Power BI Data Visualisation Training in Ireland

Delegates should have a background Power BI desktop creating reports and dashboards.

Each module includes exercises which are designed for a group to interact and exchange views.

Existing report review

• This module includes:
  • Reviewing some example reports and suggesting issues
  • Providing alternative designs

Understanding Requirements

• This module includes:
  • Reviewing the requirements of a dashboard recipient
  • Storyboarding the dashboard
  • Listing the importance of each piece of content

Common Mistakes

• This module includes common problems encountered by dashboard designers
• These include:
  • Exceeding the boundaries of a single screen
  • Inadequate context
  • Excessive detail
  • Poorly designed media
  • Inaccurate quantitative data display
  • Ineffectual highlighting
  • Misuse of colour

Basics

• This module includes good practices when design reports to present the recipients with a useable, easy to understand and process dashboards.
  • Grouping and continuity
  • Closures and connections
  • Patternicity
  • Comparing metrics of different scales
  • Storytelling

Colour

• This module includes the use of colour within your dashboards
  • Colour
  • Colour combinations
  • Colour vision deficiency

Typography

• This module includes the use of fonts and typography within your dashboards
  • User perception and attitude
  • Differing fonts
  • Single fonts

Appendix: Charts and Graphs

• This module includes the use of charts within your reports
  • Graph Overview
  • Number of measures / variables
  • General formatting
  • Graph (Bar, Column, Area, Ribbon, Histogram)
  • Line
  • Area (Pie, Doughnut, Treemap/Mosaic)
  • Slope
  • Point (Scatter, Bubble)
  • Waterfall
  • Box plot
  • Bullet chart
  • Violins
  • Stripchart
  • Maps