Explicit Measures Podcast

Mike, Seth, & Tommy discuss an article by Tabular Editor on how do we properly gather requirements around models. https://blog.tabulareditor.com/2023/12/07/gather-requirements-for-semantic-models/ 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. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

Forgot to get these out! This is part 5 of our Implementation Power BI series, as Mike, Seth, & tommy dive into objectives when it comes to tactical planning for Power BI. 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. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

The hosts discuss mailbag questions on process, technology, and data literacy. They emphasize the importance of communication and data literacy in organizations. They explore how technology can influence processes and business strategies. The significance of data engineering and AI in businesses is highlighted.

Mike, Seth, & Tommy continue their Implementation Tuesdays as they dive into what it means to have key results and measurable success. WE UNDERSTAND EPISODES 287 & 288 HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED YET - WE ARE WORKING ON THIS! 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. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

The hosts discuss the concept of creativity in business intelligence, exploring its role in report creation, adoption, and building a data culture. They also highlight the importance of fostering creativity in meetings, simplicity in data analysis, and its role in Microsoft fabric and Power BI adoption.

The hosts discuss the importance of strategic planning in Power BI implementation, differentiating between strategic and operational goals, analyzing the OKR framework and ownership of goals, the role of executive sponsors and resource allocation, and the importance of stakeholder involvement in Power BI implementation.

The podcast delves into the politics of data, covering topics such as challenges in adoption, data ownership struggles, building a data culture, implementing changes, and the importance of collaboration within organizations.

The podcast discusses the importance of identifying the right stakeholders and running workshops for Power BI implementation. It explores topics like designing interactive reports for Amazon products and using data from Minecraft. The benefits of storing data in a lake house and the challenges of scaling up and strategic planning are also discussed. Aligning business goals and focusing on metrics is highlighted as a key aspect of business intelligence.

The hosts reflect on Power BI features in 2023 and discuss their impact. They explore the need for additional training and the significance of Microsoft Fabric. They discuss color customization in apps, the introduction of the PBIP format, and differences between PBIP and PBIR file formats. They highlight efforts to make Power BI more developer-friendly and discuss the Tim d'il format and Power BI's new DAX query view.

The podcast discusses Microsoft's Power BI implementation planning, including the importance of assessments and workshops. They explore Project Sophia, an AI-powered business research canvas. They also talk about data sets and visuals, AI-based solutions, and the challenges of working with data in Excel.