Building The Data Workforce – Helen Wall

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Helen Wall is a data analytics and business analysis expert. Helen is skilled in data analysis—querying, analyzing, and modeling data to gain insights—and creating visualizations that illustrate metrics, to help businesses make informed decisions. In her role as a senior financial analyst, she currently improves reports, streamlines processes, and monitors projections, contributing to the forecasting…

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Building The Data Workforce – Gini von Courter

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Gini von Courter has taught computer classes on Microsoft Office for 20+ years and has authored 30+ books. Gini has been providing computer classes and seminars on Microsoft Office and related products for more than 20 years at public and private companies, state and federal agencies, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations, and has consulted and…

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Building The Data Workforce – Robin Hunt

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Robin Hunt is a developer and educator focused on process development, data management, and custom workflows. Robin loves to inspire people to “think something new” and has a passion for people and data. She actively seeks ways to engage in efforts that support her community and loves being an active part of the entrepreneurial and…

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2023 Business Analysis Connection Day

Join us at the 2023 Business Analysis Connection Day for an immersive day of networking and knowledge-sharing with industry experts.

Business Analysis Connection Day is the IIBA Birmingham Chapter’s annual professional development conference. We will offer three tracks, each with three sessions. As this is a virtual event, attendees can switch between sessions at any time.This event will be recorded, so even if you miss a session, you will be able to access the recordings…

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Building paginated reports in Power BI

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Building paginated reports in Power BI Learn how to quickly build basic paginated reports using PowerBI Report Builder. Learn How To Make Paginated Reports In Power BI The Data Skills Survival Kit Series If you’re a data analyst, you’ve no doubt learned different skills, techniques, and tools pertaining to data. But sometimes it can be…

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Building letter size reports for meetings using Power BI Desktop

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Building letter size reports for meetings using Power BI Desktop Creating Power BI files that are printable or can be exported as PDF pages adds significant value for meetings and presentations. Here’s why:Accessibility: Not everyone in a meeting may have access to Power BI or the technical skills to navigate it. Printable or PDF reports…

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Edit visual interactions

The value dashboard design is one that showcases exceptional visual interactions.

Edit visual interactions  Learn how to create interactive dashboards with a few static items that never update. Learn How To Edit Interactions In Dashboards The Data Skills Survival Kit Series If you’re a data analyst, you’ve no doubt learned different skills, techniques, and tools pertaining to data. But sometimes it can be difficult to know…

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Using Joins and Update Queries to Create Valuable Markers

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Using Joins and Update Queries to Create Valuable Markers in the data Joins can provide you a valuable way to link information, but they can also be used to create valuable markers or fields in your data when you don’t have a field already to use. Learn how to mark data set information based on…

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Building Date Tables in Power BI, Power Query 

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Building Date Tables in Power BI & Power Query  Creating date tables is important in data analysis because they provide a structured way to analyze data over time. A date table includes every date within a certain range, along with details like the day, month, year, and whether it’s a weekend or holiday.Having a date…

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Using Make Tables to normalize a denormalized data set

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Using Make Tables to normalize a denormalized data set We can’t always control how we receive data. However, once we have that data we can make decisions that will help us better report on the data. Learn How To Normalize Denormalized Data The Data Skills Survival Kit Series If you’re a data analyst, you’ve no…

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