DATADES BOOK
Decision-Ready Dashboards
A Power BI Dashboard Design Book
Most dashboards explain what happened. This book shows you how to answer “What should we do?” with a repeatable decision structure, KPI architecture, and real Power BI templates.
Turn weekly dashboard reviews into confident decisions.
Decision-Ready Dashboards is for teams who are tired of meetings that end with “Let’s monitor it again next week.” You’ll learn how to structure KPIs, thresholds, and driver logic so your dashboards already know where to look first when performance moves.
Instead of adding more charts, you’ll design a decision system: one that reduces judgment noise, keeps attention on the right metrics, and makes it easier to agree on the next step.
- Design NSM & KPI architecture that aligns everyone on one definition of success.
- Transform “What happened?” views into “What should we do?” flows with thresholds and scenarios.
- Use Trigger–Cause–Action loops to turn anomalies into clear next moves for the team.
- Apply the concepts directly with the included Power BI dashboard template, Deneb code, and NSM worksheets.
Ready to build a dashboard that answers “What should we do?”.
Instant access · PDF eBook + Power BI template, Deneb code, and NSM worksheets included
FAQ
- Who is this book for?
- BI developers, analysts, managers, and leaders who own dashboards but still struggle to turn weekly reviews into clear decisions.
- Do I need Power BI?
- No. The frameworks apply to any BI tool, but the included example template and Deneb code are built for Power BI.
- How is the PDF edition different from Amazon?
- The PDF edition gives you instant download plus direct access to the Power BI template, Deneb code, and NSM worksheets. Amazon readers can still access the same files using the QR code inside the book.