“The Microsoft Fabric implementation program gave our data engineering team a structured path from legacy pipelines to a modern lakehouse architecture.”
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Role-Based Certification PrepTrack: Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst AssociateOfficial Source: Microsoft Learn
MicrosoftIntermediate
Design and manage analytics solutions using Power BI
This course covers the various methods and best practices that are in line with business and technical requirements for modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data with Power BI. The course will show how to access and process data from a range of data sources including both relational and non-relational sources. Finally, this course will also discuss how to manage and deploy reports and dashboards for sharing and content distribution.
Duration
3 days
Level
Intermediate
Format
Virtual, On-site, or Hybrid
Language
English
Executive brief for stakeholdersDownload Program Brief (PDF)
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Microsoft
Data Analyst TrackBI
Preparation, modeling, reporting
Power BI
PL300
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Data AnalystAnalyticsCertification ReadinessTailored Team Delivery
Audience Profile
Built for these roles
The audience for this course is data professionals and business intelligence professionals who want to learn how to accurately perform data analysis using Power BI. This course is also targeted at those individuals who develop reports that visualize data from the data platform technologies that exist both in the cloud and on-premises.
Overview
Executive overview
Official Microsoft Learn course aligned to Power BI data analyst responsibilities across data preparation, modeling, visualization, deployment, and governance.
Readiness
Prerequisites
- Familiarity with data analysis or BI concepts.
- Basic knowledge of data sources and reporting workflows.
- Comfort working with analytics and business reporting requirements.
Program Outcomes
Capabilities your teams will gain
Prepare and transform data for Power BI analytics
Model and visualize business data effectively
Manage and deploy reports and dashboards securely
Apply analytics best practices aligned to business requirements
Curriculum
Curriculum roadmap
1
Data preparation and transformation with Power Query
2
Data modeling and DAX measure development
3
Visualization and report design best practices
4
Publishing, security, and report management
1Module 1
Get started with Microsoft data analytics
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Module 1
Get started with Microsoft data analytics
Explore the role of a data analyst and how Power BI tools transform data into impactful reports and dashboards that support trusted, data-driven decisions across the business.
- Discover data analysis
- Get started building with Power BI
- Introduction to end-to-end analytics using Microsoft Fabric
- Get started with Copilot in Power BI
2Module 2
Prepare data for analysis with Power BI
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Module 2
Prepare data for analysis with Power BI
You'll learn how to use Power Query to extract data from different data sources, choose a storage mode, and connectivity type. You'll also learn to profile, clean, and load data into Power BI before you model your data.
- Get data in Power BI
- Clean, transform, and load data in Power BI
- Choose a Power BI model framework
3Module 3
Model data with Power BI
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Module 3
Model data with Power BI
Data modeling configures and shapes your prepared data to design a semantic model with the necessary relationships and calculations using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX). This process ensures accurate analysis and sets you up to create clear, impactful Power BI reports.
- Configure a semantic model
- Write DAX formulas for semantic models
- Create DAX calculations in semantic models
- Modify DAX filter context in semantic models
- Use DAX time intelligence functions in semantic models
- Create visual calculations in Power BI Desktop
- Optimize a model for performance in Power BI
4Module 4
Design effective reports in Power BI
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Module 4
Design effective reports in Power BI
Learn to design and deliver Power BI reports using a user-centered process that emphasizes actionable insights, visual appeal, and production-ready development aligned with stakeholder needs.
- Scope report design requirements
- Design Power BI reports
- Enhance Power BI report designs for the user experience
- Perform analytics in Power BI
5Module 5
Manage and secure Power BI
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Module 5
Manage and secure Power BI
Ensure content is accessible and distributed effectively in Power BI to foster collaboration and informed decision-making. Protect sensitive information with robust security, building trust across your organization.
- Manage workspaces in Power BI service
- Manage semantic models in Power BI
- Choose a content distribution method
- Create dashboards in Power BI
- Secure data access in Power BI
Delivery Models
Delivery models
Virtual ILTOnsiteHybridExecutive WorkshopBootcampWeekend
Engagement Fit
Engagement fit
Certification readinessImplementation-focused labsPrivate cohort deliveryIntermediate practitioner depth
Enterprise Customization
Enterprise customization
Tailor this program to your organization's priorities: Builds a stronger analytics delivery foundation by helping teams design, model, visualize, secure, and manage Power BI reporting solutions correctly.
- •Use your reporting domain and KPI scenarios in labs
- •Add semantic model optimization and governance depth
- •Extend into Fabric-aligned reporting and analytics workflows
Credentials
Certification & official source
- •Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
Aligned to the official Microsoft Learn course and learning path for this program.
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Program resources
Yes. Most enterprise clients prefer private delivery scoped to role mix, timezone, and rollout timeline. We align lab environments and scenarios to your tenant context where applicable.
Enterprise Proof
Trusted delivery outcomes
“We needed a partner who understood both the technical depth of Azure OpenAI and the governance requirements of an enterprise.”
Banking & Finance
Representative Enterprise Banking Team
The focus was not just on tooling knowledge, but on helping teams work from a shared operating model as they adopted a more modern data platform.
- Clearer platform operating model across teams
- Improved confidence in modern data stack adoption
Retail & E-commerce
Representative Retail Analytics Team
Instead of treating reporting as a tooling issue alone, the work focused on consistency, governance, and shared delivery practices across analysts and engineering teams.
- Higher consistency in report design practices
- Improved collaboration between analysts and engineering teams
Delivery Capability
Enterprise-grade instruction
MCT-led delivery
Programs led by Microsoft Certified Trainer practitioners
Enterprise program oversight
Founder-led specialist delivery with structured rollout planning
Global delivery
APAC · EMEA · Americas · Virtual & Onsite
Implementation-focused
Hands-on labs aligned to production scenarios
