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Video by: Reid Havens
Learn about two primary Hierarchy types you can implement on a Date Table in Power BI. I consider it a best practice to include dependent and independent date hierarchies, which can impact how users want to navigate the hierarchy controls in visuals.
Video by: Reid Havens
Learn how to implement a bit of Data Model & DAX magic to give users the ability to dynamically change the breakdown category selection and y-axis range for a Waterfall chart in Power BI.
Visualizing large amounts of data can be overwhelming and frustrating regardless of one’s skill level, so imagine how frustrated and exhausted the viewing audience can become when trying to interpret complex visuals. In the absence of strategic thinking, Reports can become so overloaded that designs are easily rejected by wearisome and disappointed customers. It's imperative that designers embrace and implement Strategic Thinking to extrapolate critical factors to be presented in the creation of a successful report. By embracing a strategic methodology, we’re able to find solutions to problems, and even alternative solutions that may have gone unnoticed initially. This session will provide a more structured approach and help you to realize your own strategic thought processes that are comfortable for you through the way I personally take.
Miguel Myers is a Senior Program Manager on the legendary Power BI Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft. Miguel is highly regarded and accomplished Business Intelligence Professional, Graphic Designer, and Data Scientist with a demonstrated history of success in the business analytics industry, skilled in Business Intelligence, Data Science, Marketing, and Graphic Design. His role at Microsoft is to evangelize the use and best practices of Report Design and Data Visualizations in Power BI.
Video by: Reid Havens
Learn a unique way to utilize a waterfall by restricting its categorical comparison to just two values, with a breakdown comparison between. By combining a slicer and a bit of DAX magic in Power BI.
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Reid Havens’ early love affair with analytics has, over the past decade, turned into an evolution into data visualization and report design in Power BI.
Since then Reid has been writing articles and creating YouTube videos to share the word of BI, helping to inspire the next generation of Business Intelligence enthusiasts.
