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Why Many BI Reports Fail Before They’re Even Built
Data Governance
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May 12, 2025
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9
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Why Many BI Reports Fail Before They’re Even Built

Many business intelligence (BI) reports fail before they’re even built - not because of poor tools or bad data, but because of the mistakes made right at the start. This blog explores the overlooked foundations of successful BI, defining clear business goals, involving the right people, asking the right questions and planning for adoption. With practical guidance, it shows how to build data-driven solutions that deliver real impact, not just another dashboard that gets ignored.
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Reporting
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June 25, 2025
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5
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Report Requirements: End Users Don’t Know What They Want

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Reporting
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June 24, 2025
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9
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Can I use Power BI for Mac?

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Data Modelling
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June 17, 2025
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12
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Data Modelling in Power BI: What It Is and Why It Matters

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Reporting
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June 9, 2025
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11
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Wireframing for BI Dashboards: A Guide to Dashboard Wireframes

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Reporting
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June 3, 2025
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7
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Power BI Case Study - Healthcare Analytics Dashboard

Power BI Grows Fast - But has Your Governance Kept Up?
Data Governance
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May 26, 2025
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8
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Power BI Grows Fast. But Has Your Governance Kept Up?

Reporting
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May 21, 2025
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7
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Looks Great, But What Action Will You Take? Build Actionable Dashboards That Drive Better Decisions

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Reporting
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May 20, 2025
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I Thought They Needed a Dashboard. Turns Out, They Needed Clarity.

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Reporting
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May 15, 2025
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10
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How to Use Edit Interactions in Power BI: Control Visual Behaviour Like a Pro

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Data Governance
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May 7, 2025
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5
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Is Power BI Free?

Power BI Encoding Options
Reporting
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May 1, 2025
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7
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Power BI Encoding Explained: Value, Dictionary and RLE

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Reporting
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April 29, 2025
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Data Sources in Power BI

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Reporting
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April 24, 2025
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8
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How Does Power BI Help Organisations?

Reporting
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April 23, 2025
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6
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Does a Power BI Developer Require Coding Skills?

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Data Governance
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April 17, 2025
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10
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What is Power BI Training?

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Reporting
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April 15, 2025
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11
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How Does Power BI Help Dig Deeper Into Visual Analysis?

Reporting
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April 11, 2025
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12
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Data Storytelling in Power BI

How Can Power BI Help Me? – blog thumbnail with help sign and geometric shapes on a dark teal background
Reporting
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April 9, 2025
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5
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How can Power BI help me?

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Data Governance
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April 8, 2025
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11
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How to Share Power BI Reports?

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Reporting
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April 2, 2025
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5
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Power BI Case Study - Manufacturing Dashboard

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Reporting
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April 1, 2025
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Can Power BI Combine Data From Multiple Sources?

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Reporting
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March 26, 2025
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11
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Can Power BI Send Emails?

What is a Power BI Consultant?
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March 24, 2025
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8
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What is a Power BI Consultant?

Reporting
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March 20, 2025
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9
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Will AI Replace The Report Developer?

Reporting
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March 12, 2025
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4
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How to Measure True Memory Usage in Power BI

Reporting
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March 10, 2025
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5
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Business Intelligence: Business & Tech Together

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March 5, 2025
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5 Power BI Tips & Tricks That Aren’t Groundbreaking… But You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner

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Data Governance
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February 27, 2025
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9
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Power BI Governance: Balancing Control and Self-Service for Adoption

Reporting
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February 20, 2025
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12
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How to Compare Sales vs Budget in Power BI: 3 Approaches

Turn Your Data Story, To Insights - Retail Edition
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January 28, 2025
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Power BI Case Study - Retail Dashboard

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December 4, 2024
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10
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How to Build Reports That Actually Deliver Results - Part 2

Reporting
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November 27, 2024
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12
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How to Build Reports That Actually Deliver Results - Part 1

Power BI & MS Fabric Licensing
Data Governance
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October 29, 2024
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Navigating Power BI & Fabric Licensing

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October 23, 2024
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Power BI Storage Modes Demystified

Reporting
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October 10, 2024
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7
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Pretty Reports Need Strong KPIs

Power BI Governance: It's Also About Empowering End-Users
Data Governance
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September 5, 2024
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Data Governance: It's Also About Empowering 🥇

Insight Power BI Reports
Reporting
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September 16, 2023
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Steps to Creating More Insightful Reports

MS Copilot
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July 26, 2023
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10
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Exploring Copilot for the Power BI Personas

Security
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July 16, 2023
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Masking Data in Power BI

Exploring the Narrative Visual
MS Copilot
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February 16, 2023
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Exploring the Narrative Visual with Copilot

Reporting
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July 5, 2021
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Understanding DAX through the Power of Evaluation Context