A live, end-to-end Power BI build

This is a demo-first session. No slide decks full of theory. No pre-built models. No “imagine if” examples.

The only slides you’ll see at the start are my face and a highlight reel of things I’m unreasonably proud of—purely for credibility, ego maintenance, and to prove I’ve broken Power BI in enough ways to know what actually matters. Then we switch straight into Power BI and build a real dashboard from scratch in 45 minutes.

We’ll start with raw, messy data and finish with something you’d genuinely feel comfortable putting in front of stakeholders.

Along the way, you’ll see:

How to decide what not to build (the fastest win in Power BI)

A practical approach to modelling without overengineering

The small number of measures that usually drive the most value

Layout and visual choices that prioritise clarity over decoration

How to keep momentum when time, scope, and attention are limited

This session is about decision-making under constraint—the same constraint most of us work under every day.

You’ll leave with a repeatable approach you can use when “Dashboard in a Day” simply isn’t realistic.