who wants to make everything as easy as possible for you.REFUND POLICY: Refunds are not available. If in the event that the workshop is cancelled, your registration fee will be returned to you.