Pictures are worth a 1000 words. This hold true whether you are giving directions to your favorite pub or presenting the status of your projects to your key stakeholders and sponsors. Every time you are in front of your executives you want to impress. So it goes without saying that you want to impress your executives when presenting your project details.
The ideal report and dashboard need to accurately convey your project metrics while being interactive, which allows management to explore the data to derive deeper insights. With today’s technological advancements and always connected devices, organizational leaders expect to access and share these reports and dashboards within a few clicks. Of course, you don’t want to spend all day or randomize your key resources writing code to create the reports. Power BI allows you to quickly visualize project details, review project health, resources utilization, and more through the use of a simple OData Service. And all this, without the need for technical coding skills.
To make Project Online (or Project Server) reports and dashboards in Power BI we simply establish an OData connection. Then we select the tables and fields we want to be part of our report. Finally, we choose the visualization that brings our reports to life. With Power BI we also have more advanced capabilities such as creating custom calculated fields and key performance indicators.
Looking to gain more information about Power BI reports and dashboards, its features, and how to use visualization for creating interactive dashboards? Watch the recording of the webinar on Advanced Power BI reports on Project Server Data, and create stunning reports and dashboards using Microsoft Project Online data.
Power BI helps in creating intuitive reports and dashboards that you can easily create and share. However, it only adds value if the features are used effectively. Some important features of Power BI are:
1. NQL: NQL termed as Natural Query Language is a very powerful feature of Power BI, where we explore our data using intuitive, natural language capabilities, and receive answers in the form of charts and graphs.
2. Sharing Dashboards: It allows sharing dashboards with colleagues, whether inside or outside the organization. It also allows for colleagues to re-share the dashboards.
3. Importing visuals in Power BI: It facilitates easy import of various visualizations available in Power BI Visual gallery.
4. Creating group workspaces: Creating a group in Power BI helps you collaborate on your shared reports, dashboards, and datasets.
Know more on how you can leverage Power BI solutions to create impressive project graphs and visuals for executives or important client meetings.
