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Monday, April 6, 2020 Webcast

Power BI - Prepare Your Data Efficiently for Excel Analysis (X2-12329)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Webcast


2 CPE Credits in CS

OVERVIEW

* This course is #2 in the Microsoft Power BI series of webinars. Click button in Highlights Content section below to see suggested viewing order. * Before you can analyze data, you first must get the data. This course focuses on getting data into Excel using different data sources. Whether your data is text, comma delimited (CSV), reports, Excel, databases, web, applications and/or many others, Excel provides the ability to access that data. You will learn about tools that have been added to Excel that will make accessing that data even easier, such as data models and Power Query (Get and Transform). After this class, you will finally be able to get the data you need to perform data analysis. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

DESIGNED FOR

Anyone who uses Excel to analyze data.

BENEFITS

After attending this presentation you will be able to...

  • Differentiate between improper and proper data structure
  • Select the best way to import data into Excel
  • Identify ways to use Power Query to clean your data

HIGHLIGHTS

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

  • Getting data into the correct structure
  • Data sources that you can access
  • Working with multiple tables and data sources
  • Steps to import data for analysis
  • Introduction to Power Query and Get and Transform

This course is #2 in the Microsoft Power BI series of webinars. Click button below to see suggested viewing order.

Power BI Series

COURSE LEVEL

Intermediate

PREREQUISITES

Working knowledge of Excel features and functions.

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTOR

Bryan Smith

Bryan L. Smith, CPA.CITP, CISA

CPA Crossings, LLC

Bryan is the co-founder of CPA Crossings, LLC, (est. 2001), which specializes in helping accounting, tax and financial professionals leverage technology to increase the quality and efficiency of their services.

He has extensive knowledge and experience in proper Excel design techniques as well as helping CPAs build spreadsheets that are accurate. As a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Bryan has spent a considerable amount of time auditing and validating thousands of Excel spreadsheets. He has developed various data analysis and Microsoft Power BI courses and provides coaching services to various organizations to train and coach staff on proper data analysis techniques.

Bryan, who has a Master of Science in Information Assurance, is a member of the Information System Audit and Control Association and is a past chair of task forces for the Michigan Association of CPAs.

PRICING

$79.00 - Member

$79.00 - Nonmember

$0.00 - Student Member

$0.00 - CPA Candidate Member

Pre-Registration Closed

Online pre-registration for this event is now closed.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Print a registration form

COURSE DEVELOPER

CPA Crossings