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Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re sharing an exciting announcement and inviting you to participate in the first ever Power BI Data Visualization World Championships! Workout Wednesday is collaborating with Microsoft and our very own Meagan and Kerry are judging the Grand Finale in Las Vegas! Requirements You can find the complete challenge details on …

2025 Week 8 | Power BI: Join the Power BI DataViz World Championships Competition! Read More

Introduction The January 2025 update of Power BI Desktop brought us some enhancements to the tree map visual, including 3 new tiling methods and options for spacing between groups and nodes. So this week we are trying out those features to make a tree map organized into columns.  Requirements Download the “Regional Sales Sample.pbix” file …

2025 Week 7 | Power BI: Create a tree map organized into columns Read More

Introduction There are times where we want to compare categorical data with a total, perhaps an average. And sometimes we don’t want to see that total at the bottom of a table. So this week we are creating a bar chart that contains a “total average” bar. We want the bar chart sorted descending by …

2025 Week 5 | Power BI: Add an All Category to a Bar Chart Read More

Introduction It’s cold and snowy in many places in the United States this week. So we are making an infographic to remind people about ice safety. It’s important to check that ice can support the weight of your desired outdoor activity, so you won’t fall through or harm the area.  Let’s use Power BI to …

2025 Week 2 | Power BI: Ice Thickness Infographic with Core Visuals Read More

Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re wishing everyone a very happy holiday season. Join us as we celebrate with a straightforward challenge, embedding a video in a Power BI report using the HTML Content custom visual.  Requirements Create a custom image that you’ll use as your landing page. Create a custom video that you’d …

2024 Week 50 | Power BI: Happy Holidays! Embed a video in a Power BI report Read More

Introduction A percentile is a number denoting the position of a data point within a numeric dataset by indicating the percentage of the data points with an equal or lesser (assuming it’s inclusive) value. Percentiles can be used to understand test scores, stock values, health indicators, and other values. This week, we will use them to look …

2024 Week 49 | Power BI: Visualize Ranges with Percentiles Read More

Introduction A bump chart shows changes in rank over time. This week, inspired by a visual from Statista Charts, we are making a bump chart of the countries with the highest GDP in 3 selected years. The example below uses a ribbon chart core visual to create the bump chart, but you are welcome to use …

2024 Week 45 | Power BI: Country GDP Bump Chart Read More

Introduction This week’s challenge is to test your data storytelling skills and enhance a line chart of service desk survey responses to focus attention on important aspects. No solution file provided this week. Requirements Obtain the data Model Data Create a chart showing survey response trends Dataset This week’s dataset is downloadable from Github https://github.com/kolky001/Workout-Wednesday-2023/blob/main/Help%20Desk.xlsx  …

2024 Week 43 | Power BI: Line Chart Makeover Read More

Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week’s challenge is purely dataviz – there is no data transformation involved. A huge thanks to our friend and colleague Zoe Douglas for providing us with a beautiful and fun report to recreate. Find the data and instructions to complete the challenge below, and as always, have fun! Requirements …

2024 Week 28 | Power BI: Create custom navigation with Zoe Douglas Read More