Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know

Microsoft Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know

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Unlock the full potential of Microsoft® Power BI with this definitive guide for business professionals, analysts, and aspiring leaders. Microsoft® Power BI Essentials You Always Wanted to Know by Dr. Sini V. Pillai sheds light on how users can transform complex data concepts into actionable business intelligence skills that drive organizational success.

This comprehensive resource covers everything from fundamental data import techniques using Power Query Editor to advanced analytics with DAX expressions and AI-powered sentiment analysis. Learn to prepare and present data in ways that bring key insights to life, create interactive visualizations, and publish and manage reports and dashboards efficiently.

Key Learning Outcomes: 

  • Discover how to import and transform data in Power BI.
  • Learn to create accessible visualizations.
  • Understand how to leverage advanced analytics.
  • Learn to choose the right chart and apply smart filters.


Explore how to build compelling visual narratives with advanced storytelling tools and learn how to influence decision-making at every organizational level. Perfect for business analysts, data professionals, managers, consultants, entrepreneurs, and anyone preparing for leadership roles requiring data-driven decision-making abilities. Each chapter includes practical exercises, real-world case studies, and assessment quizzes to reinforce learning and ensure skill retention.

Part of the Self-Learning Management Series, this book is designed to help you learn essential management lessons. Read it, transform your approach to data analysis, and position yourself as an indispensable business intelligence leader in today's data-driven economy.

Bibliographic Details

Pages: 360 pages

Paperback (ISBN): 9781636515717

eBook (ISBN): 9781636515724

Hardback (Color): 9781636515731

Trim Size: 5.5” x 8.5”

Category: Business & Economics

Author: Dr. Sini V. Pillai, Vibrant Publishers

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Power BI, Data, and Storytelling
1.1 Data Foundations: Building Blocks for Power BI 
1.2 What Is Power BI? 
1.3 Why Power BI Is Beneficial for Professionals and
Businesses 
1.4 Power BI and Data 
1.5 Core Elements of Power BI 
1.6 Power BI Desktop View 
1.7 Data Analysis and Visualization 
Chapter Summary 
Quiz 

2 Importing and Transforming Data in Power BI
2.1 Sources of Data for Managers 
2.2 Power Query Editor for Data Cleansing and
Transformation 
2.3 More Data Transformation Options 
2.4 R Script Transform and Leveraging R 
2.5 AI-Powered BI for Sentiment Analytics 
Chapter Summary 
Quiz 
Case Study 1 & 2 

3 Data Modelling With Power BI
3.1 Building Relationships 
3.2 Importing Data Tables into a Data Model 
3.3 Usability Enhancements in Power BI 
3.4 Performance of a Data Model 
3.5 Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) 
3.6 String Functions to Create Calculated Columns 
3.7 Calculated Measures 
Chapter Summary 
Quiz 

4 Exploring Visuals and Charts
4.1 Preview Features 
4.2 Visualizations in Report View 
4.3 Cross-Filtering and Cross-Highlighting 
4.4 Slicer Visual 
4.5 Tabular Data and Table Visualization 
4.6 Categorical Data Visualization 
4.7 Trend Data Visualizations 
Chapter Summary 
Quiz 
Case Study 3 & 4 

5 KPI and Formatting Visuals
5.1 Gauge Visuals 
5.2 KPI Visuals 
5.3 Visualization With Cards 
5.4 Building Visuals for Geographical Data With
Maps 
5.5 Filled Map and Shape Map 
5.6 ArcGIS Map 
5.7 Azure Maps 
5.8 Q&A Visual 
5.9 Power BI Visuals From Analytics 
Chapter Summary 
Quiz 

6 Tools for Digital Storytelling
6.1 Drill Through
6.2 Curated Storytelling With Bookmarks
6.3 Digital Storytelling With Selection Pane and Spotlight
Features
6.4 Tooltips as Tools for Storytelling
Chapter Summary
Quiz

7 Deploying Reports in Power BI
7.1 Deploying Reports Using Power BI Desktop 
7.2 Managing Datasets, Workbooks, Reports, Security, and
Dashboards in My Workspace
7.3 Data Governance Strategy and Row-Level
Security
7.4 Data Refresh
7.5 Data Security in Power BI Reports
7.6 Power BI Apps in Power BI Services
7.7 Power BI Content Distribution 
7.8 Power BI Usage Metrics Report
7.9 Real-World Applications, Challenges, and Future of
Power BI 
Chapter Summary 
Quiz 
Case Study 5, 6 & 7

Glossary
External Reading Resources
References
Bibliography

Author

Dr. Sini V. Pillai is a researcher and academician at Digital University Kerala with a profound passion for data analytics and business intelligence. She brings 15+ years of academic and practical experience in harnessing technology to advance business goals. Her expertise in Power BI has made her a trusted advisor to professionals and entrepreneurs seeking to leverage data in their organizations.

Vibrant Publishers is focused on presenting the best texts for learning about technology and business as well as books for test preparation. Categories include programming, operating systems and other texts focused on IT. In addition, a series of books helps professionals in their own disciplines learn the business skills needed in their professional growth.


Vibrant Publishers has a standardized test preparation series covering the GMAT, GRE and SAT, providing ample study and practice material in a simple and well organized format, helping students get closer to their dream universities.

Series

The Self-Learning Management Series is designed to help students, new managers, career switchers, and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons and covers every aspect of business, from HR to Finance to Marketing to Operations across any and every industry. Each book includes basic fundamentals, important concepts, and standard and well-known principles as well as practical ways of application of the subject matter.

Editorial Reviews

In this era of data and data-driven systems, this book serves as a guide to understanding, analyzing, and presenting data and making recommendations.
-- Prof. K G Satheesh Kumar, PhD Emeritus Visiting Professor and Chair Digital University Kerala

The topics covered in the book, including importing and transforming data, data modeling, exploring visuals, formatting visuals, digital storytelling, and lastly deploying reports, illustrate a cascade of information about Business Intelligence. It truly turned "data" into insight and insight into "action."
-- Dr. A.V.V. Prasada Raju FIIIE, FIIM, FIE, FMTC, FCAE, SMAE, SMISE Chairman, National Council

It goes into great detail while remaining practical, demonstrating how Power BI may be used in a variety of actual business scenarios.
-- Bianca Szasz, Ph.D., Space Systems Engineer

This is a great resource! The explanations are clear, easy to understand, and the layout makes it simple to navigate. Whether you’re new to Power BI or just need a refresher, this book breaks things down in a way that’s approachable and practical.
-- Thao Brooks Digital creator

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