Category: Power BI

Agile BI Moves from “If” to “How”

Eight years ago, I lucked into an epiphany: IT-driven BI was going to give way to biz-driven BI (aka “self-service” or “Agile” BI). The new wave of BI tools – led by Power Pivot at the time, which ultimately grew into Power BI – gave business subject matter experts something they’d previously lacked: the ability to execute directly.

Written by on March 29, 2018

March Madness in Power BI

It’s time again for the March Madness tournament and another excellent opportunity to introduce/teach people at your company/organization about Power BI.

Written by on March 18, 2018

The Great Function Project – Part 1

P3 Adaptive has tried many different flavors of our brand of “consulting” through the years, but co-development projects that combine real projects with coaching and knowledge transfer have turned out to have been the sweet spot in terms of success.

Written by on March 6, 2018

Power BI used for Surfing FUN!

A long time ago a peer in Financial Planning and Analysis said “Financial Planning starts in the home.”  I modified the statement to “Data analytics starts in the home.” 

Written by on February 13, 2018