Ahmad Chamy
Founder, Owner - D Cubed Analytics
Vancouver, Canada
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Ahmad leads D Cubed Analytics, a boutique Power BI Consulting & Training agency working extensively in the healthcare sector.
Ahmad & team have lead numerous Power BI report development projects, and deliver training to BI leaders on how to optimize their Power BI development process with project management tools.
Area of Expertise
From Firefighters to Strategic Partners: The BI Team Transformation Roadmap
The biggest barrier to BI success isn't technical, it's relational. We'll explore how development silos and poor communication destroy BI-business relationships, and how to rebuild them!
Learn strategies that shift BI teams from ticket-closers to strategic business partners. Discover how to implement "Business Translation" training & other techniques to improve your BI team's communication skills
A Framework for Agentic BI Development - Faster, Better, Stronger BI Solutions
What if AI didn't replace your BI team but made them way more capable? This session shows how AI becomes your development partner, brainstorming architecture, implementing features & crafting tests. Vibe code your next BI project - where you focus on vision & verification while AI handles implementation. Discover practical AI dev application across Power BI & Fabric.
DevEx Meets UX: A Framework for Building BI Solutions Teams Love to Build & Use
Beautiful dashboards mean nothing if developers struggle to build & maintain them. Ignoring Developer Experience creates a hidden tax on every BI project: slower delivery, higher defects, burnout, and poorer UX. This session reveals the critical interdependence between DevEx and UX, proving that investing in DevEx isn't just good for your team - it's essential for delivering business value.
Enabling Enterprise Self-Service BI in Fabric
Enabling enterprise self-service BI in Fabric starts with decentralizing the data estate, giving business units access to high-quality, easily accessible data products. Establishing a Center of Excellence and fostering a Community of Practice ensures teams have the right skills to succeed. By carefully architecting Fabric Domains and Workspaces, organizations can balance data distribution with strong security measures. We’ll explore strategies for responsible data consumption, such as using semantic models, reports, and apps to meet diverse user needs, while also addressing the financial implications, particularly licensing costs, to support self-service BI.
• Data Mesh principles and how they enable scalable self-service BI with Fabric Domains.
• Establishing a Community of Practice for continuous learning and collaboration in BI development.
• How to balance decentralization of BI with centralized governance to maintain security. Architecting & Managing Workspaces in accordance with these principles.
• Streamlining user experience for data consumers with the right BI consumption strategies - Shared Semantic Models, Reports, Apps
• Financial Considerations for Implementing Self-Service BI and impact on Licensing
• Overcoming challenges in data sharing and fostering a culture of cross-departmental collaboration.
A Framework for Power BI Report UI/UX Design
Report Designers usually are very good at spotting bad dashboards, but struggle to articulate why they are bad and better yet what we need to do to improve in them.
In my presentation, I present a step-by-step framework for designing effective Power BI reports that follow UI/UX principles
1. Developing with your End User in Mind: Understanding your Audience's Needs
2. Principles of Information Architecture: Designing clear, well structured and decluttered reports
3. Designing with Accessibility top of mind
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