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Category: Power BI
DAX for Perfect Price Volume Mix (PVM) Calculation (Power BI Tutorial)
EDIT 2021-03-18: I have added two additional buckets for PVM analysis with New Products and Discontinued Products in this new blog post/video. 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 … 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
Power BI Anomaly Detection is a Home Run!
Wanted to record a quick video to: congratulate the Power BI team with delivering of this killer featuredo a quick test drive of anomaly detection and see how I like itprovide a quick overview of what it does and how to use it. Not going to lie, I really love this feature. I put together … Continue reading Power BI Anomaly Detection is a Home Run!
Build an Ultimate KPI Using a Smart Narrative (Power BI Tutorial)
Until now, I have not been very successful with building a perfect KPI visual that would meet my criteria of being able to show the three critical data points that define a KPI for me: Actual ValueTarget ValueTrend (UP, DOWN, SAME) The out of the box KPI visual has so many limitations that I should … Continue reading Build an Ultimate KPI Using a Smart Narrative (Power BI Tutorial)
How to Build a Multi-KPI Comparator Using Calculation Groups (Power BI DAX Tutorial)
As the name suggests, a multi-kpi comparator allows you to compare multiple KPIs or measures on the same chart. This way you can dramatically reduce the clutter on your Power BI report page. You can select what measure you would like to see in bars for example and which one should go into a line. … Continue reading How to Build a Multi-KPI Comparator Using Calculation Groups (Power BI DAX Tutorial)
Anomaly Detection Calculation Using DAX (Power BI Tutorial)
I am not trying to take Microsoft out of business, but after I read on the Power BI team's blog that the anomaly detection feature was coming, I decided to see if I could implement something like this myself using DAX. Turns out we can build something very useful without having to run regressions and … Continue reading Anomaly Detection Calculation Using DAX (Power BI Tutorial)
Power BI Smart Narrative Visual Review – Is It Ready for Primetime???
Lots of good announcements for Power BI happened this week. One piece of technology I was looking forward to was Smart Narratives visual. You will have to download the latest version of Power BI desktop and then go to Options and enable it there. After that you can add a Smart Narrative visual by either … Continue reading Power BI Smart Narrative Visual Review – Is It Ready for Primetime???
