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Power of Business Intelligence

Blog by Andrzej Leszkiewicz. Power BI Developer and Consultant.

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    • HR cross-function mobility
    • Call-center
    • Climate change
    • Population pyramid
    • COVID-19
  • Books to Read
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Power of Business Intelligence

Power of Business Intelligence

Blog by Andrzej Leszkiewicz. Power BI Developer and Consultant.

  • Better DataViz
    • Posts about IBCS
    • IBCS in Power BI (native visuals)
    • Bad and good charts in Power BI
    • Storytelling with data in Power BI
  • Deneb and Vega ⭐
    • Posts about Deneb and Vega
    • Deneb and Vega overview
    • Deneb Vega templates
    • Custom Vega visualizations
    • Deneb & Vega help
  • PowerofBI.IBCS
  • Power BI Embedded
  • Power BI Reports 📈
    • Metareport
    • Profit and loss
    • HR cross-function mobility
    • Call-center
    • Climate change
    • Population pyramid
    • COVID-19
  • Books to Read
  • YouTube
  • About

Category: Data Preparation

Data Preparation Fabric Tricks and Workarounds

Fabric Deployment Pipeline Rule to set Data Pipeline Parameters

Andrzej Leszkiewicz August 9, 2025

+ Deployment Stage Conditional Formatting in Power BI Reports I probably should give the Fabric Variable libraries (preview) a try. But a preview is essentially … Read More

In Power BI, Normalizing a Dimension is (NOT) Crucial for Usability and Performance
Data Modeling Data Preparation Performance

In Power BI, Normalizing a Dimension is (NOT) Crucial for Usability and Performance

Andrzej Leszkiewicz May 28, 2024

Okay, Power BI community, we have a problem. 80+ votes is already enough to confirm that we indeed have a problem. “In Power BI, normalizing … Read More

“Business identity” vs Business Intelligence
Data Preparation Power Query and M

“Business identity” vs Business Intelligence

Andrzej Leszkiewicz February 5, 2024

🛑Coca-Cola reports = red in the reports🛑Starbucks reports = green-bluish in the reports. No! BI <> BI. In business intelligence, “business identity” is the last … Read More

International Business Communication Standards based chart
Data Modeling Data Preparation Tricks and Workarounds

International Business Communication Standards based chart

Andrzej Leszkiewicz June 27, 2023

I’ve published a Power BI report with an example of a chart based on International Business Communication Standards. Live Power BI report: https://www.powerofbi.org/international-business-communication-standards/.

US Presidential Election Results 2020 Chart
Data Preparation Power Query and M

US Presidential Election Results 2020 Chart

Andrzej Leszkiewicz October 27, 2022

After all the struggle with native Power BI visuals (their limitations) Deneb-Vega gives you a real power. Probably for someone who worked with JavaScript from … Read More

Power BI: advanced Radar Charts using Deneb-Vega
Data Preparation Power Query and M

Power BI: advanced Radar Charts using Deneb-Vega

Andrzej Leszkiewicz October 21, 2022

After some experiments I have just published new version of the Seasonality page of my experimental showcase Krakow Bicycle Counters report. Also I’ve shared the … Read More

The Big Picture: How to Use Data Visualization to Make Better Decisions Faster
Data Preparation Performance Tricks and Workarounds

The Big Picture: How to Use Data Visualization to Make Better Decisions Faster

Andrzej Leszkiewicz July 27, 2021

I’ve already read many data visualization books, including The Big Book of Dashboards. And I was expecting high quality book from Steve Wexler. But this … Read More

Power BI Report: Map with custom markers and images
Data Preparation Performance

Power BI Report: Map with custom markers and images

Andrzej Leszkiewicz April 23, 2021

Today I’m going to show you how to create a map with custom markers (castle icon) and images (on tooltips). I created a simple one … Read More

Cloud ScopeIcon MapImage
Data Preparation Tricks and Workarounds

It’s a client requirement. The customer is always right.

Andrzej Leszkiewicz March 23, 2021

It’s a client requirement. The customer is always right. Or not. A client of a restaurant doesn’t ask a chef to cook using client’s recipe. … Read More

PowerShell script to download Power BI report from Power BI Service
Data Preparation Power Query and M

PowerShell script to download Power BI report from Power BI Service

Andrzej Leszkiewicz February 12, 2021

What if I need to download .pbix file from Power BI service? I’ll need it if a report has been edited in Power BI Service … Read More

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    • Deneb and Vega overview
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