Report Visualization Tips

KPIs in Power BI

KPIs are a key visualization type used to convey high level metrics to the end users. They provide an at-a-glance metric that allows business users to know whether they are on track or off-track. Over […]

Performance Tips & Tricks

More Visuals Mo Problems

In some recent conversations the notion of minimizing the number of required visuals came up as a topic. While I know from talking with the Microsoft development team more visuals on a report page increases […]

Report Visualization Tips

The Dynamic Time Matrix

Time and time again when I begin talking with Excel users and ask to see what current reports they are using, they usually show me a table with a mixed bag of columns split by […]

Pareto Charts in PowerBI
Report Visualization Tips

Pareto Charting in PowerBI

The Pareto chart is a handy visual, but is not so easy to build in either excel or PowerBI.  In a Pareto chart, information is provided about an individual product or category as a bar, and […]