Explicit Measures Podcast

The guys discuss two great articles around if the skill and success of Power BI resolves around Change management abilities. 

https://jenstirrup.com/2022/11/12/business-intelligence-or-change-management-the-power-of-being-broken/

https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/brentdykes/2022/11/29/why-change-management-skills-are-essential-to-data-driven-success/

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Microsoft has fully become a player in the data industry. From Power BI (obviously) to Azure, Machine learning, Purview, Synapse, Power Apps.... Just in Power BI alone we have dataflows, datamarts, datasets! Sprinkle in your organizations own custom systems, how do we know what tools are the most appropriate for a given project?

What makes a certain combination of tools better than others? 

Inspiration for discussion here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/gain-deeper-insights-with-microsoft-intelligent-data-platform/

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We are talking about Security Groups in Power BI with an introduction to where it works. 

And for those of you who this sounds boring: trust us, there is more to this feature than you think. Why are security groups important for a Power BI Admin, and are we underutilizing them? What risks are there?

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Taking a different approach to DAX, the language and toolbelt of the DAX language goes far beyond just crunching numbers. What can DAX do to enhance the report styling and descriptive information? 

What should we utilize DAX for that can professionalize and help users understand their data?

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We are going back into the Enrico Bertini well of amazing insights. 

On the surface, the question of what makes a visual confusing is simple. But do we have a solid understanding of the components and all the inputs involved that truly make it confusing?

Article here: https://filwd.substack.com/p/what-makes-a-data-visualization-confusing

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The growth of self-service and fast moving data has lead to the lack of what is defined as corporate data. What comes from the top, and should we treat this data and reports differently? 

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Based on a post on LinkedIn, arguing that data modeling has become a "second class citizen" and no longer paired with business concepts from day 1 of development. 

We deal with this even in the Power BI world. We stare at models and columns and, usually assuming the source data has been vetted and has meaning. But what too often occurs is the lack of process around the input, organization of data (think lack of hierarchy or ambiguous product types") which ultimately kill any ability to truly supply insight. 

Who should advocate, and who needs to be involved? Link to article: 

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Based on a link from Paul Turley's blog (and an episode on getting your data into shape). 

The idea behind this is observations from software engineers not delivering on time despite adding more resources, with the possibility of measuring quality work in "man-months" is a myth. 

How much of this relates to Power BI development and data integration struggles? When we are so deep in the technical specs, data management, and modeling, is the solution more BI resources? 

Link to reference page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month

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Microsoft has released a bombshell to the entire Office 365 ecosystem: Power BI Desktop is included with the Office Installer. What implications and effects will this have on data, development, and trust? What does this mean from a governance and adoption perspective? Will this lead towards more self-service, and do we as the developers need to pivot on how we deploy and share data?

Link to release: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2022wave1/power-bi/power-bi-office-installer

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Mike, Seth, & Tommy dive into a new diagram on the suggestion for implementing the Power BI Adoption Roadmap, from getting familiar to success. Do they agree?

Link to Diagram: https://twitter.com/sqlchick/status/1587128216145240071?s=46&t=W73bDFtuw_E9oY76ek8c0w

Article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/powerbi-adoption-roadmap-conclusion

Get in touch:

Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.

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Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/

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