K2's Advanced Topics in Power BI
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Member Price $109.00
Non-Member Price $189.00
Overview
You could pay $0 for this course!
So, you've been using Power BI to create fundamental reports and dashboards, and now you're ready for even more advanced reporting & if so, this session is for you. In this session, you will learn how to extend your Power BI environment by incorporating tools such as Data Analysis Expressions, Key Performance Indicators, Hierarchies, and Apps and Content Packs, among others. By taking advantage of the tools and techniques covered in this session, you will be able to move beyond simple reports and dashboards in Power BI and truly leverage the power of this awesome reporting tool.
Firms/companies with fewer than 50 staff can be reimbursed up to 100% of the cost of training and firms/companies with 50-100 employees can be reimbursed up to 50% of the cost of training. You must register for the course and apply for reimbursement through the Workforce Training Express Fund website a minimum of three weeks prior to the start of the course to be eligible. The course code for this program is C-15314. To learn more, click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@masscpas.org.
Highlights
- Understanding the best types of visualizations to use in specific situations
- Creating compelling visualizations using Excel
- Adding interactivity to your Excel-based visualizations
Prerequisites
Fundamental understanding of creating charts in Microsoft Office applications
Designed For
CPAs and other accounting, financial, and business professionals who want to learn how to create more effective charts and visualizations in Excel
Objectives
- Identify the types of visualizations that you should use to communicate specific messages
- List the steps to creating compelling visualizations in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
- Identify options for creating interactive visualizations
- Utilize Sparklines and Conditional Formatting to enhance visualizations in Excel
- Identify options for linking Excel-based data and visualizations into Word and PowerPoint
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Thomas Stephens Jr, K2 Enterprises
Tommy Stephens Jr., CPA, CGMA, CITP, is a shareholder at K2 Enterprises where he lectures internationally on subjects, such as internal controls for small businesses, technology strategies, computer hardware and software applications, tax strategies and compliance and financial accounting standards and applications. Stephens background also includes his work as an auditor and technology consultant for an Atlanta-based public accounting firm, leading an internal audit staff and managing a cost accounting team for a Fortune 500 company and serving as CFO for an international engineering organization. In the last 25 years, he has also presented over 2,700 educational sessions to over 70,000 participants throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Non-Member Price $189.00
Member Price $109.00