Microsoft Power BI PoC
Discover how Power BI can benefit your busniess
A tailored Proof of Concept to solve real-world challenges and build actionable insights with minimal risk.
A Power BI Proof of Concept (PoC) is a focused, short-term engagement designed to demonstrate how Power BI can transform your organisation’s data into meaningful, actionable insights. By integrating your existing data sources, the PoC provides a practical evaluation of Power BI’s reporting and analytics capabilities without committing to a full-scale implementation.
Through a structured process, we build a custom Power BI report and semantic model, allowing you to assess the platform’s ability to solve your specific business challenges, enhance decision-making, and support future scalability.
What the Process Includes
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Business Problem Assessment and Scope Definition
We collaborate with your team to define the PoC’s objectives, ensuring alignment with key business challenges. This includes identifying relevant data sources, assessing reporting needs, and establishing clear success criteria.
Solution Architecture Design
A tailored solution is designed using Power BI, including:
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A structured data model to enable accurate and scalable reporting
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Definition of Visualisations to align with business goals
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A governance-focused approach ensuring security and accessibility
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Deployment and Power BI Environment Setup
We configure Power BI to your organisation’s requirements, including:
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Data connectivity to relevant sources
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Access controls to manage permissions and security
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Integration with existing Microsoft tools (e.g., Excel, SharePoint, SQL server)
Data Orchestration and Transformation
Using Power Query and the Power BI’s Service transformation tools, raw data is cleansed and structured to ensure it is optimised for analytics. This step enhances data quality, consistency, and usability for reporting.
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Semantic Model Development
To ensure your Power BI reports are both efficient and scalable, we design a structured semantic model that enhances performance and usability. This includes:
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Star Schema design - Fact and Dimensional Modelling
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Data Optimisation – Removing unnecessary or redundant data
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Calculated Columns and Measures – Creating DAX measures and calculated fields
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Hierarchies and Relationships - Defining logical relationships between tables
This structured approach ensures your Power BI solution is scalable, easy to navigate, and efficient, enabling business users to extract insights with minimal technical effort.
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Custom Power BI Report
At the end of the PoC, you will receive a fully functional Power BI report tailored to your business needs, including:
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Overview Dashboard – A high-level summary of key insights
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Drill-through Analysis – A detailed page to explore trends and performance metrics
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Custom Styling and Branding – A professional, easy-to-use interface aligned with your company’s design
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Why concider a Power BI PoC
Evaluate Power BI’s Capabilities with Minimal Risk
The PoC provides a structured, low-cost, low-risk approach to assess Power BI’s value before a larger investment.
Strengthen Data Governance and Security
The PoC helps assess Power BI’s security model, governance policies, and controlled data access, ensuring compliance and data integrity before scaling to a full enterprise deployment.
Solve a Specific Business Challenge
Rather than a generic demonstration, the PoC is tailored to your organisation’s unique needs, allowing you to explore a real-world application of Power BI.
Demonstrate the Business Value of Data-Driven Decision-Making
By using real business data, the PoC delivers actionable insights that can help stakeholders see the potential ROI of a full Power BI implementation.
Work with Experts in Power BI and Data Strategy
Our consultants bring extensive experience in Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and enterprise data solutions, ensuring the PoC aligns with best practices and long-term strategy.
Accelerate Time-to-Value
With a structured process and expert guidance, results are delivered in weeks, not months, ensuring a rapid understanding of Power BI’s impact.
What You’ll Receive
At the completion of the PoC, your organisation will have the following
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Power BI Environment
A fully operational Power BI environment configured to your business requirements
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Power BI Report
A custom Power BI report providing meaningful insights from your data
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Semantic Model
A structured and refined data model optimised for analytics and reporting
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Roadmap
A roadmap for scaling the solution into full production, if desired