Month 1: Excel + Power BI Foundations
Week 1 (Days 1–7)
Day 1: Review Excel basics (formulas, SUM, AVERAGE).
Day 2: Practice pivot tables.
Day 3: Conditional formatting for highlighting trends.
Day 4: Clean messy data (remove duplicates, handle blanks).
Day 5: Import data into Power BI.
Day 6: Create a simple bar chart in Power BI.
Day 7: Present your chart as if to a manager.
Week 2 (Days 8–14)
Day 8: Learn INDEX-MATCH in Excel.
Day 9: Practice XLOOKUP.
Day 10: Explore Power Query basics (remove columns, filter rows).
Day 11: Transform data types in Power Query.
Day 12: Add slicers in Power BI.
Day 13: Add filters and drill-down visuals.
Day 14: Mini project — sales dashboard in Excel + Power BI.
Week 3 (Days 15–21)
Day 15: Advanced Excel formulas (IF, nested IF).
Day 16: Practice charts (line, scatter).
Day 17: Power BI calculated columns (DAX basics).
Day 18: Create KPIs in Power BI.
Day 19: Build a trend analysis dashboard.
Day 20: Review Excel + Power BI together.
Day 21: Present your dashboard with insights.
Week 4 (Days 22–28)
Day 22: Practice Excel data validation.
Day 23: Explore Excel macros (basic automation).
Day 24: Power BI relationships between tables.
Day 25: Create a multi-page dashboard.
Day 26: Add interactive visuals (cards, gauges).
Day 27: Review storytelling with dashboards.
Day 28: Project — HR attrition dashboard.
📅 Month 2: SQL + Advanced Power BI
Week 5 (Days 29–35)
Day 29: Learn SQL SELECT.
Day 30: Practice WHERE filters.
Day 31: Learn GROUP BY.
Day 32: Practice JOINs.
Day 33: Power BI measures (SUM, COUNT).
Day 34: Build KPI dashboard.
Day 35: Review SQL + Power BI together.
Week 6 (Days 36–42)
Day 36: SQL aggregation functions (AVG, MAX, MIN).
Day 37: SQL ORDER BY.
Day 38: SQL window functions (ROW_NUMBER).
Day 39: Power BI trend analysis visuals.
Day 40: Connect Power BI to SQL database.
Day 41: Build dashboard from SQL data.
Day 42: Present project insights.
Week 7 (Days 43–49)
Day 43: SQL practice — subqueries.
Day 44: SQL practice — CASE statements.
Day 45: Power BI advanced DAX (CALCULATE).
Day 46: Create calculated KPIs.
Day 47: Build dashboard with multiple KPIs.
Day 48: Review SQL + DAX together.
Day 49: Mini project — monthly performance dashboard.
Week 8 (Days 50–56)
Day 50: SQL joins practice (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT).
Day 51: SQL practice — UNION.
Day 52: Power BI advanced visuals (maps, scatter).
Day 53: Add drill-through pages.
Day 54: Build dashboard with storytelling focus.
Day 55: Review SQL + Power BI integration.
Day 56: Project — sales growth dashboard.
📅 Month 3: Business Metrics + Portfolio
Week 9 (Days 57–63)
Day 57: Study industry KPIs (sales, HR, production).
Day 58: Practice translating KPIs into insights.
Day 59: Build HR attrition dashboard.
Day 60: Add KPI storytelling.
Day 61: Upload project to GitHub.
Day 62: Share dashboard on LinkedIn.
Day 63: Review and present project.
Week 10 (Days 64–70)
Day 64: Build industrial production efficiency dashboard.
Day 65: Add trend analysis.
Day 66: Focus on KPI storytelling.
Day 67: Review SQL queries.
Day 68: Review dashboard design principles.
Day 69: Practice explaining dashboards.
Day 70: Mock interview — present project.
Week 11 (Days 71–77)
Day 71: Build finance dashboard (budget vs actuals).
Day 72: Add KPIs (profit margin, ROI).
Day 73: Review SQL + Power BI integration.
Day 74: Practice interview questions (SQL).
Day 75: Practice interview questions (Power BI).
Day 76: Practice interview questions (business metrics).
Day 77: Mock interview — full project presentation.
Week 12 (Days 78–84)
Day 78: Finalize portfolio (3–4 dashboards).
Day 79: Upload all projects to GitHub.
Day 80: Share portfolio on LinkedIn.
Day 81: Review interview prep notes.
Day 82: Practice explaining insights clearly.
Day 83: Mock interview with friend/mentor.
Day 84: Final review — ready for job applications.