Microsoft Excel – and their next generation cloud toolset Power BI - are the best kept secrets in business intelligence and analytics software. Most of what executives and business analysts want from pricey analytics platforms can be accomplished immediately using Microsoft tools already installed on their desktops – including drag and drop visualization, mapping, business modeling, connecting to cloud data sources, and single-pane-of-glass dashboards. Join Rusty Frioux, Sparkhound’s Analytics Strategist, as he discusses the Next Generation of Business Intelligence.

1. DASHBOARDS FOR EVERYONE
using Excel and Power BI
Rusty Frioux

2. Our Goals Today
1. What is a dashboard?
2. Why do they matter to our business?
3. How do we build them?
4. I CAN DO THIS NOW with Excel and Power BI!
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3. What is a dashboard?
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 Business question
 KPI
 Composition
 Trending
 Interactive
 Drill to detail

4. Bonus!
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 Self Service
 Governed KPIs
 BYOD
 Sharing

5. Type: Departmental
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 Business question
 KPI
 Composition
 Trending
 Interactive
 Drill to detail

6. Type: Corporate
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 Business question
 KPI
 Composition
 Trending
 Interactive
 Drill to detail

7. Type: Tactical
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 Business question
 KPI
 Composition
 Trending
 Interactive
 Drill to detail

8. Patrick’s Rules for Scorecards
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 Rule 1: Is it simple?
 Rule 2: Can I see it easily?
 Rule 3: Does it show lead and lag measures?
 Rule 4: Can I tell if I am winning or losing?
 Rule 5: Is there a player and coaches scorecard?

9. Our Methodology
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ENVISION INTEGRATION ANALYTICS INTELLIGENCE DISTRIBUTION

10. The modern analytics environment
SSAS
SQL
Server
S
S
I
S
SSRS
Excel
plus…

11. The modern analytics environment
SSAS
SQL
Server
S
S
I
S
SSRS
Excel
Excel
Power Pivot
Excel
Power Query
Excel
w/ Power View
plus…
Allows for self service.

12. Introducing Power BI! GA as of July 2015
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13. DEMO TIME
(enough talking … .let’s build something)
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