Plenty to read!
Have you ever wondered how to convert Power BI metadata (i.e. from Tabular Editor) to a .pbix? Recently, I needed to do this. Thankfully, pbi-tools (and Mathias Thierbach) came to the rescue! This is not supported by Microsoft, but it’s interesting to know that this approach does exist.
In this article, we look at how to make a good Power BI app. Paying attention to these checklist items will result in more professional, consistent app experiences that make it easier for users to find what they need and for you to drive adoption of reports.
In this article, we look at what we need to make a good dashboard, and some important considerations with access & permissions
Dataflows can be a very useful and powerful data transformation tool to centralize & govern transformation logic. In this article are some points to consider when making & deploying Power BI Dataflows in your organization.
Power BI is a powerful tool that has also enabled millions of people worldwide to easily visualize & explore their data. Despite that, inflexibility to the visualization configuration and formatting can make it difficult to fulfill visual requirements. What are some of the biggest feature gaps with data visualization in Power BI, and why is this important?
In this article, we explore Power BI App Audiences and why they are such a powerful feature for managing and using content in Power BI Apps.
In this post, we look at what we can do to make our datasets easier to use, understand & maintain.
In this post I list some tips for checking to make sure your report is ready for handover to someone else.
In this post, we look at what can be done to facilitate a smoother handover of Power BI datasets & reports. First, we examine the mentality & activities needed to create sustainable, hygienic solutions, and why that is important.
In recent years, mental health of professionals has become an increasing concern. Here, I share a 5-step approach to use mindfulness to combat disruptive thoughts & feelings and improve mental wellbeing.
In October I’m presenting a session about concrete strategies for coping with challenges to personal & professional development, and mental health. For this, I’m hoping to get some input from others, which you can provide in this anonymous survey: https://forms.microsoft.com/r/iFeCxHHEV2
Training users is important in every Power BI project. It’s particularly important when implementing Power BI, or if users are not familiar with Power BI reports. However, creating good training material is time-consuming, and difficult. In this article, I introduce reporTee, a licensed, out-of-the-box training tool to get users oriented in Power BI reports.
In this article, I discuss 3 common approaches to collecting reporting requirements, arguing in favor of the third approach - working iteratively & collaboratively with business users to make the report.
‘Responsive Visuals’ is a lesser-known feature that in general helps users make better graphs without fawning over visual settings & parameters. However, disabling it might be necessary at times when you are trying to achieve a specific result that Power BI default visuals won’t seem to permit.
I share a method in Tabular Editor to generate mermaid flowchart syntax to visualize model object dependencies. This code can be directly copied into an Azure DevOps wiki to automate documentation, or into mermaid.live to get an image of the resulting flowchart.
In this post, I write about the learning paths users take when using self-service solutions in Power BI. Specifically, I illustrate a way to conceptualize these learning paths, making it easier to segment users and create meaningful training programs.
In this post, I explain why External Tools are necessary & discuss the challenges in adopting them.
In this post, I write about the options for self-service tooling in Power BI. Which tools to use for which cases, by whom & why? I've found it's helpful to visualize the different dimensions of this, to know the options & understand user skill/solution paths.
I believe that Power BI - if successfully adopted & supported in a research department - has the potential to deliver tremendous value. In this article, I try to explain how, and why this benefits researchers & society as a whole.
In this post, I write about the similarities between scientific research & business intelligence.
This article was originally written in 2019; I re-published it to support an article I’m working on about Power BI in Academic Research.
