Power BI reports and models
A proper star-schema data model underneath, not a flat table with visuals stacked on it.
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Abhishek Singh
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Prahalad
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The short version
Why this work usually gets commissioned.
The move from Excel to a BI tool is usually attempted a year too early or two years too late. Too early and you have built infrastructure for a report three people read. Too late and someone is spending a week a month on assembly that should be automatic. We are useful mostly in helping you tell which situation you are in.
Scope
Power BI and Looker Studio development: what is included.
Every engagement gets an hours estimate before it starts. If something below is not relevant to you, it comes out of the scope and off the estimate.
DAX that others can read
Measures written and commented so the next person can modify them without reverse-engineering.
Looker Studio dashboards
For teams already in Google Workspace, connected to Sheets, BigQuery or your ad platforms.
Excel-to-BI transition planning
What moves, what stays, in what order, and what it costs to maintain afterwards.
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Same work, different job titles
What people call this work.
These all describe the same engagement. The title matters less than whether the person writes things down — but it is worth knowing which term to search, because the results differ.
Power BI developer
Builds the data model and the reports. The data model is where these projects actually succeed or fail.
Power BI consultant
Engaged earlier: whether to move off Excel at all, and what the semantic layer should look like if you do.
Looker Studio expert
The Google-stack equivalent, usually over Sheets or BigQuery.
BI developer or BI analyst
Tool-agnostic. Reasonable when you have not yet chosen a platform and want advice rather than a build.
Method
How we run it.
- 01
Assess honestly
Volume, refresh frequency, audience size and who maintains it. Sometimes the answer is that Excel is fine.
- 02
Model the data
The data model is where BI projects succeed or fail. Visuals are the easy part.
- 03
Build the reports
Against agreed definitions, with the measure logic documented.
- 04
Plan the maintenance
Who refreshes it, who owns the model, and what happens when a source changes.
- DiscoveryUnderstanding the decision the file supports, and who edits it.
- PrototypeA working version on your real data, while changing course is still cheap.
- BuildThe main work, against definitions agreed in writing first.
- TestingEdge cases, checks that fail loudly, and the numbers reconciled.
- HandoverDocumentation, update procedure and a recorded walkthrough.
| Discovery | 15% of hours | Understanding the decision the file supports, and who edits it. |
|---|---|---|
| Prototype | 20% of hours | A working version on your real data, while changing course is still cheap. |
| Build | 40% of hours | The main work, against definitions agreed in writing first. |
| Testing | 15% of hours | Edge cases, checks that fail loudly, and the numbers reconciled. |
| Handover | 10% of hours | Documentation, update procedure and a recorded walkthrough. |
Questions
Power BI & BI, answered.
What clients ask before commissioning this work.
Ask us something elseShould we move off Excel entirely?
Almost never entirely. Excel remains the best tool for scenario work, ad-hoc analysis and anything a human needs to interrogate directly. The realistic outcome is BI for standardised recurring reporting and Excel for everything requiring judgement.
What does Power BI cost to run?
Licensing depends on your Microsoft agreement and how you publish — check current pricing with Microsoft, as it changes. The cost people underestimate is maintenance: someone has to own the data model. Budget for that from the start.
Can you work with our existing Power BI reports?
Yes. Inherited reports usually need the data model examined before anything else — most performance and accuracy problems originate there rather than in the visuals.
Do you build the data pipeline too?
We work with SQL, Python and BigQuery for extraction and transformation. For substantial pipeline engineering we will be clear about the boundary between what we do and what needs a dedicated data engineer.
Often combined with
Related services.
Most engagements touch more than one of these. We scope them together rather than selling them separately.
Start with the problem
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