Shine Brighter
Your project makes you shine but when properly documented and showcased, you shine brighter.
Power BI Data Analyst and Power Platform Developers can use GitHub too. Yes, You can! Leveraging GitHub for project documentation and showcasing is another way to get more value from your projects. This is exactly what we will cover in this event.
You need Project(s)
Before we proceed, Let's start with the foundation, without project, there is nothing to document. We have curated some amazing projects to challenge your skill and help you come out shining brighter. check the table below (some of the links are not available now, come back on the said dates
| Blog Thumbnail | Title | Access Link |
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Data Analysis Challenge: Impact of Weather Conditions on Air Quality | https://aka.ms/DAWeatherImpact |
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Data Analysis Challenge: Analyze Customer Spending Patterns | https://aka.ms/DASpendingPattern |
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Data Analysis Challenge: Optimizing Inventory Management | https://aka.ms/DAOptimizeInventory |
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Power Apps Use Case: eNPS Application | https://aka.ms/eNPSApplication |
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Power Apps Use Case: Peer-to-Peer Mentorship App | https://aka.ms/PeerMentorship |
Beginners Series
Watch the beginner series here and get introduced to GitHub.
Document Your Project
Watch this video to guide you step-by-step on documenting your project
Documenting Power Platform Projects on GitHub
Let's Spotlight Your Project
Kindly submit the link to your project repository by clicking here or click on the image above
Skill Up and Earn Badges
In case you are wondering where to start maybe because you don't have sufficient skill to tackle the challenges, we have curated learning content that can ease the journey for you
Earn Badges and trophies from Microsoft when you complete a module and learning path respectively. This is another way to show a recruiter, your potential employer, or your current employer of your commitment to continuous learning.
Click here to participate in the cloud skill challenge.
Project Documentation
We have an upcoming series to help you get the best from this effort. We will show you how you can properly document and showcase your project using GitHub. Kindly find the sessions details below:
| Session Image | Topic | Date | RSVP |
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GitHub for Data Analysts and Power Platform Developers Intro | 27th Feb | https://aka.ms/GitHub4Me-Pt1 |
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Documenting Data Analysis Projects on GitHub | 1st March | https://aka.ms/GitHub4Me-Pt2 |
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Documenting Power Platform Projects on GitHub | 3rd March | https://aka.ms/GitHub4Me-Pt3 |
More Challenge
You can check out the dedicated Cloud Skills Challenge.
Connect with Others
You are not alone working on this project. use the hashtag #GitHub4Me while sharing on twitter and LinkedIn for your content to become more discoverable. Use it while posting your questions, use it while answering other people's questions.
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Project Submission
You will be wondering how you get to submit your project. For now, you should share your work by taking screenshot and using the hashtag #GitHub4Me while posting on Twitter and LinkedIn. We have an upcoming Live session to guide you on how to properly showcase and document your work on GitHub.
Details of the session below
| Session Image | Topic | Date | RSVP |
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GitHub for Data Analysts and Power Platform Developers Intro | 27th Feb | https://aka.ms/GitHub4Me-Pt1 |
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Documenting Data Analysis Projects on GitHub | 1st March | https://aka.ms/GitHub4Me-Pt2 |
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Documenting Power Platform Projects on GitHub | 3rd March | https://aka.ms/GitHub4Me-Pt3 |
Once we are done with the sessions, you will be able to go through the process and make your project portfolio worthy by documenting it on GitHub.
We will also provide the Link for you to submit your documented project. Since we want you to get the best from this effort, the most missing part is how you communicate your final work through documentation, this is where you will shine brighter this time.
We are excited for you already and can't wait to see what you get to do at the end. Kindly check back this blog for details about the forthcoming Live sessions.
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