Power BI Data Visualisation Training in South Africa

  • Learn via: Classroom
  • Duration: 2 Days
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Price: From €2,177+VAT
We can host this training at your preferred location. Contact us!

This two day practical event will introduce delegates to the key principles and best practices of reports and data visualisations with Power BI Desktop. Delegates will appreciate what makes good, and bad, representation of data. Throughout the event, delegates will learn how to use most appropriate visuals for their audience.

This course focuses on the best practice of Power BI reports / dashboards and the courses is taught using examples and labs in PowerBI desktop.

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

Virtual Classroom

For learners attending remotely via any virtual classroom, an additional screen is required for this course to work through remote desktop labs and view training information. A remote Desktop will be provided using GoToMyPC or LearnOnDemand.

The additional screen must have a minimum screen size of 19 inch and minimum resolution of 1280x1024, with the vertical resolution (1024) being the most critical.

If you have questions,contact our Virtual team.

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



Contact us for more detail about our trainings and for all other enquiries!

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our South Africa facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

15 January 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
25 January 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
04 February 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
15 January 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
25 January 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
22 February 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
24 February 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom
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04 February 2025 (2 Days)
Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg
Classroom / Virtual Classroom

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