Kristi Cantor | Power BI Practitioner, AI & Analytics

My Top 5 Power BI Visual Design Practices: Transforming Good to GREAT

I’d like to drop some reporting knowledge. I’m going to share some of my best practices for Power BI Reporting I’ve developed over the years

Written by Kristi Cantor on June 6, 2017

Announcing P3 Adaptive Seattle/Northwest with Power BI!

Hardcore “trying on” the Power BI label. Today, even our national practice is doing about a 50/50 mix of Power Pivot vs. Power BI work.

Written by Kristi Cantor on May 31, 2017

DAX “Reanimator” Series, Episode 1: Dynamic TopN Reports via Slicers

Dynamic TopN Reports via Slicers: Now you can click, slice, interact, touch (…dirty), and drill (dirtier!) with these reports to your hearts desire.

Written by Kristi Cantor on May 25, 2017

Individual Excellence vs. Organizational Impact: Know the Difference!

What We Can Do With “Just” DAX and Modeling. It’s my experience-powered belief that you cannot get a Win of that size without leveraging DAX and Modeling.

Written by Kristi Cantor on May 23, 2017

M/Power Query “Sets Up” DAX, so Learn DAX (and Modeling) First

You should advance to Intermediate in DAX before advancing to Intermediate in Power Query / M, and then to Mastery of DAX before Mastery of M.

Written by Kristi Cantor on May 16, 2017

Mighty Morphing Pivot Tables or: How I learned to automatically change hierarchy levels on rows

First off…my first post! Being one of the newest (and youngest) members of the P3 Adaptive family has been very exciting so far. As a way of introducing myself, I’d like to share a creative solution to a problem I’m sure many of you have encountered when building a report or dashboard.

Written by Kristi Cantor on May 9, 2017

Rediscovering (fire)matting: a truly amazing BI “tool”

This automatic BI tool has saved me innumerable hours each month and I find this useful for at least 80% of my DAX formulas.

Written by Kristi Cantor on April 20, 2017

What Is the Proper Role of Consultants in Agile / Self-Service BI?

Our Story (that Began in 2010!) Hits an Inflection Point

Written by Kristi Cantor on April 18, 2017

New Reports From Existing Datasets

Learn how to upload a Power BI desktop file to PowerBI.com by following these short, simple steps.

Written by Kristi Cantor on April 14, 2017

The Ten Pitfalls of the Data Wrangler (aka the Wielder of M/Power Query)

Ten Pitfalls of the wrangling of using Power Query and how to avoid them, written by P3 Adaptive , Rob Collie.

Written by Kristi Cantor on February 21, 2017

Ten Ways to Deliver Business Impact with Power BI

A simple description about ten things Power BI and data can do for you, along with bonus honorable mentions as well.

Written by Kristi Cantor on January 4, 2017

Turn a Folder of Exported CSV or TXT or even Excel files into a single, easy-to-analyze table, in an eyeblink.

Import all CSV files from a folder with their filenames in Power BI

A description on how to import CSV files into Power BI with their filenames.

Written by Kristi Cantor on December 6, 2016

Kristi Cantor is a business intelligence, analytics, and AI practitioner with hands-on experience in Power BI, business intelligence strategy, data analytics, and practical AI adoption. At P3 Adaptive, she works extensively with modern AI tools and emerging business applications, helping explore how technologies like Microsoft Copilot, generative AI, and analytics automation reshape decision-making. As Digital Content Manager, she combines real-world technical experience with strategic communication to create authoritative content on Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, AI strategy, business intelligence, and modern data platforms.