This chapter leverages the dataset and report development features and concepts from prior chapters to plan and develop Power BI dashboards. Alternative dashboard architectures are described, including an organizational methodology that seeks to align business teams at various levels within an organization to a common set of corporate KPIs. The design and implementation of these dashboards, including layout, custom links, and mobile-optimized dashboards are described in this chapter. Additionally, other top features and capabilities of dashboards are reviewed, including live report pages and the integration of content from other report types, including SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) paginated reports and Microsoft Excel workbooks.

In this chapter, we will review the following topics:

• Dashboards versus reports
• Dashboard design
• Multi-dashboard architectures
• Dashboard tiles
• Custom links
• Live report pages
• Mobile-optimized dashboards
• SQL Server Reporting Services integration
• Excel Workbook integration