Webinar:Power BI reports and dashboards for Microsoft Project Server

Darrin Lange, PMPDirector of Operations

John HoobermanDirector of Business Development June 14, 2016

About the Speaker

Darrin Lange, PMP Director of Operations at Advaiya Solutions, Inc. Two decades of diverse project management experience in

the Information Technology industry

Code of Conduct• Presentation of around 30 minutes, followed by a brief Q and A

session• Attendees are expected to stay quiet during the session, and

note down questions which can be taken up in the Q and A• In case of any urgency, attendees can ping us to discuss the

matter

Agenda• Introduction to Advaiya Solutions, Inc.• Common terms and concepts• PWA data and how to access it (OData feed)• PowerBI

• Natural Query Language• Sharing dashboards• Importing visuals from Power BI visual gallery

• Creating group workspaces

• Extensive expertise and experienced professionals for EPM and SharePoint

• Application Extensions • ERP, LOB Integration• Workflow Automation• IT Architecture • Platform Extensions

• Verticals’ Understanding (BFSI, IT/ITES, Manufacturing, Construction, etc.)

• Business Scenarios (IT Governance, Product development) enablement

• Aligning the IT initiatives with business objectives

• Quality Management • Change Management• Domain expertise• Agile Approach• Personalized Training• Regulatory Compliance • Aligned with PMI OPM3 &

PMBOK Project Management

Powering your digital initiatives which enhance marketing effectiveness, customer experiences, technology-led innovation, and business productivity

Solution implementation

Portfolio management solutions

Innovation management

Integration, customization, mobility and development

Reporting and dashboards

Centers of ExcellenceTechnology business consulting

Mobile, devices & cloud

Enterprise Project Management

Office 365 & SharePoint

Applications development

Web & Digital

2005Advaiya is founded

3Locations: Redmond,

Dubai, and India

45+Clients

5000+Deliverables

1200+Project

Completed

Our EPM Offerings

Our featured offerings

Deep Technology ExpertiseIndustry Sensitive SolutionsExtensive Project

Background

Who we are

Common terms and concepts

Power BI ecosystem Power BI Desktop - a Windows desktop application Power BI Services - an online SaaS (Software as a Service)

service (formerly Power BI for Office 365, now PowerBI.com )

Power BI Apps - Mobile apps for Windows phones and tablets, as well as for iOS and Android devices

Power BI Gateways - To sync external files with Power BI, you need to install Gateway on your machine, and sign-in to authenticate the data refresh

Power BI REST API -  Create apps that integrate with a Power BI dashboard in real-time using REST calls.

Power BI - Building blocks Creating (using Power BI Desktop)

Datasets Visualizations Reports

Sharing (via PowerBi.com and Power BI gateways) Dashboards Workspaces Content Packs

Consuming (via mobile apps) Tiles Apps

Natural Query Language Query your data using simple English

language, and get instant results from underlying datasets.

Change the outcome on the go to reach to the desired insight.

Dashboards Dashboards - A single canvas with

tiles from one or more reports.

In Dashboards, you can query your data (Q & A)

Power BI visual gallery Provides a large number of pre-built

ready-to-use visuals, available in the Custom Visual Gallery:

https://app.powerbi.com/visuals/

You can create and submit your own custom visuals

Can be published and used across the organization

Creating group workspaces Workspaces – The work area that you see

on login

All the Power BI elements are associated with some workspaces, either individual / personal workspaces (My Workspace), or shared (Group Workspaces)

Shared Workspaces allows you to share and collaborate with others in your organization

Accessing PWA data using Power BI (via OData)

PWA data and how to access it (OData feed)Odata is an open data protocol which allows you to query the PWA data.

https://<sharepointdomain>/<PWA site collection>/_api/projectdata

https://<sharepointdomain>/<PWA site collection>/_api/projectdata/$metadata

Natural Query LanguageThis displays the data on basis of Query written as an English sentence “Project Name by assignment actual cost”.

Custom Visuals: Chiclet SlicerIt is used to filter data in more visualizing way compared to normal Slicer.

Project DashboardsIt displays data from various Reports about Assignments, Projects and their information

Browser Version iPad Version

Demo

Questions ?

Upcoming Webinar: July

Darrin Lange Director of Operations

Advaiya Solutions Inc.

Deep-dive project team collaboration with SharePoint team sitesMPUG - July 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

http://www.mpug.com/event/deep-dive-project-team-collaboration-with-sharepoint-team-sites/

ResourcesYou're now well versed in all these important concepts:

• What Power BI is• The building blocks of Power BI• Getting (Desktop) and modeling data• Getting (Services) and modeling data• Visualizations• Exploring data in the Power BI service• Using Excel and Power BI together• And publishing and sharing your work

Here are some links to downloads or to get your browser connected to the Power BI service:• You can always get the latest Power BI Desktop• Heading to the Power BI service is easy• Getting mobile apps for Power BI is a tap away

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For more details, please e-mail to:

Darrin Lange: Darrin.Lange@advaiya.com

Contact us:ADVAIYA SOLUTIONS, INC.411 108th Ave NE Ste 700 Bellevue, WA 98004Phone: +1 (425) 256 3123

Thank you!