Power Query in a Day (1 day)

Power Query & Power Pivot are the biggest Excel news items in the last 10 years. They are the bedrock of Power BI, so learn once and apply your skills in Excel and Power BI.

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This hands-on course is focused on real-world techniques utilising the amazing capabilities of Power Query.

Power Query is Excel’s best feature and it’s also key to the popularity of Power BI. It gives Excel and Power BI analysts the power to draw information out of multiple sources, link it together and perform calculations on it that can then be sliced & diced any way you want.

The course covers the core elements needed to get an understanding of what Power Query can do and how to apply multiple techniques to convert messy data into clean tables for analysis.

What you get from this course

  • Be able to import data from a variety of disorganised layouts to quickly deliver key information in minutes not weeks
  • Utilise best practice techniques
  • Provides a solid framework and rules to allow you to automate your reporting and analysis immediately on returning to work.

Agenda Highlights

  • General Overview
  • Column from Examples
  • Consolidating Files from a Folder
  • Unpivoting
  • Data Consolidation using Append
  • Merging and 3 Join types including Left Outer, Left Anti, Inner
  • Adding Last Refresh Date
  • A more complicated data source layout
  • Index Columns & Lists
  • Handling Errors and Nulls
  • Query Folding
  • Custom and Conditional Columns
  • Consolidating multiple files from OneDrive / SharePoint
  • Referencing the next / previous row
  • Transpose, Unpivot, Pivot
  • Recap exercises

Pre-requisites

This is a beginner’s course and assumes attendees have no prior knowledge of Power Query.

Previous use of Excel, VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP / Pivot Tables or Power BI would be considered a sensible base level of experience to get the most from this course.

The exercises will be conducted using the desktop version of Excel 365 or Power BI desktop. The techniques are the same in both with minor User Interface differences.

Software Required

Excel 365 or Power BI Desktop

Download and install the free Microsoft Power BI Desktop

For Excel 365 ensure you have a build version greater than 2203  (you can check via File > Account > the About Excel section contains the Version  (2203 means March of 2022)

Windows only (No Mac)

Who Should Attend

  • Excel users & analysts that focus on extracting, re-organizing and analysing data
  • Power BI users connecting to data sources that are poorly organised
  • Anyone interested in saving huge amounts of time in automating the work involved in creating recurring reports and dashboards

Delivery Options

In-house

All courses are available for in-house training, providing flexible options to meet your needs wherever you are – Perth, interstate, or internationally. Our in-house courses are designed to maximise value with flexibility, tailored content, and cost savings for your team.

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Virtual Training

Our virtual training options (in-house training only) bring the same high-quality, live, instructor-led courses directly to your team, no matter where they are located. Our virtual training features the same level of interaction as our in-person sessions, while providing the convenience of learning from any location. This option is ideal for interstate and international clients.

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Public Courses

Our public courses are located primarily in Perth (with options for interstate and international participants), providing individuals or smaller teams with the opportunity to join our comprehensive training sessions alongside other industry professionals.

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Upcoming Course Dates

Power BI Essentials (2 days) Face-to-Face Training

February 11, 2025 @ 8:30 am - February 12, 2025 @ 4:30 pm

A$1,499.00 – A$1,699.00

Our Public courses are aimed at smaller groups of 3 – 8 people so that there is more opportunity for the instructor to assist on a 1-1 basis and discuss the attendee’s specific real-world scenarios.

NOTE: For Public Courses a minimum of 3 attendees must have signed up 4 weeks in advance of the course otherwise the course will be postponed, and full refunds offered. The 3rd day option also requires a minimum of 3 attendees to proceed

Why Learn From Access Analytic

Practical

Highly experienced facilitators who actively and regularly consult with clients.

Applicable

Apply what you learn to your job to further your career.

Hands-on

The course is designed to provide maximum hands-on experience.

Passionate

Our facilitators love this subject!

Clear

We specialise in translating complex subjects into concepts that are easy to understand.

On-going help

You can always email the facilitator with any questions.

Comprehensive course notes

Useful working document to support your learning.

Networking

Meet industry peers and hear how they approach this subject.

Our Course Facilitators

Jeff Robson

Masters (Applied Finance), Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Information Systems), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM), Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (F Fin), Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD), Microsoft Excel Expert, International Presenter

Wyn Hopkins

Microsoft MVP, Published Author of “Power BI for the Excel Analyst”, B.Sc. (Hons) Accounting & Financial Management

Wyn has been awarded MVP status by Microsoft every year since 2017 and is the author of the book “Power BI for the Excel Analyst”.

YouTube content creator:  over 5.5 million views and 95,000+ subscribers.

Yury Tokarev

PhD (Finance and Economics), Chartered Accountant with the Australian Institute of Chartered Accounting (CA), Bachelor of Business (Finance and Economics), Microsoft Certified Excel Expert (MCEE)

Our Clients

Client testimonials

We are thrilled to have helped hundreds of businesses in Perth and worldwide over the years.

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