Power BI for Business Analytics
Data modelling, DAX, Power Query and dashboard design for decision-makers.
- ✓ Instructor-led live sessions, online or in Bengaluru
- ✓ Hands-on labs in every module
- ✓ Capstone project with trainer review
- ✓ Curriculum customisable for corporate teams
- ✓ Certificate of completion
Next batch: Wed, 09 Dec 2026 · 40 hours · 5 days
Power BI for Business Analytics
Duration: 40 hours · 5 days
Next batch: Wed, 09 Dec 2026
Format: Online live · Bengaluru classroom
Modules: 9 · Topics: 42
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Fee: ₹17,999
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Upcoming batches
Open batches for individuals; corporate batches on your dates.
| Programme | Starts | Mode | Schedule | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power BI for Business Analytics | Wed, 09 Dec 2026 | Bengaluru classroom | Weekday | 5 days | Enquire |
| Power BI for Business Analytics | Sat, 13 Feb 2027 | Online live | Weekend (Sat) | 6 Saturdays | Enquire |
Soaring demand, and where it takes you
Power BI is widely used in Indian organisations, and skilled modellers and DAX developers remain in demand.
Become an expert
Roles this programme prepares you for:
Become a Power BI Developer
Builds models and reports for the business.
- Clean and shape data with Power Query
- Build star-schema data models
- Write DAX measures and time intelligence
About the course
Build trusted, fast Power BI reports: data preparation with Power Query, star-schema modelling, DAX measures and time intelligence, report design, and publishing with row-level security.
Data modelling, DAX, Power Query and dashboard design for decision-makers.
Why should I attend?
Business and data analysts
Finance and operations reporting teams
Excel power users
BI developers
Prerequisites
Basic Excel
Level
Beginner to Advanced
Delivery modes, duration and fee
Online live
Instructor-led virtual classroom; weekday (full-day) or weekend (Saturday) batches
Bengaluru classroom
In-person batches at our Bengaluru training venue
On-site at your office
Private corporate batch anywhere in India, scheduled around your teams
Blended
Live sessions plus guided self-paced labs and mentor check-ins
Duration: 40 hours · 5 days
Course fee (open batch): ₹17,999
Corporate / team batches: per-participant or flat batch pricing on request, based on group size, format and customisation.
What will you learn
- Clean and shape data with Power Query
- Build star-schema data models
- Write DAX measures and time intelligence
- Design clear, accessible reports
- Publish and share securely in the Power BI service
- Optimise model and report performance
Skills you will gain
Data preparation
Modelling and DAX
Delivery
Tools and platforms covered
Course curriculum
M01 Power BI overview
- Desktop and service
- Licensing basics
- Workflow
- Licensing tiers
- Desktop setup
🧪 Hands-on: Build a first report
M02 Power Query
- Connecting to sources
- Transformations
- Query folding
- Merging and appending
- Parameters and functions
🧪 Hands-on: Clean a messy dataset
M03 Data modelling
- Star schemas
- Relationships
- Date tables
- Many-to-many
- Role-playing dimensions
🧪 Hands-on: Model a sales dataset
M04 DAX
- Measures vs columns
- CALCULATE and filter context
- Time intelligence
- Variables in DAX
- Iterators (SUMX)
🧪 Hands-on: Build key measures
M05 Report design
- Visual best practices
- Interactivity
- Accessibility
- Bookmarks and drill-through
- Mobile layouts
🧪 Hands-on: Design a dashboard
M06 Publishing
- Workspaces and apps
- Row-level security
- Refresh
- Deployment pipelines
- Gateways
🧪 Hands-on: Publish with RLS
M07 Performance and governance
- Performance Analyzer
- DAX Studio basics
- Incremental refresh
- Sensitivity labels
🧪 Hands-on: Diagnose and speed up a slow report
M08 AI features and Fabric
- Copilot in Power BI
- Q&A visuals
- Fabric and Direct Lake overview
- Dataflows
🧪 Hands-on: Add AI-assisted insights to a report
M09 Capstone: executive dashboard
- Requirements
- Model
- Build
- Present
🧪 Hands-on: Deliver a secured, published executive dashboard
Hands-on projects
Sales performance dashboard
A secure, well-modelled Power BI report with time-intelligence measures.
Why train with us
Built around your stack
Labs and examples adapted to the tools, cloud and data your team actually uses.
Practice-first
Every module ends in a lab, and the course ends with a reviewed capstone.
Practitioner-led
Delivered by Karthick Selvam and vetted specialist trainers from our network.
Visible progress
Attendance, lab completion and assessment results shared with your L&D team.
Certificate of completion
Participants who complete the labs and capstone receive a Learning Dots certificate of completion for Power BI for Business Analytics. [confirm certificate wording / sample image]
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Meet your trainer
Karthick Selvam
Founder · Data Engineering Corporate Trainer, Bengaluru
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Frequently asked questions
Does this prepare for PL-300?
It covers related skills; check Microsoft Learn for current objectives.
Can the curriculum be customised for our team?
Yes. Modules, depth, duration and labs can be tailored to your stack and goals.
What delivery formats are available?
Online live instructor-led sessions, Bengaluru classroom, or on-site at your office.
How do we enquire or book?
Use the enquiry form on this page or the Enquire button next to any batch.
What does it cost?
The open-batch fee is ₹17,999 per participant plus GST. Corporate batches are priced on group size, format and customisation.
How long is the course?
40 hours · 5 days. Corporate batches can be split into half-day sessions.
A closer look
About this course
Build trusted, fast Power BI reports: data preparation with Power Query, star-schema modelling, DAX measures and time intelligence, report design, and publishing with row-level security.
What is Power BI for Business Analytics?
Data modelling, DAX, Power Query and dashboard design for decision-makers.
Who this course is for
Business and data analysts, Finance and operations reporting teams, Excel power users, BI developers.
What you will be able to do
Clean and shape data with Power Query. Build star-schema data models. Write DAX measures and time intelligence. Design clear, accessible reports. Publish and share securely in the Power BI service. Optimise model and report performance.
Career paths
Roles this course supports include Power BI Developer, BI Analyst, Reporting Lead. Power BI is widely used in Indian organisations, and skilled modellers and DAX developers remain in demand.
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