Power BI Project Ideas
By Karthick Selvam · Published · Updated
Portfolio projects that demonstrate real Power BI skills.
Sales performance dashboard
Model sales, products and regions in a star schema with time intelligence measures.
Finance P&L report
Build a profit-and-loss view with budget-versus-actual comparisons.
HR analytics
Headcount, attrition and hiring funnel analysis with row-level security by department.
Operations monitoring
A report on near-real-time data showing service levels and exceptions.
Tips
Use public datasets, document your model and explain the business questions each page answers.
Frequently asked questions
How many projects do I need?
Two or three well-documented projects are usually more convincing than many shallow ones.
Related programmes
- Advanced SQL for Data Professionals
- Power BI for Business Analytics
- Python for Data Engineering & Analysis
Turn this into a team capability
Our corporate programmes cover topics like this hands-on, mapped to your stack.
Data & Analytics guides
Python vs SQL for Data Work: Which to Learn First?
SQL and Python solve different parts of data work. Most data professionals need both.
What Is Power BI?
Power BI is Microsoft's business intelligence platform for connecting to data, modelling it and building interactive reports.
What Is Data Science?
Data science combines statistics, programming and domain knowledge to extract insights and build predictive models from data.