Question
Which service team has a growing backlog?
Microsoft Power BI
Improve the reports
you rely on.
Turn disconnected figures into a clear operating view. We build and improve Power BI reports around your decisions, source records and agreed definitions.
White Rock pier · Semiahmoo Bay
Your local business focus
Services for White Rock businesses.
White Rock’s municipal business resources describe a varied small-business community, with distinct Waterfront and Uptown commercial areas. A first project can stay focused on one recurring report and the people who use it.
Keep the first dashboard focused on a small set of useful sales, cost and service measures.
Surrey-based. Scope is agreed around your actual business, tools and data.
Explore the local pageWhite Rock business resources
What we can do
A clear scope.
A useful result.
For teams with inconsistent KPI totals, slow reports, repeated spreadsheet exports or a dashboard that looks polished but is difficult to use.
See the improvement approachReporting and KPI design
Agree the decisions, audience, reporting dates and definitions for revenue, cost, margin, backlog or other relevant measures. Document what each KPI includes and excludes.
Data models and DAX
Build suitable fact and dimension tables, clear relationships and reusable DAX measures. Check totals, time comparisons, duplicates and the behaviour of filters against source records.
Useful report layouts
Create a focused overview, trends and detail pages with consistent filters, drill-through paths and clear labels. Plan desktop and mobile views together.
Refresh and access
Review source connections, gateway needs, credentials ownership, refresh frequency and workspace roles. Design row-level security where it fits, then check each intended viewer experience.
Performance and handover
Investigate costly visuals, measures and source queries. Provide a metric dictionary, validation notes and a walkthrough so the team understands how to maintain the report.
From symptom to acceptance check
What can improve
in your dashboard.
We diagnose the cause, agree a change and check the result against your source records.
| Current problem | What we review or change | How we check it |
|---|---|---|
| Totals change unexpectedly | Review relationship direction, row grain, duplicate keys and DAX filter context. | Grand totals and selected-period totals reconcile to agreed source checks. |
| A report takes too long to open | Measure visual and query timings; simplify costly calculations and remove redundant visuals. | Compare the same pages and filter states before and after the change. |
| Users cannot see what needs action | Prioritise a few decision KPIs, meaningful comparisons and a route to exception details. | The owner can find the records behind a flagged KPI. |
| The latest figures are unclear | Show a meaningful data timestamp and define stale-data and failed-refresh behaviour. | A failed refresh is visible and has a named owner. |
| Different viewers need different data | Review workspace roles and suitable row-level rules; test representative viewer accounts. | Access matches the agreed roles, including totals and exports. |
Illustrative project
One question.
A traceable reporting view.
This is a proposed workflow example, not a customer case study or a claimed result.
Build
Combine an approved work-order feed with team and date dimensions; show open work, age bands and a detail table.
Check
Reconcile distinct work-order counts to the source and test team filters, completed work and the reset state.
Define done before building
Agree the checks.
Hand over clearly.
- Selected dates, groups and totals match the agreed source sample.
- Metric definitions and any exclusions are visible.
- Refresh failures and access responsibilities are documented.
- Desktop, mobile and export behaviour are checked with the business owner.
Assign the operating owners
At handover, agree who owns the accounts, connections and licences; who monitors refresh or workflow runs; and who handles changes and recovery. Documentation and a walkthrough support that handover. Any ongoing support is separately agreed.
Bring to the first conversation
- One report or business question to improve.
- An approved sample or read-only source access.
- Existing PBIX/report access if this is a repair.
- Your current Power BI licences, workspace roles and refresh needs.
We agree scope, timing and price after reviewing the available data and access.
Start with this serviceUseful scope questions
Know what
the project needs.
Can you improve an existing report?
Yes. We start with its measures, model, source totals and user journey, then agree the changes. A redesign can keep a useful existing model when it is sound.
How often can the data refresh?
The plan depends on the source and licence. Microsoft documents up to eight scheduled refreshes a day for Power BI Pro, and up to 48 for PPU or relevant Premium/Fabric capacity. This is not a promise of live data.
Does row-level security protect every workspace user?
No. Microsoft states that RLS applies to workspace Viewers; Admin, Member and Contributor roles have broader access. Workspace permissions must be planned alongside the report rules.
Further reading from Microsoft
Scope and product limits depend on your environment, version and licences.
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Explore the work
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Read anonymized reporting, automation and governance cases with their recorded checks and scope limits.
A practical place to start
Bring one report.
Choose a useful first scope.
White Rock waterfront