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📊 The Single Pour

BI & Dashboard Delivery

One governed semantic model, poured two ways — executive scorecards for the boardroom and certified datasets for self-serve analysts. Same KPIs everywhere, no shadow spreadsheets competing for truth.

What we build

  • ⚡ Fabric semantic models — star schema, DAX measures, RLS, and certified datasets
  • ⚡ Executive dashboards — board-ready KPIs with drill-through to detail
  • ⚡ Self-serve BI layers — governed fields, friendly names, and analyst sandboxes
  • ⚡ Single sources of truth — one revenue definition, one margin formula, zero duplicate logic
  • ⚡ Fabric apps — packaged report collections with audience-based navigation

Typical stack

Fabric Semantic Models Power BI Dashboards Fabric Apps DAX & Tabular Editor Row-Level Security

Every model ships with a data dictionary, measure catalog, and refresh SLA your exec team can actually trust.

Example deliverables

Executive one-pager — whole business snapshot

Power BI · Executive Overview · Jun 2026 · Certified semantic model
All business units · Last refresh today 06:00 EST Board one-pager
Net revenue
$48.6M
▲ 6.2%
vs May · MTD
Gross margin
34.7%
▲ 0.3 pts
vs May
Days inventory on hand
42
▼ 3 days
vs May · lower is better
OTIF
94.8%
▼ 1.1 pts
vs May · Calgary drag
OEE
78.4%
▲ 2.6 pts
vs May · Memphis uptime
OSHA TRIR
0.82
▼ 0.14
vs May · YTD rate
Positions filled
91.3%
▼ 1.8 pts
vs May · 14 open roles

Net revenue by business unit — trailing 6 months ($M)

Consumer CPG · $12.2M Jun Industrial · $10.1M · ▲23% YTD Aftermarket services · $5.6M Export · $7.4M · Apr dip to $5.9M

OTIF by plant — Jun vs 95% target

Montreal
97.2%
Boston
96.5%
Toronto
95.8%
Memphis
93.7%
Calgary
91.4%

Calgary carrier backlog drove enterprise OTIF down 1.1 pts MoM · drill-through enabled

Sales pipeline funnel — open opportunities

Qualified
$22.4M
Proposal
$14.8M
Negotiation
$9.2M
Closed won
$4.1M

Win rate slipped vs May (22% → 18%) · 3 deals > $1M stuck in legal

Latest OSHA recordable incidents

DatePlantClassificationDays awayStatus
Jun 12 Calgary Slip/trip — loading dock 0 Closed · mats replaced
May 28 Memphis Forklift near-miss — aisle congestion 0 Open · layout review Jun 20
May 03 Toronto Laceration — packaging line 2 RTW May 17 · guard retrofit done

Single certified semantic model · KPI cards show 6-month sparkline + MoM delta · drill-through to plant, BU, and HR detail

Semantic model — measure catalog & RLS

Fabric · SalesSemanticModel · Tabular Editor
MeasureDefinitionFormatRLSStatus
Net RevenueSUM(Sales[NetAmount])CurrencyRegion roleCertified
Gross Margin %DIVIDE([Gross Profit], [Net Revenue])PercentRegion roleCertified
Revenue YoY GrowthTime intelligence vs prior yearPercentRegion roleCertified
OTIF %On-time-in-full from ShipmentsPercentPlant roleCertified
Discount RatePromo impact on net revenuePercentFinance onlyReview Q3

Ships with data dictionary, naming conventions, and refresh SLA — no duplicate logic in Excel

Self-serve BI — analyst explorer

Power BI · Customer 360 Explorer · Certified Sales Dataset
Friendly field names · governed sandboxes · ad-hoc safe
Dimensions
  • · Customer segment
  • · Product category
  • · Sales region
  • · Order channel
Certified measures
  • · Net revenue ✓
  • · Units sold ✓
  • · Avg. order value ✓
  • · Churn rate ✓
Your slice

Region = Quebec

Period = Last 90 days

RLS applied · cannot break exec KPIs

Revenue by customer segment

EnterpriseMidSMBRetail

Top customers (table)

CustomerRevenueYoY
Acme Corp$412K▲ 12%
Northwind$388K▲ 6%
Contoso$291K▼ 2%

Fabric app — exec & self-serve audiences

Fabric App · Sales Analytics Hub · v2.4
👔 Executive Suite
C-suite

Board-ready · mobile layout · no edit rights

  • · Board KPI Overview Certified
  • · Regional Performance
  • · Pipeline & Forecast
  • · Margin Bridge (drill-through)
🔍 Self-Serve Analytics
Analysts

Certified dataset · sandbox folders · RLS by region

  • · Certified Sales Dataset
  • · Customer 360 Explorer
  • · Product Mix Analyzer
  • · My Reports (personal workspace)
AudienceReportsSemantic modelRefresh
Executives4 curatedSalesSemanticModel06:00 daily
Regional VPs6 + drill-throughSalesSemanticModel + RLS06:00 daily
Analysts3 templates + sandboxCertified dataset only06:00 + on-demand

One pour from the semantic model — exec scorecards and self-serve layers stay in sync