February 28, 2024
BI Strategy Wrap Up – Ep. 297
A BI rollout isn’t finished when the report ships. The team wraps up Microsoft’s implementation planning series with practical guidance on training, support, feedback, and monitoring adoption.
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February 21, 2024
Deploy, Proof, and Validate – Ep. 295
A BI rollout succeeds or fails in the messy middle: deployment planning, proof-of-concept reality checks, and a repeatable validation loop with users. In Ep. 295, the team breaks down how to move from strategy to something people trust and adopt.
February 14, 2024
Solution Planning Requirements – Ep. 293
Requirements shouldn’t be a dead document—they should be the shared decisions that drive your semantic model, visuals, and rollout. In Ep. 293, the team breaks down solution planning requirements that prevent churn and keep a Power BI build aligned with real business outcomes.
February 7, 2024
Define Solutions & Initiatives – Ep. 291
In Ep. 291, the team translates Microsoft’s tactical planning guidance into a simple operating model: ship measurable BI solutions, run enablement initiatives in parallel, and revisit the plan every 1–3 months so priorities stay real.
January 24, 2024
Tactical Planning Objectives – Ep. 287
Power BI implementation success is won in tactical planning. In Ep. 287, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down Microsoft’s Step 1 guidance: define actionable objectives, prioritize time-sensitive work, choose quick wins that compound, and lay the adoption/governance groundwork without stalling.
January 17, 2024
Implementation of Goals – Ep. 285
Strong BI goals turn Power BI from a queue of disconnected requests into an intentional program. In Ep. 285, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down how to define goals you can measure, prioritize what matters, and keep the team aligned as the work scales.
January 3, 2024
Strategic Research – Ep. 281
Most BI teams fail by skipping discovery. In Ep. 281, Mike, Tommy, and Seth unpack Microsoft’s guidance for planning workshops and doing strategic research so you can document business context, choose the right stakeholders, and prioritize the work that matters.
December 20, 2023
Strategic Planning – Ep. 277
Ep. 277 breaks down BI strategic planning—how to align outcomes, define ownership and governance, and build an achievable roadmap so your Power BI program keeps momentum.