Constant currency analysis is very popular when we need to take out FX rate fluctuations from our analysis. There are many different methodologies that companies used for determining what constant FX rate to apply to the historical values. In our tutorial, we will take a look at the time window for our analysis, figure out … Continue reading Constant Currency Analysis (Power BI DAX Tutorial)
Data Persuasion with BI: Top 5 Reasons Your Last Presentation was a FAIL
Unfortunately, life is hard and in BI world we are guaranteed to fail with our Data Persuasion every now and then. Having failed with my BI presentations many a time, I decided to write this article and frame up my top five reasons why I did and also suggest a few things for what you … Continue reading Data Persuasion with BI: Top 5 Reasons Your Last Presentation was a FAIL
Cumulative Discount or Commission Calculation (Power BI DAX Tutorial)
If you are looking to challenge your DAX skills while trying to figure out how to calculate a Cumulative Discount (or a Cumulative Commission) then this tutorial is for you. https://youtu.be/9hGowlw4YPc A Cumulative discount is calculated by finding the cumulative sales in the specified discount window, and then, using the cumulative sales as the parameter … Continue reading Cumulative Discount or Commission Calculation (Power BI DAX Tutorial)
How to Calculate Revenue and Margin Using Price and Cost History Tables (Power BI DAX Tutorial)
I use Sales data a lot in my tutorials and usually the Sales Fact table will have the following fields in it: DateProductRevenueUnits Along with a bunch of other stuff…. Now, it is actually very common for a company to only provide Units in the Sales Table along with a Price History and/or Cost History … Continue reading How to Calculate Revenue and Margin Using Price and Cost History Tables (Power BI DAX Tutorial)
Data Persuasion: Basic Concepts and Definitions
The older and wiser that I get, the more I realize that our framework of values and motivations is often not so much based on our own experiences and learnings but rather on effectiveness of persuasion of individuals who have taken their time and used their skills to instill our values and to create our motivations. You too can learn how to use data to persuade your audience...
This Is Crazy: ThoughtSpot CEO wants to kill BI and for all dashboards to die
I have heard some CEOs say some crazy things, but this is a special kind of crazy talk that we are dealing with here, folks! In this article, Sudheesh Nair (who is the CEO of ThoughtSpot), gives us his critical view of the BI industry in the context of COVID19 aftermath as he attempts to … Continue reading This Is Crazy: ThoughtSpot CEO wants to kill BI and for all dashboards to die
DAX for Perfect Price Volume Mix (PVM) Calculation (Power BI Tutorial)
This is the third installment in the series; however, you are not required to read the previous two to follow along. Part I - I frame up the basic concept of analysis in and suggest a light way easy formula for the PVM calculation Part II - I refine the Mix component of PVM to … Continue reading DAX for Perfect Price Volume Mix (PVM) Calculation (Power BI Tutorial)
Why Microsoft Must Double Its Power BI Investment Now That Salesforce Bought Slack
Should Microsoft be worried that Salesforce has just acquired Slack? In my opinion – YES, in fact it should be so worried that it must double its investments in Power BI.
Part II – The Definitive Guide to Price Volume Mix Calculation (PVM) in Power BI – The Perfect Mix
EDIT 2020-12-14: if you are looking for the perfect mathematical formula and the DAX necessary to implement PVM, please go the latest post/video in this series - DAX for Perfect Price Volume Mix (PVM) Calculation (Power BI Tutorial) In the Part I of this series, I mentioned that I was cutting some corners with my calculation … Continue reading Part II – The Definitive Guide to Price Volume Mix Calculation (PVM) in Power BI – The Perfect Mix
Part I – The Definitive Guide to Price Volume Mix Calculation (PVM) in Power BI – Theory
EDIT 2020-12-14: if you are looking for the perfect mathematical formula and the DAX necessary to implement PVM, please go the latest post/video in this series - DAX for Perfect Price Volume Mix (PVM) Calculation (Power BI Tutorial) Edit: I recommend that you watch this video first as I cover the important theory in detail and … Continue reading Part I – The Definitive Guide to Price Volume Mix Calculation (PVM) in Power BI – Theory
