Microsoft Excel to Power BI
Microsoft Excel to Power BI
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
In this course, author Tom Themeless shows you how to strategically use Excel and Power BI together to clean data, build models, and share insights. You’ll learn best practices for connecting the tools, avoiding common pitfalls, and creating workflows that scale with your business needs. After this course, you'll be able to confidently switch between Excel and Power BI to support smarter, faster analysis.
Syllabus
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Compare core uses: Excel vs Power BI Although both tools analyze data, their design principles and end goals differ. 3m
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Start data analysis with Excel Excel is powerful, but not without limitations in data modeling, scalability, and visualization. 2m
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Elevate business analytics with Power BI Power BI provides more robust tools for modeling, DAX calculations, and interactive dashboards. 2m
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Choose the right tool: Excel vs Power BI Identify how data size, audience, and business needs influence your choice between Excel and Power BI. 3m
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Evaluate data management & governance Both Excel and Power BI utilizes its data differently. 4m
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Prepare data with Power Query Most organizations have fragmented data systems and manual cleaning wastes time and introduces risk. 5m
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Apply advanced functions in Excel Each business department require custom calculations, formulas, and functions to fulfill their objectives. 3m
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Perform modeling and analysis in Excel Many organizations must predict future trends to drive business strategy. 6m
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Build Power BI DAX models Organizations often need to perform advanced analysis and forecasting on data stored in Excel. 5m
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Compare visualization: Excel vs Power BI Each platform encourages different communication styles. 2m
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Create data visualizations in Excel Excel remains powerful for quick, tabular visuals. 3m
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Design dashboards with Power BI Power BI creates highly visual, filterable dashboards for dynamic reporting. 6m
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Collaborate in the cloud Shared data sources reduce redundancy and confusion. 3m
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Avoid common pitfalls Switching between Excel and Power BI can cause errors if you overlook critical differences. 3m
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Turn your tools into a strategy Success doesn’t come from choosing one tool—it comes from using both strategically. 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Tom Themeles
Tom is a professor, instructor, and educator. He obtained an interdisciplinary education with academic degrees in science, history, and education, along with credentials in data science and cybersecurity. He specializes in the use of digital business solutions to help companies optimize their operations, processes, data, and people. Tom has also contributed significantly as a course designer and instructor, developing webinars and courses on topics such as digital transformation, cybersecurity, and generative AI.
Tom Themeles
Senior Data Analyst
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