Business Analyst: What is Power BI and how do BAs use it?

Power BI — Microsoft business analytics tool.

BA use cases:

• Report generation.
• Data modeling.
• KPI tracking.
• What-if analysis.

Components:

• Power BI Desktop — create reports.
• Power BI Service — publish & share.
• Power BI Mobile — access on go.

Example:

Benefits:

• Microsoft ecosystem integration.
• Natural language queries.
• Cost-effective.