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Case Study: HR Analytics in Power BI

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Updated 01/2025
Apply your skills to import, analyze and visualize Human Resources (HR) data using Power BI.
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Course Description

Apply Your Skills with a Power BI Case Study

In this Power BI case study, you will be exploring a dataset for a fictitious software company called Atlas Labs. This course focuses on helping you import, analyze and visualize Human Resources data in Power BI. Building on your existing knowledge of the platform, you'll learn how to effectively work with Power BI using example data.

Carry Out Exploratory Data Analysis

You’ll carry out exploratory data analysis and will use DAX to help build powerful visualizations. You’ll finish your analysis by diving deeper into attrition and what factors impact attrition. This analysis will help the organization determine what action they will need to take to retain more employees.

Build Branded Power BI Reports

We’ll finalize the case study by making design changes to our report that provide a clean, branded design.

Prerequisites

Data Modeling in Power BIIntroduction to DAX in Power BI
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Data Modeling and EDA

In this chapter, you’ll start by bringing all your data into Power BI and connecting your data model. Once your data is ready, you’ll start by rolling your sleeves up and doing some initial exploratory data analysis on general HR trends.
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Analyzing Demographics and Performance

This chapter is about using your Power BI skills to extract insights using DAX and learn how to build custom visuals that you can use throughout your report. Atlas Labs would like some answers on its employee demographics and performance. Luckily, they have you on their team as a Data Analyst to help them explore their data further.
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Bringing it all together

It’s almost time to deliver your report to the key stakeholders at Atlas Labs. In this final chapter, you’ll be focusing on delivering insights on attrition and what factors affect employee retention. Finally, you’ll be cleaning up the overall layout of the report to create a user-friendly, clean, and branded experience.
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    It would be very helpful if I could save my work as I work through the case study. OR From each lesson the work from the previous lesson is provided. It a great pain to have go back recreate the needed material and it is too much to try to finish it in one sitting.

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FAQs

Do I need prior Power BI experience for this case study?

This course assumes you can navigate the Power BI interface and build basic visuals. It focuses on applying those skills to an HR analytics scenario rather than teaching them from scratch.

What HR metrics will I analyze in this course?

You will explore hiring trends, employee demographics, performance tracking, and attrition rates for a fictitious software company called Atlas Labs using real-world HR data patterns.

What Power BI skills does this case study cover?

You will load and model CSV data, create a date dimension table, write DAX measures for analysis, and design a polished multi-page report with custom themes and page navigation.

Who will benefit from this case study?

Anyone looking to apply BI skills to a realistic business scenario, including analysts, HR professionals, and anyone who wants hands-on practice building a complete workforce analytics report.

What will I be able to build after completing this course?

A multi-page Power BI report that tracks employee demographics, performance ratings, and attrition drivers, ready to adapt for your own organization's HR data.

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