Power BI Governance: Bring Order to the Chaos

Neglecting data governance is like skipping core muscles in the gym - it weakens your foundation. A good Power BI governance plan ensures that information within Power BI is accurate, consistent and secure. It enables the safe use of Power BI across your organisation, with strong governance policies and clear roles and responsibilities. This safeguards data privacy, prevents data breaches and empowers both business users and power users to use Power BI effectively.

We cover all core areas including Power BI workspace setup, metadata management, security through row-level security, object-level security and creation of governance policies. This includes data and reports structure, self-service BI enablement, BI model design and tools like Power BI Desktop and licensing models for Power BI Premium (MS Fabric SKUs). We also assess how your team shares data, prepares data and refreshes reports to support reliable business intelligence.

Absolutely. We tailor each Power BI governance strategy to suit your goals, whether you're implementing a corporate BI framework or empowering departments with self-service BI. We also adjust based on your Power BI usage - whether you use Power BI Pro, Premium Per User (PPU), Premium capacity (MS Fabric) or Embedded.

The primary difference is the time spent on the project. More time allows for more comprehensive solutions. However, significant value can be gained from all tiers, whether it's a 6-day or a 30-day engagement.

The core deliverables include bespoke recommendations and a roadmap. Initially, we focus on these assessments, but we can also implement various aspects of the recommendations based on your needs.

With experience from a consultancy background, I've worked with clients from all industries, to create reports and understanding their unique challenges. While many elements of Power BI governance are transferable, my approach is tailored to address the specific needs of each organisation.

We can do both! The scope depends on the time we have together, allowing for both detailed recommendations and implementation support.

Yes! You will receive bespoke recommendations and a well-defined plan. You have the flexibility to choose who will implement these recommendations and when it will be done.

If you are in the process of using Power BI and rolling it out to your organisation, I highly recommend at minimum reading the MS Fabric Adoption Roadmap. It’s crucial to consider how you set up the Power BI tenancy, manage all the artifacts within it, ensure data management and how people will utilise them. However, I love talking about Power BI, and I always say if something can be solved with an hour's call instead of initiating a project, let's stick to that. So, feel free to reach out with any questions.