Why BI fails in the Last Mile - How top teams turn reports into decisions

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Can your BI answer: What's off plan? Why? What are we doing about it?

Your dashboards look great. Data is clean. Access is granted. So why aren't decisions happening?

In this live webinar, we show the real reason most BI initiatives fail, and why adding more dashboards, AI, or tools won’t fix it. 

You’ll learn how leading teams close the Last Mile of Analytics: the critical gap between insight and action where most value is lost. 

You’ll leave with a clear mental model you can apply immediately without changing your BI stack. 


You'll learn:
Why most BI value disappears after dashboards are published
What “Last Mile Analytics” really means — and why it’s now unavoidable
The structural gaps that prevent insight from turning into action
How top-performing organizations invest differently in analytics
What actually changes when reports become decision artifacts
Presenter

Andrej Lapajne

Founder, Zebra BI
Andrej brings 25 years of experience in business intelligence and software development and 20 years as a consultant. Helping numerous international and regional companies achieve consistent and efficient internal reporting throughout the organization inspired him to build Zebra BI.

Tine Ozimič

Head of BI at Zebra BI
Tine is the Head of Business Intelligence at Zebra BI with nearly 6 years of experience leading the BI team. He specializes in empowering organizations to transform complex data into actionable insights, working closely with BI specialists across all departments to implement strategic solutions that drive confident decision-making throughout the organization.

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The problem no one talks about in BI

Most organizations don’t have a data problem. They have a decision problem. 

Despite massive investments in Power BI, data platforms, and analytics teams: 

  • Dashboards get built but Excel still runs the business 
  • Reports explain what happened but not what to do 
  • Insights exist but actions don’t follow 

Industry data is brutal: 

  • 70–80% of BI initiatives fail to meet their objectives 
  • Most dashboards are never used to make decisions 
  • The biggest blockers aren’t technical — they’re organizational 

The issue isn’t how analytics are built. It’s where they stop. That’s the Last Mile and it’s where BI breaks down. 

Who this webinar is for 

This session is designed for teams who already have BI  but aren’t seeing enough impact. 

It’s especially relevant if you’re: 

  • A Finance Leader or Controller frustrated by reporting cycles and manual commentary 
  • A BI or Analytics Leader tired of low adoption and constant change requests 
  • A Senior Analyst whose insights don’t stick after meetings 
  • A Power BI team under pressure to “drive more value” without more resources 

If your dashboards are polished but decisions still lag — this is for you. 

Part 1 of a 3-part series

Most teams stop after understanding the problem. 

This series takes you from problem to solution to proof. 

PART 1: Why BI fails in the Last Mile

📅 February 26, 2026 

Why BI stalls after dashboards go live and why this is systemic, not technical. 

Outcome: A shared language for the problem. 

PART 2: How teams cross the Last Mile

📅 March 26, 2026 

What decision-ready analytics looks like. Why standards like IBCS drive clarity, not aesthetics. 

Outcome: A practical model for action-driven analytics. 

PART 3: How teams actually did it

📅 April 23, 2026 

Real examples from teams who closed the gap. What changed in behavior, not just reports. 

Outcome: Confidence to apply this approach. 

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Replays included. 

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Join us for this live session and learn why fixing BI isn’t about building more dashboards it’s about finishing the journey from insight to action. 

Register now. Start closing the Last Mile of Analytics. 

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