How teams cross the Last Mile

Your reports are ready. Decisions aren't. What's still standing between data and action?

Part 1 diagnosed the problem. This session shows the fix.

Three practitioners, one live build, one real client case. See what analytics designed for decisions looks like in Power BI.

What decision-ready organizations do differently

They don't rebuild their BI stack. They close the Last Mile on top of it.

Research shows:

  • 90% of top performers allocate 50%+ of their analytics budget to the Last Mile
  • Most companies spend less than 25%.
That gap, not the BI tool, separates leaders from laggards.

You'll learn:
The 4 questions every executive needs answered from a report, and how to design for all four
A live Power BI build: before and after, same data, different outcome
A real business use case from an independent consultant who's seen this across dozens of organizations
Presenter

Marnix Jansen

Power BI Consultant, Minova | Microsoft Certified Trainer
Power BI Consultant, Minova | Microsoft Certified Trainer Marnix has been working with organizations on Power BI since the tool launched, helping companies turn complex business requirements into reporting that drives decisions.

Mark Leskovšek

BI Solutions Director, Zebra BI
Senior BI Consultant, Zebra BI | Mark has been deep in financial reporting standards and Power BI implementation for years, building the bridge between what finance teams need and what most dashboards deliver.

Matej Gregorčič

Customer Success Team Lead, Zebra BI
Customer Success Team Lead, Zebra BI | Matej has helped hundreds of teams redesign their reporting from the ground up, turning the same data into something people actually use to make decisions.

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This webinar is for teams who already have BI but aren't seeing the impact they expected.

BI Developers & Analytics Leaders

You build great dashboards. Adoption is low. Change requests are constant. You're told to "drive more value" with no additional resources. This shows you what's missing.

Finance Leaders & Controllers

Your team spends days on monthly reporting cycles. You export dashboards to Excel to add commentary. You translate BI outputs into PowerPoint for executives. This is for you.

Senior Analysts & FP&A Teams

Your insights don't stick after meetings. Executives ask "what should we do?" after seeing your reports. Decisions lag despite clean data. You need this.

Power BI Teams Under Pressure

You're a bottleneck for every insight request. Self-service BI isn't working. You're doing everything the BI playbook says and it's still not enough. This framework helps.
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