Power BI Designing

Power BI reports your team will open and use.

We design Power BI dashboards and reports that are easy to read, quick to load and clear about what to look at first. We can also redesign a report your team has stopped using.

What we design

Reports for the people who make the decisions.

Every report starts with the question it has to answer and the person asking it.

  • Leadership dashboards

    A few numbers that matter, with the trend next to each one, on a single page.

  • Operational reports

    Detail for the team that runs the process: filters, tables and drill-through that match how they work.

  • Mobile layouts

    A separate phone layout for the reports people check away from their desk.

  • Report themes and templates

    Colours, fonts and visual settings saved once, so every new report looks consistent.

  • Redesign of existing reports

    We keep the data and the logic, and rebuild the layout so the report is easier to read and faster to open.

Our approach

What a good Power BI report looks like.

One question per page

A page that tries to answer everything answers nothing. We give each page one job.

Numbers first, charts second

The headline figure goes at the top. Charts explain it, they do not hide it.

Fast to open

We limit heavy visuals per page and check the data model, so the report loads when people need it.

Readable by everyone

Enough colour contrast, clear labels, alt text on visuals and a sensible keyboard order.

How we work

From first call to handover.

  1. 1

    Understand the decisions

    Who uses the report, what they decide with it, and how often.

  2. 2

    Review the data

    We look at the data model, the measures and the refresh schedule. If they need fixing first, we say so.

  3. 3

    Sketch the layout

    You see a wireframe and agree on it before we build anything.

  4. 4

    Build and test

    We build the report and test it with the people who will use it, then fix what they find.

  5. 5

    Hand over

    You get the report, the theme file and short notes on how it is built. We can add a short training session.

Questions we often hear

Can you redesign a report we already have?

Yes. We keep your data and measures and rebuild the layout. If the data model is the real problem, we tell you before we start.

Is design different from development?

Design is how the report looks and reads. Development covers the data model, measures and refresh. Many projects need both, and we do both. See our Power BI development service for the build side.

Do you design mobile layouts?

Yes. We build a separate phone layout when people will check the report on mobile.

Which Power BI licence do we need?

It depends on who will view the report and how it is shared. We check this on the first call so there are no surprises.

How long does a project take?

It depends on the number of pages and how ready the data is. After a short scoping call we give you a range in writing.

Get in touch

Have a report that needs fixing?