Devon and Cornwall Microsoft Power BI User Group

The session will start off with some general chat around some data viz/report principles and set the scene for the presentation. This will centre around a Bad Power BI Report which will pull together a LOT of bad practices David regularly see's.

He'll then isolate individual areas and then iterate through improvements and also provide options that can be used in situations such as Actuals vs Target bar graphs.

Speaker Bio:

David Johnston is a Power BI developer with a passion for data visualisation and building great reports.

Since discovering Power BI back in 2018 he's loved learning & improving his skills in reporting & Data Viz. He'll be sharing best practices, tips & tricks to elevate your reports from good to great.

As a bonus, throughout the presentation, he will reference books, websites, newsletters, and content creators who've helped him to improve his skills.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-johnston-45786914/

How the use of customized JSON themes can quick-start your Power BI projects
Introduction:
In this session, I will guide you through the process of simplifying dashboard design using customized JSON files.
I'll explain how using customized JSON files can save you time and ensure consistency in your work, whether you're working alone or with a team. JSON themes cover more than just colors; they include fonts, sizes, and grids.

Key Topics:
1. Setting Up a Dashboard to Check Your Theme:
I'll demonstrate how to set up a dashboard to monitor your JSON file's status using a theme checker. This Power BI report allows you to quickly switch between themes and spot inconsistencies.
2. Using a Theme Generator:
Discover how to further customize your dashboard using a theme generator like POINT or PowerBI.tips. These tools streamline the customization process and maintain consistency across visuals.
3. Building a Library:
Learn how to create a library of custom themes for future projects. By leveraging existing JSON files, you can quickly tailor themes to fit specific project requirements, saving time and ensuring consistency.

Conclusion:
By utilizing JSON files, you can make finer adjustments and maintain consistency in your dashboard designs, enhancing collaboration and efficiency. With the right tools and practices, creating professional dashboards becomes more accessible and teamwork improves.

Would love to see you in the session and am happy to answer all your questions!

Bio:
I'm a passionate Power BI dashboard builder who enjoys creating dashboards for both clients and challenges alike. I've submitted 28 challenge dashboards and counting, reaching the finals 8 times among hundreds of participants.

I love helping others on their journey to learn the best practices in dashboarding. I even started as a public speaker to share my knowledge.

Additionally, I'm a mother of two boys, aged 18 and 21, and happily married. We all reside in the Netherlands.

Power Up with the Power Platform | Heidi Hasting
Did you know that you can use multiple products to achieve business success. Let's look at how we can use Power BI with Power Automate and Power Apps to achieve different business use cases, why not throw Microsoft Teams into the mix. All these together can help you Power Up your business.

Its one thing to read about the different Power Platform tools but even better to see them in action to solve real world use cases. Come to this session to see the art of the possible.

During the session I will demonstrate solutions using different integrations to achieve a business use case
- Power BI with Power Apps
- Power Apps with Power BI
- Power BI and Power Automate
- Power Automate and Power BI
- Teams and Power BI

At the end of the session you will have an understanding of how the tools can work together to achieve a use case that you can then use for your future projects and tasks.

Session Goals:
Knowledge of how the Power Platform can be integrated to achieve business success
- Power BI with Power Apps
- Power Apps with Power BI
- Power BI and Power Automate
- Power Automate and Power BI
- Teams and Power BI

Heidi Hasting is a Business Intelligence professional and former software developer with over seven years experience in Microsoft products.

She is an ALM/DLM enthusiast and Azure DevOps fan and co-founder and organiser of the Adelaide Power BI User Group.

Heidi is a regular attendee at tech events including Azure Bootcamps, DevOps days, SQLSaturdays, Difinity and PASS Summit.

www.heidihasting.com
@heidihasting

Integrating Power BI with other applications can greatly expand the functionality that your report delivers.

Go beyond just presenting data to users and add additional functionality through the use of Power Automate and Power Apps.

In this session, Tim will show some examples on how you can use integrate Power Automate and Power Apps in Power BI with minimal coding effort.

This will add both automation as well as enhance data interaction directly within your report.

Tim Weinzapfel is currently the Director of the Analytics and Automation Center of Excellence for RTI International, a non-profit research organization based in North Carolina, USA.

He has been using the Power Platform for over 8 years and focus on expanding Power BI's capabilities beyond just out of the box functionality.

Tim has created training videos and a course module for Enterprise DNA, is a member of the Enterprise DNA Expert team, and also hosts a YouTube channel where he provides regular videos on integrating Power BI with other applications.

Additional technical experience includes SQL/data modeling, HTML/CSS, and limited R/Python.

If you haven't seen Tim's content, check out his youtube site
https://www.youtube.com/@timweinzapfel

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-weinzapfel-a2193911/