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Move From "Nice Looking" to Truly Effective Dashboards

Design Dashboards That Drive Decisions—Not Just Display Data

Master the art of dashboard storytelling in Power BI with proven design strategies that boost clarity, usability, and visual impact.

Core Focus

Power BI dashboard UI/UX, design principles, visual storytelling, charting techniques

Suitable For

Power BI users, data analysts, report designers with basic Power BI skills

Level

Intermediate – Basic Power BI Desktop experience recommended

Design Dashboards That Drive Decisions—Not Just Display Data

Key Benefits

  • Learn proven dashboard design principles used by leading BI teams

  • Reduce dashboard clutter and improve readability instantly

  • Boost decision-maker adoption with clearer, more intuitive layouts

  • Align dashboards with business goals, not just data visuals

  • Improve visual hierarchy and draw focus to KPIs that matter

  • Learn how to design dashboards that look professional—even with default visuals

  • Minimize user frustration by using clear labeling and chart choices

  • Build dashboards that look great on mobile and large screens

  • Create report templates that scale across departments

  • Avoid the most common rookie mistakes made by Power BI users

Course Summary

This 2-day instructor-led course is designed for Power BI professionals who want to level up their design skills and create dashboards that are not just visually appealing but also actionable and user-centric. Based on 15 golden rules of dashboard design, this course guides participants through common pitfalls and shows them how to apply principles of clarity, alignment, focus, consistency, and storytelling—backed by hands-on labs and real-world dashboard examples.

Objectives

  • Apply 15 golden rules of Power BI dashboard design

  • Strategize dashboard layouts for specific goals or user groups

  • Align visuals for clarity and simplicity

  • Choose appropriate visuals for different business metrics

  • Use color, typography, and whitespace effectively

  • Design dashboards that communicate at a glance—no scrolling

  • Build mobile-responsive and non-scrollable dashboards

  • Identify and remove visual clutter or “noise”

  • Use formatting, contrast, and chart context to highlight insights

  • Avoid common design mistakes seen in real deployments

Real-World Application

  • Redesign underperforming dashboards for better stakeholder engagement

  • Implement visual best practices in corporate reporting standards

  • Improve adoption of self-service analytics dashboards

  • Build dashboards for executives, operations, marketing, and finance teams

  • Design KPI monitors that trigger action, not confusion

70%

of BI dashboards are rarely used after initial rollout due to poor design or cluttered visuals.


Source: Gartner BI Adoption Trends, 2022

2.6x

more engagement is achieved by dashboards designed with visual storytelling principles.


Source: Microsoft Power BI UX Study, 2023

85%

of executives say they ignore dashboards that lack context, simplicity, or insight clarity.


Source: McKinsey Digital Analytics Pulse, 2023

Why Choose Our Approach?

Ours (GemRain)

Design Principles: Based on global dashboard standards

Practical Labs: End-to-end, rule-by-rule approach

Strategic Layout Design: Target-based design training

Outcome Focus: Dashboards that drive action

Others

Design Principles: Limited to chart formatting

Practical Labs: Basic visual demos only

Strategic Layout Design: Rarely covered

Outcome Focus: Dashboards that “look nice” only

Microsoft Power BI Advanced Dashboard Design Concepts and Strategies

Course Code: GRC-105

Duration: 2 Days

Format: Instructor-led / Virtual Instructor-led

HRDC Claimable: Yes

Regular Price:

RM3,000.00

Discounted Price:

RM3,000.00

Intro: Dashboard Strategy in Power BI

  • What dashboards are (and are not); setting scope, role, and use-case alignment


Rules 1–5: Layout & Consistency

  • Design for one audience, one screen, with alignment, simplicity, and visual consistency


Rules 6–10: Focus & Clarity

  • Show only relevant info, use simple terms, add context, shorten numbers, and start axes at zero

Rules 11–15: Visual Storytelling

  • Use color meaningfully, show variation, choose the right chart, avoid clutter, and keep it focused


Each rule includes:

  • Real-life case examples

  • Visual lab walkthroughs

  • Dark/light mode variants

  • Mobile & hierarchical layout labs

FAQs

Is this course suitable for beginners?

If you know how to use Power BI to build basic dashboards, you’re ready for this.

Can I join if I’m a designer, not a developer?

Do we cover mobile dashboards?

Is it HRDC claimable?


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