Business Intelligence with Power BI & Tableau
Business Intelligence (BI), Power BI, Tableau, data analysis, dashboards, data visualization, reporting, data modeling – Business Intelligence with Power BI & Tableau – Online bootcamp with mentor and Bildungsgutschein
Course Introduction
The Business Intelligence with Power BI & Tableau course is a practice-oriented online bootcamp that offers a comprehensive pathway into modern Business Intelligence and data visualization. You will learn to turn data into actionable insights using two of the leading BI tools in the industry: Microsoft Power BI and Tableau.
This BI bootcamp takes you step by step from the foundations of Business Intelligence to advanced analytics and reporting techniques used in real companies. You will:
- gain deep familiarity with the architecture and functionality of Power BI
- explore advanced data features including DAX and M scripting
- master the visual storytelling capabilities of Tableau
This Power BI and Tableau course is ideal for beginners, data analysts, business professionals, and career changers who want to boost their skills in Business Intelligence.
CONTENTS
Explore BI fundamentals: tools, data structures, architectures, visualization methods, plus current trends and challenges in modern Business Intelligence.
Learn Power BI basics: data modeling, importing, processing, and visualization. Build dashboards from day one to support data-driven decisions.
Go beyond basics: apply DAX, M, custom visuals, and advanced reporting logic to design interactive, professional Power BI dashboards.
Master Tableau essentials: charts, maps, calculations, and dashboards. Apply best practices for interactive, compelling, and professional BI reporting.
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LEARNING JOURNEY
Start your learning journey to "Business Intelligence with Power BI & Tableau".
You receive theoretical input in the form of articles and videos.- You can regularly check your level of knowledge with quizzes.
- You will work on a project and apply the methods you have learned in practice.
- You will be accompanied by an experienced mentor and supported in building up a portfolio.
- You can ask questions and exchange ideas in moderated live sessions.
- Brief feedback sessions allow you to reflect on the knowledge you have acquired and the methods you have learned.
- In live training sessions, you will learn how to use relevant tools in interactive environments.
- You can exchange ideas with other participants in our community.
Course offer for your education voucher (Bildungsgutschein)
Would you like to finance your course with an education voucher (Bildungsgutschein) from the Federal Employment Agency? Then request a non-binding course offer now.
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In the Business Intelligence with Power BI & Tableau course, you’ll build a strong foundation in business intelligence, data analysis, and data visualization. You’ll start with Power BI training, covering the entire ecosystem from data loading and modeling to creating dashboards with custom DAX expressions. Step by step, you’ll gain the skills to design reports that support data-driven decision-making in real business contexts.
In the final part, you’ll master Tableau’s visualization and dashboarding capabilities, learning how to create interactive, professional BI dashboards that transform raw data into actionable insights.
Throughout theBI & Tableau program, you’ll complete hands-on BI projects that simulate real-world business scenarios, ensuring you can apply your skills immediately in your job or career.
After completing this BI & Tableau bootcamp, you will have the skills to:
- understand the principles of business intelligence, data structures, and data architecture
- navigate and use Power BI Desktop to create professional data models and visual reports
- import, process, and relate datasets within Power BI for accurate reporting
- design and customize interactive visualizations and dashboards
- apply DAX formulas for calculated measures, KPIs, and advanced analytics
- use the M language for complex data transformation scenarios and automation
- understand Tableau’s interface and its approach to data visualization
- build and customize dashboards for real business use cases using Tableau Desktop
- apply best practices in data storytelling across both Power BI and Tableau
This BI & Tableau course is suitable for beginners and intermediate learners interested in data analytics and business intelligence (BI). No prior experience with Power BI or Tableau is required. However, general computer skills and a basic understanding of structured data (such as Excel spreadsheets) will be helpful.
To get the most out of this course, you’ll need a standard computer (laptop or PC) with internet access as well as a Windows operating system (ideal for seamless use) or a Mac/Linux system with a virtual Windows environment (e.g., VirtualBox, VMware Fusion, or UTM App). If you’re using a Mac or Linux without a virtual Windows setup, some course features unfortunately may not be fully accessible, as Power BI Desktop isn’t natively supported on these systems.
Who should Attend this Course
You can take part in this Business Intelligence Analysis course with a Bildungsgutschein from the Agentur für Arbeit or the Jobcenter. If you are registered as looking for a job, you can apply for a Bildungsgutschein at the Arbeitsamt or the Jobcenter. We have created an application guide for this.
- Aspiring business intelligence analysts or data analysts
- Business analysts, data scientists, and IT specialists seeking to enhance their BI and data reporting skills
- Managers and decision-makers looking to utilize business intelligence tools for data-driven insights
- Individuals interested in practical, real-world applications of Power BI and Tableau
- Graduates and students: Recent graduates or current students seeking to augment their academic qualifications with practical, industry-relevant skills
- Professionals seeking career transition: Professionals from diverse backgrounds looking to transition into data analytics for career growth and new opportunities
- Entrepreneurs and small business owners: Individuals involved in entrepreneurship or small business ownership who wish to harness the power of data for business insights
- Anyone interested in data-driven Insights: Individuals curious about data analysis, regardless of their background, who want to understand and leverage data for personal or professional purposes
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Benefits
Internationally recognized certificate
Personal Mentoring via video conference
Practical exercises with mentors
High-quality, own content with university level
Approx. 60 training videos
Practice with real case studies incl. solutions
Lots of best practices
Own final capstone project
Career services incl. job application training
Community for communication of learners
Moderated FAQ sessions with mentors
Coffee talks with mentor and participants
Live sessions with software training
Countless links, literature and tooltips
Internationally recognized certificate
Personal Mentoring via video conference
Practical exercises with mentors
High-quality, own content with university level
Approx. 60 training videos
Practice with real case studies incl. solutions
Lots of best practices
Own final capstone project
Career services incl. job application training
Community for communication of learners
Moderated FAQ sessions with mentors
Coffee talks with mentor and participants
Live sessions with software training
Countless links, literature and tooltips
CURRICULUM
MODULE 1 - LET'S TALK ABOUT BI
Business Intelligence: Introduction, key concepts and principles
Course overview, definition and importance of Business Intelligence, data warehouse, ETL
Business Intelligence tools, technologies and data structures
Tools, technologies, data structures
Practice: Explain and compare different BI tools and technologies.
Business Intelligence architecture, data visualization and reporting techniques
Business Intelligence architecture, data sources, data warehouses
Practice: Explain a basic BI architecture that includes data sources and a data warehouse.
Trends and challenges in Business Intelligence
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, augmented analytics and automated insights
Practice: Explain augmented analytics to generate automated insights and explore how BI trends impact data analysis.
MODULE 2 - MICROSOFT POWER BI FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE - BASICS
Introduction
Introduction, role and importance of Power BI
Getting started with Microsoft Power BI: the data model and architecture
Data model, fact and dimension tables, Power BI architecture
Practice: Create a basic star schema data model.
The Power BI Desktop Client
Desktop Client, Query Editor, Report View
Practice: Familiarize yourself with the Power BI Desktop Client, utilizing the Query Editor to load and transform data and the Report View to design your first report.
From zero to hero: Build an initial Power BI report
Power BI report, visuals, insights
Practice: Develop an initial Power BI report by adding visuals, formatting them, and gaining insights.
Importing Data into Power BI
Data import, connectors, DirectQuery
Practice: Import data from various sources into Power BI.
Processing the imported data
Data transformation, pivoting and unpivoting, merging queries, date columns
Practice: Transform imported data to enhance your datasets for deeper analysis in Power BI.
Establishing relationships between datasets
Relationships, 1:n, 1:1, n:m, cardinalities
Practice: Define and establish relationships between datasets in Power BI, configuring 1:n, 1:1, and n:m cardinalities to enable effective data modeling.
Visualizations – part 1
Visuals, charts, graphs, insights, filtering data
Practice: Create and customize various visuals, charts, and graphs in Power BI to derive insights and represent your data effectively.
Visualizations – part 2
Advanced Power BI visualization techniques, interactive elements
Practice: Explore advanced visualization techniques in Power BI, including interactive elements such as slicers, to enhance user engagement with your reports.
Building dashboards
Dashboards, KPIs, decision-making
Practice: Design and build interactive dashboards in Power BI, incorporating key performance indicators (KPIs) to facilitate informed decision-making.
MODULE 3 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN POWER BI
Introduction: More Power BI
Introduction, selected advanced topics
Custom visuals
Custom visuals, enhanced data presentations, reporting requirements
Practice: Create and implement custom visuals in Power BI to enhance data presentations and meet specific reporting requirements.
Advanced reporting concepts – part 1
Calculated fields, calculated explicit measures, DAX optimization
Practice: Develop calculated fields and measures while optimizing DAX expressions to improve reporting efficiency and user experience.performance.
Advanced Reporting Concepts – part 2
Bookmarks, tooltips, analytic features, forecasting, clustering
Practice: Utilize bookmarks and analytic features in Power BI for advanced reporting, including forecasting and clustering techniques to analyze trends..
An introduction into DAX
DAX functions, SUM, AVERAGE, FILTER, explicit and implicit measures, calculated columns, calculated tables
Practice: Explore explicit measures and DAX functions like SUM, AVERAGE, and FILTER to perform calculations and data manipulation in your Power BI reports.
More on DAX
DAX functions, filter context, time intelligence, quick measures, CALCULATE
Practice: Deepen your understanding of DAX by applying various functions to create complex calculations that enhance your data analysis capabilities.
An introduction into M
M language, Power Query, ETL
Practice: Learn the M language in Power Query to execute ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, preparing data for analysis in Power BI.
MODULE 4 - DASHBOARDING AND REPORTING WITH TABLEAU
Introduction to Tableau: Data visualization and Business Intelligence
Introduction, role and importance of Tableau in BI
Getting started with Tableau Desktop
Tableau workbook, data connection, data cleaning, data pane, split, pivot, relationships, joins, performance optimization
Practice: Set up a new Tableau workbook, connect to a data source, clean and organize the data using the data pane, apply a split or pivot, and establish appropriate relationships or joins between tables based on performance needs.
Foundations of chart visualizations
Continuous fields, discrete fields, dimensions, measures, chart appearance, axis, labels, chart types, data fields, visualization
Practice: Create different types of charts in Tableau by using dimensions and measures, adjust chart appearance with axis and label options, and arrange data fields to explore different visualization formats.
Sorting, grouping, and calculations
Sorting, grouping, filtering, alias, calculated fields, functions, sets, table calculations, data transformation
Practice: Use Tableau filters, sorting, and aliases to organize data, create new data fields with groups and sets, and apply calculated fields and table calculations to transform and analyze the data.
Working with maps and adding customizations to your view
Maps, spatial data, map types, Tableau marks card, workbook customization, trend lines, reference lines, formatting
Practice: Create and customize map visualizations in Tableau, applying different map types and customizing the view with the Marks card.
Dashboards – Combining views
Tableau dashboard, combining views, worksheets, Tableau story
Practice: Combine multiple views to create a Tableau dashboard and a story.
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BENEFITS
DATES & APPLICATION
Choose a payment option and your preferred date and register for our "Business Intelligence with Power BI & Tableau" bootcamp.
f you are registered in Germany and are looking for work or you are about to be made redundant, then you can apply for an education voucher at the employment agency. To find out if you are eligible for an education voucher, you will need to speak with your local employment agency. If you meet the requirements, you will receive an education voucher that entitles you to attend this XDi continuing education program free of charge. To get a step-by-step guide to this process, then take a look at our "Application Guide".
Find your local "Agentur für Arbeit" and make an appointment
If you have never been in contact with the employment agency before, simply find your local employment agency by searching online, e.g. "Agentur für Arbeit Köln" or "Agentur für Arbeit in meiner Nähe". Once you have made an appointment, you will be assigned an advisor.
Step-by-step instructions for applying for an education voucher (Bildungsgutschein) at the Agentur für Arbeit
Use our complete application guide to prepare for your employment with the employment agency and convince your advisor to approve your participation in the course. It contains the documents you need for the appointment.
Request your personal course proposal from the XDi
You may need to provide this document to the employment agency. This will only take a few minutes!
Do you still have questions?
We are happy to support you in any way! Get in touch with us.
You have an education voucher (Bildungsgutschein) from the employment agency (Agentur für Arbeit) and would like to be trained as a "Business Intelligence with Power BI & Tableau"! Then you can start now - you can register.
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f you are registered in Germany and are looking for work or you are about to be made redundant, then you can apply for an education voucher at the employment agency. To find out if you are eligible for an education voucher, you will need to speak with your local employment agency. If you meet the requirements, you will receive an education voucher that entitles you to attend this XDi continuing education program free of charge. To get a step-by-step guide to this process, then take a look at our "Application Guide".
Find your local "Agentur für Arbeit" and make an appointment
If you have never been in contact with the employment agency before, simply find your local employment agency by searching online, e.g. "Agentur für Arbeit Köln" or "Agentur für Arbeit in meiner Nähe". Once you have made an appointment, you will be assigned an advisor.
Step-by-step instructions for applying for an education voucher (Bildungsgutschein) at the Agentur für Arbeit
Use our complete application guide to prepare for your employment with the employment agency and convince your advisor to approve your participation in the course. It contains the documents you need for the appointment.
Request your personal course proposal from the XDi
You may need to provide this document to the employment agency. This will only take a few minutes!
Do you still have questions?
We are happy to support you in any way! Get in touch with us.
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INFORMATION
Guided E-Learning | Full-time / Part-time
Cancellation & Rebooking
Cancellation free of charge up to 14 days before the start date- Free rebooking up to 14 days before start
- Free rebooking in case of illness
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Certificate
On completion of the course, you will receive the “Database Management & Data Analysis with MySQL/SQL” certificate from the XDi – Experience Design Institute. The certificate is internationally recognized and has an excellent reputation.
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