One of the most common questions we get asked is ‘what can I expect from a training course with you?’
It’s an understandable question – after all you are investing time and money in training, so you want to know what you’re going to get from it. So we wanted to go through some of the top takeaways from our training courses, what you can expect from us, and specifically how our Power BI training courses will help your business learn and grow.

Needs Focussed Content

We realise it would be very easy just to run one kind of Power BI training course and leave it at that. But the problem there is that every business is different, with unique needs and areas they want to focus on. So rather than design one course that covers absolutely everything (and would probably last a week), we’ve created a range of courses, each tailored to a specific need your business might have. For example, we run courses in:

• Power BI Visual Reports
• Power BI and Data Analysis
• Power BI Advanced
• Dashboards and Data Visualisation

On top of that, each of our training courses is designed to be tailored, so you get exactly the level of information and support you need.

Experience-Led Learning

There are many trainers out there who’s only qualification is having gone on a training course themselves. This often means every one of their training sessions is the same, following the same script without varying. The problem with that approach is that, when it comes to the difficult questions, there are often no answers. It also means that there is no tailoring to individual needs, and no examples given in a way that the people taking the course can relate to. All of this adds up to a mediocre training course.

But at XL Intelligence, we have been with Power BI from the very beginning. We have worked with it from day one, learning as we went and making all of the mistakes you could make. We understand this solution because we have been using it for years, which means we can deliver truly in-depth training, addressing some of the most common (and uncommon) issues users face, and walk users through step by step using real-world examples.

User-Focussed Understanding

Though we deliver training to IT departments and advanced users, a lot of our training courses are designed for non-technical users – those who will be using Excel and Power BI on a daily basis – whether that’s for creating reports or visualisations. Our Power BI and Data Analysis courses take users through a basic understanding of how the models work, moving through how to create different types of visuals and what they might be used for, using real data from their business as a basis, before moving onto more advanced areas like creating their own analytical expressions. This means that users can learn how the technology will work for their business and their job role, and can use the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the power it could have for them.

Tailored Training for all Abilities

Of course, some people might be beginners, while some might be more familiar with the technology, but still have room to learn. That’s why we offer tailored training to suit all abilities, from non-technical comprehensive 2-day Power BI training courses, all the way up to our advanced 1-day courses for technical users, and even crash courses in visual reports. Beginners courses cover the basics of the whole Power BI environment, from working with fields and visualizations, suing report view and data view and much more. You can find out exactly what our Power BI course covers by clicking here.

Our more advanced courses are aimed at those who would be creating tailored and complex models themselves, covering modelling, DAX basics and advanced techniques, evaluation context, reports, advanced visualisations and publishing. You can find out more about what our advanced Power BI courses cover here.

New Power for Your Business

Our training courses are all aimed at helping you unlock the power of your business data – power you already have, but can’t access yet. Power BI and Excel training courses teach you to do comprehensive data analysis, access complex datasets, and create visualisations to help you understand them. This all leads to better business decisions. Our training is designed to help you understand where the data in your business is, how to access it, and how to use it effectively in the months and years to come.

At XL Intelligence, we work with business owners to help them see the value in their own data, improve their business efficiency and make smarter decisions on a day to day basis. Our trainers are able to tailor courses to suit your business needs and your staff experience, giving you exactly what you need to make better business decisions. We work with organisations across a wide range of industries, from legal to IT, finance, engineering and even psychology. If you would like to find out more, just get in touch with us today.