Planning Power BI business intelligence projects
As explained in the previous chapter, in the Power BI Desktop section, Power BI business intelligence projects involve getting data from data sources, creating a data model, and then creating and publishing reports and dashboards that are consumed by the business and used to answer specific questions or support the analysis of the efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability of the business. However, successfully delivering the desired insights and analysis to the business requires careful planning and should include the following activities:
- Identifying stakeholders, goals, and requirements
- Procuring the required resources
- Discovering the required data sources
- Designing a data model
- Planning reports and dashboards
Identifying stakeholders, goals, and requirements
Business intelligence projects are most often driven by the business as opposed to IT. This means that one of the business domains, such as...
