{"id":176500,"date":"2024-01-16T19:21:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T18:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=176500"},"modified":"2024-01-16T19:28:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T18:28:01","slug":"our-guide-to-power-bi-kpi-definition-and-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/our-guide-to-power-bi-kpi-definition-and-purpose","title":{"rendered":"Our Guide to Power BI KPI &#8211; Definition and Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"176500\" class=\"elementor elementor-176500\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-976c3a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"976c3a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48bf416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48bf416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Whether it's to analyze the performance of a marketing campaign, track a company's financial results or monitor employee absence, it's essential to use measurement tools. Or more precisely, KPIs. The Power BI business intelligence solution helps you visualize and analyze your performance indicators. Find out all you need to know about Power BI KPIs. <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7058a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"df7058a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7eeebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7eeebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the Power BI KPIs?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896852c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"896852c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>First of all, let&#8217;s look at the definition of a <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/kpis-key-performance-indicators\">KPI.<\/a><br \/>Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) translate the effectiveness of actions taken to achieve a goal into measurable values. These values are known as <strong>KPIs.<\/strong><\/p><p>There are several types. Here are the main ones:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Quantitative KPIs:<\/strong> these are all actions that can be measured by a number (statistics, percentages, financial results, &#8230;.).<\/li><li><strong>Qualitative KPIs<\/strong>: these are actions that cannot be measured by numbers, such as customer feedback.<\/li><li><strong>Lagging KPIs:<\/strong> these use elements of the past to predict future events. Depending on a given event, these KPIs analyze the chances of success or the risks of failure.<\/li><li><strong>Anticipatory KPIs:<\/strong> here, current performance is used to predict long-term trends.<\/li><\/ul><p>All the <strong>Power BI KPIs<\/strong> can be used in parallel to gain a clearer picture of the direction in which we&#8217;re heading.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075d9cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"075d9cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kpis-powerbi.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559bd2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"559bd2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9218c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why use Power BI KPIs?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5d076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc5d076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Power BI KPIs<\/strong> can be used in all areas of a company: finance, human resources, marketing, research and development, and so on.<\/p><p>They can be used to measure progress and adjust tactics, detect problems, monitor the organization&#8217;s financial health or motivate teams. Generally speaking, <strong>KPIs<\/strong> are a real decision-making tool.<\/p><p>To help you better understand the benefits of using <strong>Power BI KPIs,<\/strong> here are a few examples based on your objectives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0387bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0387bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Example 1<\/u> - The marketing department wants to improve its visibility on search engines. <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49343d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49343d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are some relevant KPIs:<\/p><p>Keyword performance;<br \/>Website traffic ;<br \/>Page positioning; &#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f16204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f16204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Example 2<\/u> - Customer service wants to reduce attrition. <\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a22bcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a22bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are some relevant KPIs:<\/p><p>Customer feedback;<br \/>Customer satisfaction score;<br \/>Dispute resolution time; &#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0423e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0423e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kpis-powerbi-crm.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c06b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c06b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Example 3<\/u> - The finance department wants to increase margins by cutting costs.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e9801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e9801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are some relevant KPIs:<\/p><p>Supplier expenses ;<br \/>Supplier delivery times;<br \/>Cost of raw materials; &#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5b5c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7b5b5c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708da7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"708da7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the advantages of Power BI performance indicators?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c04589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c04589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today,<strong> implementing KPIs within a company<\/strong> is not only advantageous, it&#8217;s essential. It enables you to verify the coherence between vision and actions, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/lean-management-definition-benefits-and-tools\">streamline operational management<\/a>, understand trends, position yourself against the competition, and so on.<\/p><p>Beyond <strong>KPIs,<\/strong> it&#8217;s also the <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/the-use-of-power-bi-in-start-ups\">use of Power BI<\/a> that is advantageous. And with good reason: this tool enables you both to define key performance indicators and to design the dashboard. As soon as you modify the <strong>KPIs, the dashboard<\/strong> in turn evolves to meet the company&#8217;s needs as closely as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b5d09f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4b5d09f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3232ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3232ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to create KPIs with Power BI <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42bab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b42bab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defining objectives<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eead4ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eead4ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before creating <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/optimizing-financial-insights-with-microsoft-power-bi-finance\">KPIs with Power BI<\/a>, you need to clarify your objectives. These may be strategic objectives for the entire organization, or for a specific department, in the short or long term.<\/p><p>Whatever they may be, these objectives must enable an operational action plan to be defined.<\/p><p><strong>KPIs<\/strong> are then used to measure the effectiveness of actions taken.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\ud83d\udca1Related articles:<\/p><table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" data-sheets-root=\"1\"><colgroup><col width=\"656\" \/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Incremental Update&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/incremental-update-power-bi-all-you-need-to-know\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/incremental-update-power-bi-all-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Incremental Update<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Power BI: Microsoft's Business Intelligence solution &quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/power-bi-microsofts-business-intelligence-solution\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/power-bi-microsofts-business-intelligence-solution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power BI: Microsoft&#8217;s Business Intelligence solution <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;DAX Power BI: all about the query programming language&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/dax-power-bi-all-about-the-query-programming-language\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/dax-power-bi-all-about-the-query-programming-language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAX Power BI: all about the query programming language<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Dataflow Power BI: everything you need to know about the self-service ETL tool &quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/dataflow-power-bi-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-self-service-etl-tool\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/dataflow-power-bi-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-self-service-etl-tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dataflow Power BI: everything you need to know about the self-service ETL tool <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Power BI Direct Query: All you need to know about this data query method &quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/power-bi-direct-query-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-data-query-method\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/power-bi-direct-query-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-data-query-method\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power BI Direct Query: All you need to know about this data query method <\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e644fb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e644fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/fintech3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-184412\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/fintech3.jpg 875w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/fintech3-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/04\/fintech3-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5207a8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5207a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KPI definition<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d64a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d64a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To measure the effectiveness of the actions implemented, we advise you to select only those indicators that meet the specific objectives.<\/p><p>In fact, there&#8217;s no point in selecting too many indicators at the risk of losing sight of the objective.<\/p><p>What&#8217;s more, the <strong>KPIs<\/strong> selected must be able to show a trend. To this end, it&#8217;s a good idea to take stock of your current situation.<\/p><p>This will serve as a starting point for determining whether you&#8217;re heading in the right direction.<\/p><p>Finally, we recommend that you discuss the definition of the <strong>KPIs<\/strong> with all the employees involved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07296d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a07296d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">KPI creation<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a962692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a962692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To analyze the performance of an action, indicators are based on one or more data sources. You therefore need to ensure the relevance, reliability and quality of the database.<\/p><p>From there, the indicators must transform the data collected into <strong>performance measurements.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8481be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8481be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dashboard creation<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9568f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9568f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)<\/strong> are designed to help management make the best decisions. But KPIs need to be understandable.<\/p><p>For this, you need to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/dataviz-definition-objectives-and-uses\">Power BI data visualization tool.<\/a> With it, you can create reports and send them to decision-makers. The latter can then quickly analyze company performance, trends or bottlenecks.<\/p><p>Based on the analyses, the manager will need to communicate with the employees responsible for achieving the objectives. 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