Advanced Excel Bootcamp: Data Analytics and Business Intelligence

Why Should You Learn Excel for Business Intelligence?

Business Intelligence, or "BI," is an incredibly fast-growing sector in technology that’s in high demand. BI covers a variety of areas including data mining, analysis, performance benchmarking with KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), and descriptive analytics.

At the same time, Excel stands out as one of the most powerful programs available, boasting a vast array of features that often go unnoticed. Its capability and versatility make it an essential tool for everyone.

When you combine these two, you unlock incredible potential. This Excel Business Intelligence Bootcamp is designed to help you harness that potential.

Just because Excel is a common sight on desktops doesn’t mean its BI functionalities are basic.

In fact, Excel’s robust built-in tools—like Power Query for ETL (extract, transform, load) processes, the Excel Data Model for handling relational data, and the DAX formula language for sophisticated data analysis—are strikingly similar to those found in Microsoft’s leading BI software, Power BI.

Moreover, Excel’s comprehensive suite of charting and visualization tools is perfect for converting your data analysis results into engaging and insightful presentations that will impress your team and superiors.

Why Choose This Excel BI Course?

This course is meticulously designed for efficiency.

No more wasting your time on confusing, outdated tutorials.

Here, you’ll learn everything from the basics of Business Intelligence to mastering Excel's most advanced capabilities—all in one comprehensive course.

What’s more, you’ll enjoy this learning experience in a fun and encouraging environment.

Enroll today and gain access to our exclusive live online community classroom, where you can connect with thousands of students, alumni, mentors, TAs, and instructors.

Above all, you'll be guided by an industry expert with real-world experience as a Data Solutions Engineer, working with significant datasets for top companies.

Course Outline to Elevate Your Skills:

The curriculum is structured in foundational building blocks, allowing you to expand your knowledge progressively.

We start with the fundamentals and quickly advance to complex topics.

Here’s a breakdown of what you will learn:

1. POWER QUERY - This intuitive yet powerful tool lets you extract, transform, and load ("ETL") data from various sources into Excel.

Whether it’s from text files, databases, or beyond, Power Query helps you bring data into Excel and modify it to suit your analytical needs.

2. POWER PIVOT TABLES & THE EXCEL DATA MODEL - Discover one of Excel’s most exciting features: Power Pivot Tables.

A Pivot Table aggregates values from a large dataset into categories (like sums or averages), but wait, there’s more!

You’ll unlock the true potential by linking Pivot Tables to the Excel Data Model, a relational database within Excel that allows for seamless analysis of multiple datasets in one place, eliminating the need for VLOOKUPS.

While traditional Excel struggles with large amounts of data, Power Pivot can handle up to hundreds of millions of records in a single file... now that’s true power!

3. DAX PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE - Dive into my favorite topic from the ground up: DAX (Data Analysis Expressions), a powerful programming language embedded in Excel.

DAX enables you to create intricate calculations known as "measures" within Pivot Tables, essentially "Excel formulas on steroids."

Does it sound daunting? It doesn’t have to be.

With its straightforward syntax, especially for those familiar with Excel formulas, you’ll also learn advanced concepts like Time Intelligence, Iterator Functions, and Variables.

We simplify everything, guiding you to fully grasp the incredible capabilities of DAX.

4. DATA VISUALIZATION - Master the art of storytelling through data with effective visualization techniques, including conditional formatting and Pivot Charts—capable of turning raw calculations into meaningful insights that inform real-world decisions.

Data visualization plays a pivotal role in Business Intelligence.

As visual learners, we often need images to decode numbers; here, you’ll learn to visualize effectively, crafting convincing narratives with your data to influence decision-making.

Excel’s rich visualization tools will help convey your analytical findings in attractive and significant ways. Even secret agents like James Bond would benefit from utilizing data visualization for smarter intelligence reports!

5. DYNAMIC DASHBOARDS USING SLICERS AND TIMELINES - Lastly, you’ll discover how to create dynamic dashboards in Excel, employing Slicers and Timelines to filter and alter the metrics displayed in your charts.

What’s the takeaway?

This course is not about passively watching; instead, you’ll transform from a complete novice to a proficient Business Intelligence Analyst using Excel 💪.

How can we be sure?

Because countless graduates from Zero To Mastery have landed jobs at some of the biggest names, including Google, Tesla, Amazon, Apple, IBM, JP Morgan, Facebook, and Shopify.

Our alumni come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, including many who began with no prior knowledge.

So there’s no reason you can’t achieve the same!

There’s absolutely nothing to risk. Begin your learning journey right now, and if the course doesn’t meet your expectations, we’ll refund you 100% within 30 days—no hassle and no questions asked.