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1. Introduction to Business Intelligence and Power BI

Come on, friends, let us start! In this first module we will understand what Business Intelligence (using data to get information and take business decisions) is, what Power BI is, how its parts work together, and which data we will use in this course. If you have never coded before, do not worry. We start from the very basics.

What you will learn in this module

  • What Business Intelligence (BI) means and why companies invest in it
  • What Power BI is and how its components fit together
  • The main licence types at a high level
  • The typical Power BI workflow from raw data to a shared report
  • The quick-commerce sample datasets (Blinkit and Amazon Now) used throughout this guide

Live story: Blinkit Maharashtra monthly report

Suppose we are the new data analyst in Blinkit's Maharashtra team. On the 1st of every month, the state head asks one question: "How did each city do last month?" Today the answer lives in six Excel files, one per city manager. Pune says ₹42 lakh. Nashik says ₹9 lakh. Nobody knows if both files count orders the same way. In this course we build one Power BI report that answers the question in one screen. This chapter is the map: what BI is, what Power BI is, and which sample data we use.

All numbers in this story are fictional practice data.

How to read the Ravindra Bagale's Tip boxes

Every numbered section in this guide ends with a purple Ravindra Bagale's Tip box. It points out the mistake students most often make in that exact topic, and how to avoid it. Read these boxes punha before an exam or interview.

Concepts in this chapter

  1. 1.1What is Business Intelligence?
  2. 1.2What is Power BI?
  3. 1.3Components of Power BI
  4. 1.4Licensing Overview (High Level)
  5. 1.5The Typical Power BI Workflow
  6. 1.6Who Uses Power BI in a Company?
  7. 1.7The Quick-Commerce Sample Datasets Used in This Guide

The chapter recap is at the end of the last concept page.

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