Power BI Report Development 101 — Part 1

Last update: Feb 2022

Are you new to Power BI? Maybe you’ve been using it for some time but you’re still not sure how the end to end process works?

This flowchart was made for the users that are still in the beginning of their Power BI journey!

In my diagram, I divided the report development process into four main steps:

1) Analyse data and build your data model

2) Report Design

3) Prepare to share your report

4) Share your report

In this post, I’m going to guide you through each one of the steps, and share some useful tips and information on the way.

Curious? Check the flowchart below:

Colours legend:

Blue Squares — These steps are usually mandatory in most reporting projects

Orange Squares — These are optional steps for advanced visualisation features

Pink Squares — These are optional steps for Q&A Setup

Green Squares — These are optional steps for Row Level Security

Purple Squares — This is a mandatory step for On-Premises data sources