Do you find too much of your critical admissions data trapped in static spreadsheets or shared through one-off slide decks? You don’t need to be a data scientist to break free and lead your team into experimenting with powerful and accessible data visualizations. Leverage your current Excel data sets to create and share web-based, interactive, and responsive data visuals with the Microsoft Power BI data visualization platform. Explore dynamic visuals -- maps, combination charts, responsive graphs, and connected tables. Then use Power BI data filters and slicers within visuals to analyze your data across time variants and multiple application fields -- grade levels, races/ethnicities, zip codes, sending schools, and more. All in real time. Power BI is intuitive, interactive, and creates natural intersections with Marketing and Communications teams to collaborate, strategize, and strengthen data-informed decision making. OBJECTIVES -See the real-time advantages of creating frictionless, interactive data visuals. -Use Power BI to identify target marketing opportunities and improve diversity engagement. -Explore different types of Microsoft Power BI data visuals. -Experiment with Microsoft Power BI visuals, data filters, and slicers in real time. -Learn how to prepare your current Excel data to connect with Power BI.

Brian Jarvis, Norfolk Academy, VA