Ken is really excited to be teaching his popular Master Your Data with Power Query class for the first time in New York City! Join us this spring for a small group hands-on workshop and learn how to become a Data Master with Power Query.
Join Ken Puls for a live hands-on session in New York, NY on April 17, 2019.
What's so great about Power Query?
If there is one thing you need to learn in Excel today, Power Query is it. With Power Query, you can clean, reshape, and combine your data with ease. No more tedious cutting and pasting between multiple files. No more manually removing garbage rows or adding new columns. And no more repeating the same time-consuming steps whenever you need to refresh the data.
Instead, once you have your data the way you want it, all you have to do is click refresh and it will be ready to be loaded into the next day's/week's/month's/quarter's report. You can even schedule these refreshes to happen automatically!
What will be covered in the workshop?
The day will begin with a quick overview of Excel tables, PivotTables, and what makes "good" data. Next, Ken will show you how to import data from a wide variety of files, including Excel workbooks, CSV and TXT files, databases, and even entire folders. You'll be able to clean, transform, and refresh your data in Power Query with just a few clicks.
Ken will also show you how to append (or stack) data from multiple tables and 7 ways to merge (or join) tables without any VLOOKUPs. You'll be able to pivot data like this:
Pivoting Data with Power Query
and unpivot data like this:
Unpivoting Data with Power Query
But wait, there's more!
Ken will teach you some more advanced techniques using conditional logic. He will also give an overview of best practices for structuring your queries and query folding. Additionally, you'll receive a copy of the course slides to refer back to. Many of these slides contain handy recipes that will lead you step-by-step through the data transformation techniques.
Not only that, you will be able to directly ask a leading Power Query expert to help you with challenges you are currently facing with your own data. That kind of in-person access is invaluable!
How can Power Query help me?
A data wrangler spends the majority of their time just gathering, cleaning, and preparing the data before it can be even used in a report, chart, or other data model. Instead, become a Data Master with Power Query and get hours of your time back. For example, Ken was able to help a workshop attendee automate a workflow in 30 seconds, saving them 6 hours per week!
Power Query is the data preparation tool of the future, not only for Excel but also for Power BI Desktop, Microsoft Flow, and more. Thus, everything you learn in this course is transferable to other technologies - giving you more bang for your buck.
How do I make the case to my boss for sending me to the course?
As Ken mentioned in a previous blog post, the cost of the course can look like a lot up front. This is especially true if you must also pay for travel, hotel, etc. But divide the $499 USD registration fee + any expenses by your hourly rate. You'll see a return on investment pretty quickly with the time you save using Power Query.
However, the real value of the training comes in when you look at what you can do for your company with that extra time. You can now focus on analyzing the data instead of preparing it. See, Power Query turns your data into information. It allows you to identify new opportunities, make better decisions, and add real value to your organization.
Where do I go to become a Data Master with Power Query?
Ken will be leading this full-day workshop on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the NYC Seminar and Conference Center in New York City. But this is a small group session so there are only a limited number of spots available. Register today to secure your chance to receive personal guidance from a world-class Power Query expert. Go to the Excelguru website to view the full course description and register online.
