The webinar on Power BI reports and dashboards for Microsoft Project Server, led by Darrin Lange and John Hooberman, covers essential concepts such as accessing PWA data, using Power BI tools, and creating collaborative workspaces. Attendees will learn about building blocks of Power BI, the power of natural query language, and the use of custom visuals for data representation. The session also provides an overview of Advaiya Solutions and its capabilities in project management and technology consulting.

1. Webinar:
Power BI reports and
dashboards for
Microsoft Project Server
Darrin Lange, PMP
Director of Operations
John Hooberman
Director of Business Development
June 14, 2016

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. • 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
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Advaiya is
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Dubai, and India
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Who we are

6. Common terms and concepts

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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.

10. Dashboards
 Dashboards - A single canvas with tiles
from one or more reports.
 In Dashboards, you can query your data
(Q & A)

11. 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

12. 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

13. Accessing PWA data using Power BI (via OData)

14. 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/$metadat
a

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

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

17. Project Dashboards
It displays data from various Reports about
Assignments, Projects and their information
Browser Version iPad Version

18. Demo

19. Questions ?

20. Upcoming Webinar: July
Darrin Lange
Director of Operations
Advaiya Solutions Inc.
Deep-dive project team
collaboration with
SharePoint team sites
MPUG - July 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
http://www.mpug.com/event/deep-dive-project-team-collaboration-with-sharepoint-team-sites/

21. Resources
You'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

22. Follow Us, Today!
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 98004
Phone: +1 (425) 256 3123

23. Thank you!