# Business Intelligence Power BI and business intelligence solutions. --- ## How to engage FreedomDev for Business Intelligence The path to a working Power BI, Tableau, or custom BI deployment that actually gets used. 1. **Identify the decisions the dashboard needs to support** — BI projects fail when they start from data instead of decisions. We start with the decision the report is supposed to inform, and work backwards to the data model. 2. **Build the semantic model** — A clean, named semantic model (DAX, Tableau extracts, or warehouse views) is what separates dashboards that scale from ones that everyone rewrites in Excel. 3. **Design dashboards against the decisions** — Each dashboard maps to a named decision and a named user. We design for them specifically — not for the imaginary executive who reads everything. 4. **Deploy, train, and govern** — Deploy with row-level security configured, train the actual users in their workflow, and put a governance process in place so dashboard sprawl does not undo the work. --- ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What BI tools do you work with? We specialize in Power BI and custom-built dashboards. We also work with Tableau, Looker, and Metabase. The right tool depends on your existing Microsoft or Google ecosystem. ### Can you connect to our existing data sources? Yes. We connect to SQL databases, Excel files, ERP exports, API feeds, cloud services, and flat files. We build a unified data warehouse so all your metrics come from one source of truth. ### How long does a BI implementation take? A first dashboard can be live in 2-3 weeks. A full data warehouse with multiple dashboards and automated reporting typically takes 2-3 months. ### Do you provide training for our team? Yes. We train your team to build their own reports and dashboards. We also offer ongoing support for complex analysis and data modeling. --- **Canonical URL**: https://freedomdev.com/services/business-intelligence _Last updated: 2026-05-14_