Power BI Training in Middle East
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Power BI Training Across the Middle East for Corporate Teams
One training partner for every GCC office. Consistent, instructor-led Power BI programmes delivered on-site or via live virtual classroom — for teams across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait.
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Course Outline
Power Bi Training
Introduction
- Introduction to Self-Service BI
- Standard Business Intelligence Process
- Introduction Power BI Desktop & Workflow
- Power BI Architecture & Power BI Services
Introduction to Power BI Desktop
- Excel Vs Power BI Desktop & Advantage
- Power BI Components: Power Pivot, Power Query, Power Map, Power View, Q&A
- Report Canvas, Visualizations, Filters & Fields Pane
- Power BI User Interface: Report View, Data (Tables) View, Relationship (Model) View
- Connect and Load data from CSV, Excel & Web
Power BI - Data Visualization
Part 1
- Exploring Report View & Understanding Chart Elements
- Adding Chart to the Canvass
- Inserting basic Charts/Visuals and Creating Simple Report
- Cluster Column Chart, Cluster Bar Char, TreeMap
- Line Chart, Pie Chart, Donut Chart, Funnel Chart, CARD Visual
- Table Vs Matrix
- Essential Formatting: Text Size, Legends, Values, Title
- Inserting Text Box, Shapes & Images
- Slicers: Vertical List Vs. Horizontal Tiles
- Tooltip - On hover Text
- Sort Visuals by Values/Fields
- Focus Mode, Explore & Export Data
Power Query - Data Transformation
Part 1
- Exploring Power Query Editor
- Importing Data
- Preparing/Transforming Data for Power BI Dashboard
- Promoting First Row as Headers
- Renaming the Table and Column Names
- Remove Unwanted and Empty Columns
- Remove Top Rows, Blank Rows, Errors, Duplicate Rows
- Split Column by Delimiter, Characters, Positions
- Choosing the right Data Types - Whole Number, Date, Text
- Replacing Values and Column Formatting: Clean, Trim, Change Case
- Fill Blank Data with Above or Below Text
- Filtering Data, Removing, Reordering and Merging Columns
- Applied Steps - Its Usage & Revert Options
- Overview of M-Query Language
Data Modeling
Power Pivot
- Introduction to Data Model
- Data Tables (FACT Tables) Vs Lookup Tables (Dimension Tables)
- Active & Inactive Relationship
- "Snowflake" Schemas Vs Star Schemas
- Understanding Relationship Cardinality
- One to Many, One to One, Many to Many
Power Query - Data Transformation - Merge & Append
Part 2
- Creating Custom Column from Examples (Excel Flash Fill)
- Working with Conditional Columns
- Transpose Data (Rows to Columns)
- Unpivot Columns to convert unstructured data set to columnar table
- Grouping & Binning
- Merge Queries Vs Append Queries
- Merge Queries - Joins
- Left Outer, Right Outer, Inner Join, Full Outer Join, Left Anti, Right Anti
- Append Queries
- From Different Sheets, From Csv Files, From Excel Files, From Folder
- Creating Dimension Table using M-Query Language
- Enable Data load, Enable Data Refresh, Close and Apply
DAX - Data Analysis Expression
Part 1
- What is DAX?
- Creating Simple Calculated Column & Calculated Measure
- Implicit Measure Vs Explicit Measure
- Calculated Columns Vs DAX Measure
- DAX - Calculated Columns
- RELATED, FORMAT, DATEVALUE, DAY, MONTH, YEAR
- DAX - Calculated Measures
- SUM, COUNT, MAX, MIN
- COUNTROWS, DIVIDE
- DISTINCT COUNT
- DAX - Calculated Tables
- CALENDARAUTO, CALENDAR, DATE
Power BI - Data Visualization
Part 2
- Working with Multi-row Card
- Visualizing Data with Multiple Fields
- Stacked Bar, 100% Stacked Column
- Area Chart, Stacked Area, Combo Chart
- Line & Cluster Column
- Line & Stacked Column
- Secondary Axis Chart
- Scatter (Bubble) Chart
- Visualizing Time Series Data
- Multi-Line Chart, Ribbon Chart, Waterfall Chart
- Visualizing Geospatial Data with Maps, Point Map, Fill Map
- Showing Key metrics with Cards, KPI Visuals & Gauge Chart
- Applying Condition Formatting, Data Color, Color Scale, Rules, By Field Values
- Table Formatting, Background & Font Color, Data Bar, Icon Set
- Working with different Level of Filters, Report Level, Page Level, Visual Level, Top N
- Analytics Tab, Adding Target Line, Average, Median & Percentile Line
- Q&A - Ask Question (Natural Language), Hierarchies, Timeline Slicer
DAX - Data Analysis Expression
Part 2
- Creating Table for Measure (Measure Table)
- DAX - ADVANCED
- SUMX, COUNTX, AVERAGEX
- CALCULATE, IF ELSE IF, SWITCH, AND, OR, NOT, FILTER
- ALL, HASONEVALUE, SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR
- PARALLELPERIOD, DATEADD, DATEDIFF
Power BI - Data Connection
- Understanding "xVelocity in-memory Analytical Engine" - Vertipaq
- Different Modes of Connection
- Live Connection, Imported (Cashed)
- DirectQuery, Get Data from, Csv, Excel
- Access, SQL Server, Web, ERP, CRM, Cloud Services
- Update & Refreshing Dataset
- Changing Data Source
Power BI - Data Visualization
Part 3
- Configuring Data for Q&A
- Adding Trendline & Forecasting
- Editing Power BI Report Interaction
- Adding and Updating Bookmarks
- Inserting Buttons
- Using Selection Panes to Control Visibility
- Synchronize Slicer Across Pages
- Displaying Report Page in Tooltips
- Importing Custom Visual from Marketplace
- Using Custom Visuals
- Creating Customized Color Themes and Templates
- Mobile Layout & Desktop Layout
Power BI Service - Publish & Sharing Reports
- Publish Report from Power Desktop
- Understanding Dashboards, Tiles, Reports, Datasets, workbooks
- Creating Dashboard
- Pinning Tiles to Dashboard
- Sharing Reports & Dashboards
- Publish Reports to Web
- Print or Save as PDF
- Exporting to Powerpoint
- Refreshing Data Sets
- Workspace and Apps (Power BI Pro)
- Row Level Security (Power BI Pro)
Countries We Cover
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Oman
Bahrain
Kuwait
How can we help you?
Drop Email For Corporate Training Across International or Call
Why One Regional Partner
- One curriculum and one quality standard, delivered consistently across every GCC office
- Flexible on-site or live-virtual delivery for teams that can’t all be in one room
- Trainers experienced across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and wider GCC markets
- Volume and multi-location pricing for regional training rollouts
Industries We Serve
Oil & Gas
Banking & Finance
Retail & FMCG
Logistics & Supply Chain
Healthcare
Government & Public Sector
Your questions answered
Frequently asked questions
Do you train teams outside the UAE?
Yes. We deliver on-site and live virtual Power BI training across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait, in addition to the UAE.
Can sessions run across different time zones?
Yes, live virtual sessions are scheduled to overlap working hours across the GCC, with recordings shared where needed.
Is virtual training as effective as on-site training?
Both use the same curriculum and trainer-led format; on-site suits single-location teams, live virtual suits multi-country teams.
Can we roll out training to several country offices at once?
Yes — a coordinated multi-country rollout managed through a single point of contact at your regional HQ.
Do you offer volume pricing for multi-country bookings?
Yes, regional bookings qualify for volume-based pricing — share your office count and headcount for a consolidated proposal.
