PL-300 Study Guide PDF

PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Exam Resources
Overview
The following resources have been assembled to help you prepare for the PL-300 Microsoft Power BI
Data Analyst learning track during Microsoft Cloud Week.
Use this guide to understand what knowledge is needed to complete the exam and as a learning tool to
help you understand areas where you feel you need additional training. It is not required that you
leverage all the resources in this guide to participate in Microsoft Cloud Week.
Contents
PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Exam Resources .......................................................................... 1
Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 1
Preparing ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Exam Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Objective: Prepare the data (15-20%) .................................................................................................. 2
Objective: Model the data (30-35%) .................................................................................................... 2
Objective: Visualize and analyze the data (25-30%)............................................................................. 2
Objective: Deploy and maintain assets (20-25%) ................................................................................. 2
Audience Profile for the Exam

The Power BI data analyst delivers actionable insights by leveraging available data and applying domain
expertise. The Power BI data analyst collaborates with key stakeholders across verticals to identify
business requirements, cleans and transforms the data, and then designs and builds data models by
using Power BI. The Power BI data analyst provides meaningful business value through easy-to-
comprehend data visualizations, enables others to perform self-service analytics, and deploys and
configures solutions for consumption. Candidates for this exam should be proficient using Power Query
and writing expressions by using DAX.
Preparing
It is highly recommended when preparing for a Microsoft exam, that you have had some level of hands-
on experience with the services within the objectives. Microsoft courses have a GitHub repository for
labs that are recommended and available to the public.
• Suggested Lab Guides
o https://github.com/MicrosoftLearning/PL-300-Microsoft-Power-BI-Data-Analyst
• To try this hands-on you will need to create a free trial and adjust the instructions in the lab
guide to use your own instance.
o https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/trial-environments
Exam Objectives
The following are the learning objectives for the exam. In line with each objective are links to Microsoft
documentation around the specific concept or service. In addition to the documentation, there are also
online courses from Microsoft Learn and the Microsoft Partner virtual training series available for
additional learning resources.
Prepare the data (20-25%)

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-get-data
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/get-data/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/clean-data-power-bi/
Model the data (30-35%)

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/design-model-power-bi/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/model-data-power-bi/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/create-measures-dax-power-bi/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/power-bi-optimization
Visualize and analyse the data (25-30%)

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/create-dashboards-power-bi/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-accessibility-creating-
reports
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/consumer/end-user-analyze-visuals
Deploy and maintain assets (20-25%)

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-datasets-understand
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/manage-workspaces-datasets-power-bi/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/create-manage-workspaces-power-bi/

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Audience Profile for the Exam

Prepare the data (20-25%)

Model the data (30-35%)

Visualize and analyse the data (25-30%)

Deploy and maintain assets (20-25%)

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