If you’ve ever spent hours fiddling with spreadsheets, trying to make sense of metrics from multiple systems, only to find no one agrees on what the numbers mean — you’re not alone. In fact, that very headache is where our recent Power BI webinar kicked off.
Hosted by Marra’s CTO, Ryan Grey, and senior Power BI developer Ola Jimoh, this webinar walks you through the real-world challenges that so many teams face when it comes to business reporting. We’re talking about ad-hoc Excel files flying around inboxes, version-control nightmares, and data that’s stuck in silos. It’s enough to make even the calmest among us crave a bit of clarity.
That’s exactly what Power BI offers and exactly what we cover in this webinar.
Why Power BI?
Ryan starts by setting the scene: why trustworthy, accessible and scalable data is no longer a “nice to have,” but a business essential. He shares how Power BI shifts reporting from a manual slog to a centralised, dynamic system that actually works for your team. Think real-time dashboards, built-in accessibility features, and governance tools that make compliance easy to apply.
And the best part? It’s not just theory.
From messy data to meaningful insights
Ola then presents a live demo that makes it all click. Using real data from the Department for Transport, he walks us through a step-by-step dashboard build that’s genuinely engaging, even if you’re not a data nerd (yet). With a six-step development framework, he shows how to go from a messy, open-ended problem to clean, actionable insights that support faster, more confident decisions.
Ola presents:
- How to define a business problem using the “Five Whys” technique
- The secrets to building user-centric dashboards that actually get used
- A visual walkthrough of hotspot analysis, AI insights, and real-time alerts
- Practical examples of how Power BI fits into day-to-day tools like Teams and PowerPoint
It’s not just a dashboard. It’s a mindset
Whether you’re leading a business, juggling KPIs across departments, or just trying to make sense of inconsistent data, this webinar has something for you. And no, it’s not all shiny visuals and buzzwords. As Ryan puts it, “The real value isn’t the polish. It’s about giving people tools to understand what’s happening and act on it.”
