Tasks and Duties
Task Objective
Your goal for Week 1 is to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for a Power BI dashboard project tailored to business analytics. This is a crucial planning phase that will set the foundation for your dashboard design and development, aligning with what you have learned in the Power BI Certification Training Course.
Expected Deliverables
- A DOC file containing a detailed project plan
- An executive summary explaining the purpose and scope of the dashboard
- A list of functional requirements and key performance indicators (KPIs)
- A timeline of the project milestones and key activities
Key Steps to Complete the Task
- Research and analysis: Analyze current industry trends and publicly available data to determine best practices for effective dashboards.
- Define Objectives: Clearly articulate business questions that the dashboard will answer.
- Plan Scope and Requirements: Define the data sources, analytical methods, target audience, and tools needed.
- Create Timeline: Develop a project timeline with estimated durations for each phase of work.
Evaluation Criteria
- Clarity and depth of the strategic plan
- Alignment with key Power BI concepts learned in training
- Feasibility of the timeline and defined project milestones
- Quality of analysis and relevance of proposed KPIs
This task is designed to take approximately 30 to 35 hours of dedicated work. Ensure your final DOC file submission is detailed and well-structured, illustrating your ability to plan a robust dashboard implementation project without requiring any external internal resources.
Task Objective
This week, your focus will be on designing a data modeling and transformation strategy for a Power BI dashboard. You are required to prepare a detailed document that outlines how to transform raw data into a structured format ready for dashboard reporting and analytics. This task directly ties into the practical elements of the Power BI Certification Training Course.
Expected Deliverables
- A DOC file detailing your data model design
- Description of data transformation techniques and processes
- Details on normalization, denormalization, and the use of DAX functions
- A strategy for data quality assessment and error handling in the transformation process
Key Steps to Complete the Task
- Review Concepts: Recap data modeling principles and DAX functions covered in the course.
- Design Schema: Create an entity-relationship diagram (ERD) and explain the relationships between data entities.
- Plan Data Transformation: Write a step-by-step guide on how raw data can be cleaned, transformed, and loaded into Power BI.
- Outline Quality Checks: Propose methods for ensuring the quality and consistency of the data.
Evaluation Criteria
- Completeness and clarity of the data model design
- Innovativeness in addressing data transformation challenges
- Practicality of the quality assessment strategy
- Alignment with best practices from the Power BI training course
This task requires approximately 30 to 35 hours, and your DOC file should be well-organized, demonstrating your ability to transform and model data independently using publicly available resources for research.
Task Objective
During Week 3, you will focus on the design and development of a dynamic Power BI dashboard that utilizes the principles of visual storytelling. Your task is to conceptualize a dashboard that communicates clear insights through effective visuals. This exercise is directly relevant to the Power BI Certification Training Course, applying visualization techniques and best practices.
Expected Deliverables
- A DOC file that outlines the dashboard design concept
- A detailed storyboard explaining the flow of data visualization
- A list of key metrics and visual components (charts, graphs, slicers) to be used
- A rationale for design choices based on user experience and data analysis techniques
Key Steps to Complete the Task
- Conceptualization: Identify the business context and audience for the dashboard.
- Storyboard Creation: Develop a storyboard that aligns with the story you intend to tell with the data.
- Design Elements: Choose appropriate visual components and explain the reasoning behind each selection.
- User Experience: Describe how interactive elements such as filters and drill-down capabilities will be integrated to enhance the narrative.
Evaluation Criteria
- Creativity and coherence of the storyboard
- Relevance and clarity of chosen visual elements
- Understanding of visual storytelling techniques
- Practical application of Power BI visualization best practices
Allocate 30 to 35 hours for researching, designing, and documenting your dashboard concept. The final DOC file should serve as a blueprint for a dashboard that effectively communicates data insights without requiring any privileged or internal resources.
Task Objective
The final task for your virtual internship is to strategize the deployment and performance evaluation of a Power BI dashboard. This task builds on your prior work by focusing on how your dashboard would be deployed in a business environment and how its performance would be measured. Drawing from the Power BI Certification Training, you will propose strategies for deployment, user testing, and iterative improvement.
Expected Deliverables
- A DOC file containing your comprehensive deployment plan
- A detailed testing strategy outlining how to measure dashboard performance
- Proposed methods for collecting user feedback and iterating on design
- A section on risk management and troubleshooting for common deployment issues
Key Steps to Complete the Task
- Define Deployment Strategy: Outline the steps involved in moving the dashboard from development to production, including environment setup and user training.
- Develop Testing Protocol: Explain the testing criteria, including performance metrics like load times and refresh rates.
- Plan for Feedback Collection: Propose mechanisms for gathering user insights and addressing potential issues.
- Risk Management: Assess possible risks and provide contingency plans for common problems during deployment.
Evaluation Criteria
- Thoroughness of the deployment plan
- Depth and clarity of the testing and evaluation strategy
- Ability to foresee and mitigate potential deployment issues
- Application of best practices from the Power BI Certification Training Course
This task requires approximately 30 to 35 hours of work. Your final DOC file should be detailed, systematic, and well-organized, clearly demonstrating how you can plan for a successful dashboard deployment and performance evaluation using publicly available information and industry best practices.