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    • Course Curriculum

    Master Actionable Reporting

    with our trusted step-by-step approach.
    Power BI
    Office
    Module 1

    Understand Actionable Reporting

    Get to know the basics of data viz best practices, discover Zebra BI visuals and create your first report.
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    What you will learn?

    Understanding the concepts of data viz, IBCS and Actionable Reporting 
    Learning how to use state-of-the-art Zebra BI visuals 
    Importing the visuals to Power BI and getting started 
    Making your first simple yet actionable Zebra BI report
    Building your first Zebra BI financial report 
    Transforming bad Power BI reports into insightful ones 
    Overview of the main features of Zebra BI visuals  
    Module 2

    Publish your first WOW report

    Learn how to craft a jaw-dropping advanced report that will impress your managers.
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    What you will learn

    Designing a dashboard based on the latest reporting best practices 
    Designing an effective landing/overview page with game-changing features  
    Creating insightful detail and trend report pages 
    Adding report navigation 
    Setting up a drill-through page 
    Operating with the Top N + Others feature 
    Making the best use of tooltips 
    Applying the sorting feature 
    Managing interactions with slicers & filters
    Publishing to the Power BI Service and sharing with others 
    Module 3

    Get next-level reporting skills

    Learn about the data modeling basics and advanced features which are particularly useful for financial reports.
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    What you will learn?

    The power of data modeling 
    Understanding key data modeling concepts and applying them to your reports 
    The value of the calendar table and how to create it
    Understanding measures and using them in your reports 
    Solving the typical financial reporting problems 
    Increasing report flexibility with different calculation elements 
    Using formula calculations 
    Creating custom calculated columns 
    Using single-measure waterfall charts 
    Comparing KPIs with scaled groups 
    MODULE 4
    For Enterprise Only

    Achieve technical mastery

    Get to know the ins and outs of the technical aspect of reporting.
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    What you will learn?

    Using Fields parameters
    Leveraging disconnected tables & making use of the SWITCH function 
    Working with bookmarks 
    Creating time intelligence measures for MTD, YTD and PY 
    Preparing a measure to calculate trends over short periods of time 
    Building a fiscal year calendar 
    Restructuring your data with the Unpivot Power query function 
    Cleaning your data model with Merge & Append Power query functions 
    Adding comments to the data model 
    Incorporating the discussed features to redesign your reports 
    MODULE 5
    For Enterprise Only

    Transform your business

    Empower teams to collaborate on state-of-the-art reports & drive company-wide adoption.
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    What you will learn?

    How the Power BI Service works 
    Facilitating the knowledge transfer to your end users 
    Empowering report viewers to interact with actionable reports 
    Creating and sharing personal bookmarks 
    Increasing productivity through different collaboration types 
    Adding insight and facilitating collaboration with integrated dynamic comments 
    Incorporating company branding and keeping consistent settings throughout your reports 
    Sharing the visuals across your organization

    Your Actionable Reporting starts here.

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    Module 1

    Welcome to Zebra BI for Office

    Learn how to set up add-ins start harnessing the power of Zebra BI for your Microsoft Office applications.
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    What you will learn?

    What are Office Add-Ins and how to use them?
    How to incorporate Add-ins into your Office tools
    How to add ZebraBI for office & create simple tables
    Module 2

    Advanced Analytics & Visualizations

    Master the art of advanced analytics and visualizations in Excel through this module.
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    What you will learn

    What are pivot tables?
    How to use pivot tables?
    How to use ZebraBI tables
    How to use ZebraBI charts
    Module 3

    Dashboards & presentations

    Create unignorable dashboards and presentations that underline your reports' key points and recommendations.
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    What you will learn?

    How to create compelling dashboards & presentations using storytelling techniques
    How to insert Pivot tables & slicers into your PowerPoint presentations
    How to insert ZebraBI tables & charts into your presentations
    How to use ZebraBI to create reports everyone understands
    How to leverage ZebraBI features to make your presentations compelling, on-brand, and visually appealing.

    Your Actionable Reporting starts here.

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    Watching Zebra BI videos was a game changer for me in dashboard and report design! Thank you for always having great content!"
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    "Awesome reports. Lots of tricks inside, thanks to the Power BI and the Zebra BI visuals!"
    Esteban Fabiani
    MS PowerBI Consultant
    "Zebra BI visuals enable you to build stunning P&L, CF, and BS statements with complex structures with ease. Very intuitive for developers and users. In my opinion the best solution for Financial Reporting structures."
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    Director of Financial Systems
    "You guys are amazing! Thanks so much for the great content! Keep up the fantastic work!"
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    LEARNING FRAMEWORK

    Learn. Practice. Apply.

    Each lesson follows a proven learning methodology that focuses on getting you to take action.

    Learn

    Experience practical learning based on real-world business applications and set your own schedule that works best for you. 

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    Learn from top BI professionals

    Stay ahead of the curve with the latest Actionable Reporting trends and insights from our team of experts at the Zebra BI Academy.
    Andrej Lapajne
    Founder & CEO
    About Andrej
    25 years of experience in business intelligence and software development and 20 years in consultation.  Helping numerous international and regional companies achieve consistent and efficient internal reporting throughout the organization inspired him to build Zebra BI.
    Tine Ozimic
    Head of Customer Empowerment
    About Tine
    An experienced Business Intelligence Specialist and Business Analyst with a demonstrated history of working in data analytics. Skilled in data visualization and modeling, as well as business processes, he is also the Head of the Customer Empowerment team at Zebra BI.
    Lili Alesnik
    BI Specialist
    About Lili
    An experienced BI specialist with a demonstrated history of working with Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, and SAP CRM in the telecommunications industry. She is a valuable member of the customer empowerment team working closely with Zebra BI clients and the content marketing team.
    Mark Leskovsek
    BI Specialist
    About Mark
    An experienced BI Intelligence Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. He is skilled in Data Visualization, IBCS implementation, Customer Service, Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, Excel, and Data Analysis Expressions (DAX). With many years of experience, he is also a vital member of Zebra BI's customer empowerment team.
    Matej Gregorcic
    BI Specialist
    About Matej
    An experienced Business Intelligence Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in Business Process, Business Intelligence, Analytical Skills, and Sales he is also the one in charge of Zebra BI's customer support communication.
    Rastko Veris
    BI Specialist
    About Rastko
    A skilled BI specialist with a strong focus on Microsoft Excel. He has a strong history of working with change-driven businesses in the field of data visualization and reporting optimization.
    Matija Prijatelj
    BI Expert
    About Matija
    A versatile professional integrating Business Intelligence, Marketing, and Filmmaking. Matija creates video content for social channels, the website, and email, showcasing Zebra BI use cases and educating business analysts on best reporting practices.
    Tilen Barbaric
    Lead BI Consultant
    About Tilen
    An experienced Business Intelligence Specialist and Business Analys with a demonstrated history of working in the consulting industry. Skilled in data visualization and modeling, as well as business processes, he is also the Lead Consultant at Zebra BI.
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