Excel PowerPivot Training Courses

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for any existing Excel user who has to manipulate, analyse and report on massive amounts of data. Types of PowerPivot Course London attendees have varied from business analysts, commercial directors, finance teams, client service/revenue managers to the Office for National Statistics.

Prerequisites

A very good knowledge of Excel, including a working knowledge of PivotTables and an understanding of nested functions.

Benefits

• At the end of this 2 day course delegates will have the skills required to start using PowerPivot.


• The course will show delegates how to leverage their existing PivotTable knowledge in Excel with PowerPivot.


• Enable delegates to better understand how PowerPivot might be applied back in their workplace.

Getting started with PowerPivot

Start Excel & launch the PowerPivot window
Navigating the PowerPivot window
Exploring the PowerPivot tab and field list in Excel

Adding data to PowerPivot

Data sources and types supported in PowerPivot workbooks
Importing data (from pre-prepared file)
Add Data by using Excel Linked Tables
Using Power Query

Preparing data for analysis

Working with Tables and Columns
Filtering and Sorting Data
Creating Relationships Between Tables
Creating and Working with calculations

Data; formatting and layout

Creating, deleting a table
Rename a Table or Column
Set the Data Type of a Column
Hide or Freeze Columns
Undo or Redo an Action
Sorting and filtering data in a table

PowerPivot and relationships

Understanding Relationships
Create a Relationship Between Two Tables
View and Edit Relationships
Delete Relationships
Troubleshoot Relationships

Calculations in PowerPivot

Overview of Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) language
Building Formulas for Calculated Columns and Measures
Understanding the Use of Relationships and Lookups in Formulas
Understanding Aggregations in Formulas
Filtering Data in Formulas
Recalculating Formulas

Creating PivotTables, Charts & Reports

Create a PivotTable or PivotChart Report
Create a Reporting Services Report with PowerPivot Data
Create a Measure in a PivotTable or PivotChart
Create and Change the Field Layout in a PivotTable or PivotChart Report
Delete a PivotTable or PivotChart Report
Filter Data using Slicers
Work with Relationships in PivotTables
Change the Display Language

Overview of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) in PowerPivot

Retail sales KPI case study
Sales per hour, average
Conversion rates
Wage to sales ratio

Face-to-face training

Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites.

Modern-spec IT, fully networked with internet access

Lunch, breaks and timing

A hot lunch is provided at local restaurants near our venues:

• Bloomsbury
• Limehouse

Courses start at 9:30am.

Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.

Browse the sample menus and view joining information (how to get to our venues).

Refreshments

Available throughout the day:

• Hot beverages
• Clean, filtered water
• Biscuits

Virtual training

Regular breaks throughout the day.

Learning tools

In-course handbook

Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes

Reference material

Available online. 100+ pages with step-by-step instructions

24 months access to Microsoft trainers

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