Change Management Practitioner Certification Prep (APMG)

In our current business environment, change is relentless. While this can be challenging, it also presents opportunities. By effectively managing change, organizations improve their performance and achieve their goals. The purpose of the Practitioner certification is to confirm whether the candidate has achieved sufficient know-how to apply and tailor Change Management guidance in a given organizational change situation. A successful Practitioner candidate should be able to apply the change management approaches and techniques learned to a real change initiative. This course will earn you 14 PDUs | 14 CDUs

Course Details

Price:

$1,495.00

Days:

Location:

Virtual

Course Overview

Apply key principles to define what needs to be learned by those involved in a change initiative Learn how to provide effective and developmental feedback to support others through change Demonstrate how to recognize and deal with different sources of conflict during change Consider effective ways to facilitate groups to enable collaboration and co-design of change. Understand ways to sustain change to help embed the change in an organization Prepare for the Practitioner exam

The change management foundation certificate is required to sit the practitioner level exam.

1 – Discover data analysis

Overview of data analysis
Roles in data
Tasks of a data analyst

2 – Get started building with Power BI

Use Power BI
Building blocks of Power BI
Tour and use the Power BI service

3 – Introduction to end-to-end analytics using Microsoft Fabric

Explore end-to-end analytics with Microsoft Fabric
Explore data teams and Microsoft Fabric
Enable and use Microsoft Fabric
Module assessment

4 – Get started with Copilot in Power BI

Use Copilot in Power BI to prepare and model data
Create reports with Copilot in Power BI
Get your data ready for AI usage in Power BI
Module assessment

5 – Get data in Power BI

Get data from files
Get data from relational data sources
Create dynamic reports with parameters
Get data from a NoSQL database
Get data from online services
Select a storage mode
Get data from Azure Analysis Services
Fix performance issues
Resolve data import errors

6 – Clean, transform, and load data in Power BI

Shape the initial data
Simplify the data structure
Evaluate and change column data types
Combine multiple tables into a single table
Profile data in Power BI
Use Advanced Editor to modify M code

7 – Choose a Power BI model framework

Describe Power BI model fundamentals
Determine when to develop an import model
Determine when to develop a DirectQuery model
Determine when to develop a composite model
Choose a model framework
Module assessment

8 – Configure a semantic model

Configure relationships
Configure tables
Configure columns
Configure hierarchies
Configure measures
Configure parameters

9 – Write DAX formulas for semantic models

Understand DAX calculation types
Write DAX formulas
DAX data types
Work with DAX functions
Use DAX operators
Use DAX variables

10 – Create DAX calculations in semantic models

Create calculated tables
Create calculated columns
Understand implicit measures
Create explicit measures
Use iterator functions

11 – Use DAX time intelligence functions in semantic models

Use DAX time intelligence functions
Additional time intelligence calculations

12 – Create visual calculations in Power BI Desktop

Understand visual calculations
Create visual calculations
Use parameters in visual calculations
Module assessment

13 – Optimize a model for performance in Power BI

Describe semantic model optimization techniques
Review performance of measures, relationships, and visuals
Use variables to improve performance and troubleshooting
Reduce cardinality
Optimize DirectQuery models with table level storage
Create and manage aggregations

14 – Scope report design requirements

Identify the audience
Determine report types
Define user interface requirements
Define user experience requirements
Explore designs in a Power BI report

15 – Design Power BI reports

Design the analytical report layout
Design visually appealing reports
Use report objects
Select report visuals
Apply filters and slicers to reports
Understand filtering techniques and considerations
Case study – Configure report filters based on feedback

16 – Enhance Power BI report designs for the user experience

Design reports to show details
Design reports to highlight values
Design reports that behave like apps
Work with bookmarks
Design reports for navigation
Work with visual headers
Design reports with built-in assistance
Tune report performance
Optimize reports for mobile use

17 – Perform analytics in Power BI

Explore statistical summary
Identify outliers with Power BI visuals
Group and bin data for analysis
Apply clustering techniques
Conduct time series analysis
Use the Analyze feature
Create what-if parameters
Use specialized visuals

18 – Manage workspaces in Power BI service

Understand Power BI service
Understand workspaces
Publish to Power BI service

19 – Manage semantic models in Power BI

Use a Power BI gateway to connect to on-premises data sources
Configure a semantic model scheduled refresh
Configure incremental refresh settings
Manage and promote semantic models
Boost performance with query caching (Fabric or Premium capacity)
Use lineage and impact analysis

20 – Choose a content distribution method

Understand sharing models
Create a Power BI app
Apply data governance principles
Track report or dashboard usage

21 – Create dashboards in Power BI

Configure data alerts
Explore data by asking questions
Review Quick insights
Add a dashboard theme
Pin a live report page to a dashboard
Set mobile view

22 – Secure data access in Power BI

Configure row-level security with the static method
Configure row-level security with the dynamic method
Use single sign-on (SSO) for DirectQuery sources
Restrict access to Power BI model objects

Class Dates & Times


03/05/2026 - 03/06/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $1,495.00
07/16/2026 - 07/17/2026 Virtual 09:00:00 to 17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $1,495.00
10/30/2025 - 10/31/2025 Virtual 09:00:00 to 17:00:00 CST Enroll Now $1,495.00
11/05/2026 - 11/06/2026 Virtual 08:00:00 to 16:00:00 CST Enroll Now $1,495.00

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