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Screenshot of a skyline chart created using Deneb in Power BI

2025 Week 18 | Power BI: Create a skyline chart

Introduction Hello everyone! This week we are looking at developing a ‘Skyline’ visual.   Anyone outside of the construction industry may not have heard this term before, but it is kind of a combination of a stacked column visual and a kanban board.   It is used in construction to show construction activities (workpacks) that …

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Screenshot of a Power BI report that looks like a line chart with a picture of James in the lower right corner.

2025 Week 17 | Power BI: Create a control chart

Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday!  This week we’re building a Control Chart. Control charts can be used to track a specific process measure – such as sales, defects, or processing time – over a period of time. A few common uses are: Manufacturing: Monitoring defect rates and equipment performance  Healthcare: Tracking infection rates, patient …

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2025 Week 16 | Power BI: Cards – NEXT Level | with emojis and variances label

Introduction 🎉 Happy Workout Wednesday, data fam! 🎉 I’m thrilled to be back with another Power BI challenge—and this one is all about taking something simple and pushing it to the NEXT level! 💪 Cards are often the go-to for showing big, bold numbers. But what if we could make them smarter? More informative, expressive, …

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Dr Who Story Arc Diagram

2025 Week 11 | Power BI: Can you create a (story) arc diagram with core visuals?

Introduction Welcome to week 11 of Workout Wednesday 2025. This week’s challenge is to recreate the Dr Who Villain story arc’s visual depicted below showing the timelines of the first and last season of Villain appearances or, to challenge you to create your own data visualisation about Dr Who Villains. Perhaps you will recreate The …

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2025 Week 10 | Power BI: Line Chart with dynamic formatting

Introduction Hi to everybody! I am so happy to be among the new contributors for Workout Wednesday. I believe these kinds of challenges bring tremendous value to everyone who tries something new on a regular basis—you’ll learn so much! We will look at the consumer price index for chocolate in the Euro region. As you …

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Embedded charts from Datawrapper and Our World in Data

2025 Week 6 | Power BI: Can you embed charts from Web?

Introduction Welcome to week 6 of Workout Wednesday 2025. In this week’s challenge we will be exploring other charting options used across the web and how these can be embedded into Power BI Desktop. Using publicly accessible charts and data, we will utilise the HTML content visual to embed interactive charts within iFrames. The examples …

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2024 Week 51 | Power BI: Highlight Data with a Slicer by Valerie Junk

Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week, we’re shining a spotlight on an incredible solution shared by community member Valerie Junk. It’s always inspiring to see how ideas ripple through the community—Valerie’s post was sparked by none other than Nikola Ilic, a powerhouse of creativity and insight in our space. I’m continuing my theme of community gratitude, …

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