Introduction Bookmarks in Power BI can be so tricky sometimes but they’re so satisfying when everything lines up the way you want it to. This weeks challenge by Vivien Lee looks simple at first, it’s only one chart, one table, and a few buttons. But click on the info button in the corner and the […]
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Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction What if a column chart could tell a story through color? A stripe chart uses colored stripes to reveal patterns and changes in data at a glance. In this exercise, we’ll transform Power BI’s native column chart into a stripe chart where each stripe represents a data point, and its color helps us spot
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Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction A profit card tells you the result. It does not show how that result is built, which components changed, or where to investigate next. This week, build an interactive Financial Metric Map in Power BI. Start with Net profit and reveal its components one branch at a time: revenue, cost of goods sold, operating
2026 Week 40 | Power BI: Metric Navigator Read More »
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Introduction Two sites of the same walk-in clinic report the same average wait: 14.8 minutes at Site A, 14.8 minutes at Site B. On a KPI card they are twins, and there is nothing to discuss. Then you look at the 2,400 individual waits. Site A runs mostly quick, with a tail that drags out
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Introduction For this week’s Workout Wednesday challenge, we’re diving into a creative visual design trick that Fotiana Yan thinks you’re going to love trying out! (and I agree!) Picture this: you have a stakeholder who wants sleek, colour-shifting progress rings for every country where they sell products to track progress toward a target, complete with
2026 Week 38 | Power BI: SVG Donuts Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Happy National Guacamole Day! As a big fan of guac, I wanted to celebrate by bringing together two of my favorite things- Power BI and guacamole. Because why simply enjoy a bowl of guac when you can also turn it into a data visualization? An Icon Matrix uses simple icons instead of repeating the
2026 Week 37 | Power BI: Categorical Icon Matrix Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re exploring parts to a whole using a waffle chart and unemployment data. This visual was inspired by Steven Ponce, whose work has been a great source of inspiration for me. It also builds on my previous Workout Wednesday waffle chart, giving me an opportunity to revisit
2026 Week 36 | Power BI: Create an Unemployment Waffle Chart Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Traditional customer rankings tell us who generates the most revenue, but they do not explain what those customers buy. A customer may be highly valuable and still buy almost entirely from one product category – which makes the next conversation much clearer than a generic “upsell” message. This week, build a Customer Cross-Sell Map in
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Introduction Last week’s bump chart reminded me of one of our early challenges from 2021, where David turned a ribbon chart into a bump chart. We’ve done other bump chart challenges over the years, so give them a try if you haven’t already. This made me curious about trends in chart selection in our challenges.
2026 Week 34 | Power BI: Visualizing WoW Chart Choices Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction A bump chart is a fun way to see how rankings change over time. It makes those ups and downs really easy to follow, without getting lost in a bunch of numbers. You can quickly spot who’s moving up, who’s dropping down, and who’s staying consistent. Think of it as turning rankings into a
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Power BI, Workout Wednesday