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- [Brian] Microsoft Power BI is a software platform

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that allows an individual to view data,

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export it from other sources

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together in the same interface environment.

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In this course, we will learn

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how taking data from other sources,

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such as the information created in Revit, Excel,

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or other software solutions,

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can be brought into Power BI

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and visualized in interactive and updateable graphics,

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to communicate and better understand design information.

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This is an entry-level course.

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So only a basic understanding of the various software

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is really required for the course itself.

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But the purpose of the course is to get used to

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using Power BI and to start thinking

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about a wide variety of uses data can be brought in

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and used in your own daily workflows.

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This course will start to give you ideas about how

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data can empower your teams to do more,

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create presentations, and not just be stuck

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in a lonely BIM interface.

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Lonely BIM is an industry jargon for data that gets created

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for really only one use and for one individual

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and not used again.

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Power BI helps eliminate that lonely BIM

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and empowers the sharing and collaboration of data.

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Welcome to a new world of data visualization.