Fixed-Price | 90 Days | Measurable ROI
Stop Evaluating Power BI.
Start Proving It.
The 90-Day Power BI Accelerator delivers production dashboards on your real data — with a working demo in 2 weeks and measured ROI in 90 days. Fixed price. No hourly billing. No 12-month timelines.
Your competitors are already making decisions with data. Every month spent in evaluation mode is a month of missed insight, missed revenue, and missed competitive advantage.
The BI Evaluation Trap Is Costing You Millions
We have seen the same pattern destroy BI initiatives at hundreds of enterprises over 25 years. It starts with good intentions and ends with wasted budgets, frustrated stakeholders, and zero production dashboards. Here is how it typically plays out:
The 6-Month Evaluation Spiral
Your team spends 3 months comparing Power BI to Tableau, Qlik, and Looker. Another 2 months building a proof-of-concept on sample data that nobody trusts. Then 3 more months writing an RFP for consultants. By month 8, the executive sponsor has moved on, the budget gets questioned, and the whole project stalls. Meanwhile, your competitors shipped dashboards in their first quarter and are already optimizing their supply chain, reducing costs, and closing deals faster.
The T&M Consulting Black Hole
You hire a large consulting firm on time-and-materials. They send junior analysts who spend 6 weeks on requirements gathering, producing a 200-page document that your business users never read. Months 3 through 6 are consumed by data modeling debates and architecture reviews. At the 6-month mark, you have burned through $150,000 in billable hours and have exactly zero dashboards in production. The consultants recommend another 6 months of work. This is not consulting — it is a billing machine.
Analysis Paralysis Kills More BI Projects Than Bad Technology
The technology is not the problem. Power BI is mature, powerful, and deeply integrated with the Microsoft ecosystem that 85% of enterprises already use. The problem is execution speed. Organizations that succeed with Power BI are not the ones that evaluate the longest — they are the ones that get real data into real dashboards in front of real decision-makers the fastest. Every week you spend in evaluation mode, your data is getting stale, your stakeholders are losing patience, and your competitors are widening the gap.
The average enterprise BI evaluation takes 9.2 months.
Our clients see a working dashboard on their real data in 14 days.
Our Proprietary Framework
The 90-Day Power BI Accelerator
A structured, 3-phase program that takes you from zero to production Power BI dashboards with measured business impact in exactly 90 days. No scope creep. No open-ended timelines. No excuses.
Weeks 1-2
Phase 1: Discovery & Data
Stakeholder Interviews
We conduct 60-minute structured interviews with 5-10 key stakeholders in the first week. The goal is not to document every possible requirement — it is to identify the top 3-5 business questions that, if answered with data, would deliver the most impact. We map each question to specific data sources, KPIs, and decision-making workflows. This is not a passive listening exercise. Our consultants challenge assumptions, identify data gaps, and align stakeholders around measurable outcomes from day one.
Data Source Assessment
Our data engineers connect to your existing data sources — SQL Server, Azure SQL, Snowflake, Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, flat files, APIs, or any of the 200+ connectors Power BI supports. We assess data quality, freshness, volume, and accessibility. We identify transformation requirements and build a preliminary data pipeline. By Day 10, we have live data flowing into a Power BI semantic model, not a requirements document sitting in SharePoint.
KPI Definition & Alignment
We define measurable KPIs tied to each business question, with explicit formulas and data lineage documented. Each KPI gets a baseline measurement from current data so we can quantify improvement at the end of the pilot. This baseline-to-outcome measurement is the foundation of our ROI Proof Package — the deliverable that gives you hard evidence to justify a broader rollout to your executive team.
Day 14 Milestone: Working Demo Dashboard
By the end of Week 2, your stakeholders see a working dashboard built on your real production data. Not a mockup. Not a wireframe. Not a PowerPoint deck with screenshots. A live, interactive Power BI dashboard connected to your actual data sources with real numbers. This is our Week 2 Demo Guarantee — and if we cannot deliver it, the entire pilot is free.
Weeks 3-8
Phase 2: Build & Iterate
Production Dashboard Development
Using the validated demo from Phase 1 as a foundation, our Power BI developers build 3-8 production-grade dashboards (depending on your tier). Each dashboard follows enterprise dashboard design standards — consistent color palettes, mobile-responsive layouts, clear navigation hierarchies, and performance-optimized visuals. We build for real-world use, not demo day aesthetics. Every dashboard is designed to load in under 3 seconds, even on large datasets.
Optimized Semantic Data Model
We design a star schema data model optimized for query performance and analytical flexibility. This includes properly defined relationships, hierarchies, calculated columns, and advanced DAX measures for complex business calculations — time intelligence, running totals, year-over-year comparisons, weighted averages, and dynamic calculations. The data model is the single most important technical deliverable of the pilot. A well-designed model scales cleanly as you expand; a poorly designed one becomes a permanent bottleneck.
Row-Level Security & Governance
For Enterprise and Fabric tier pilots, we configure row-level security (RLS) so each user sees only the data they are authorized to access. This is critical for multi-department deployments where sales leaders should not see HR compensation data, and regional managers should only see their region. We also establish workspace governance — naming conventions, deployment pipelines, and access controls that scale to enterprise-wide rollout.
3 Iteration Cycles with Stakeholder Feedback
We build in 3 structured feedback cycles at Weeks 4, 6, and 8. Each cycle includes a live demo with stakeholders, a prioritized feedback list, and rapid implementation of changes. This is not waterfall development where you see the final product after 6 months and hate it. Each iteration is a 2-week sprint that delivers visible improvements. By the end of Week 8, your dashboards have been refined through 3 rounds of real user feedback and are ready for production deployment.
Power User Training (Integrated)
We do not wait until the end to train your team. During Phase 2, we conduct hands-on workshops with your designated power users as each dashboard is built. They learn the data model, understand the DAX logic, and practice creating their own visuals and measures. By Week 8, your internal team can modify existing dashboards and build new ones independently. See our Power BI training programs for extended education options.
Performance Optimization
Every dashboard goes through a performance audit before production deployment. We optimize DAX queries, implement incremental refresh for large datasets, configure aggregations, and tune the data model to minimize memory consumption. We run Performance Analyzer on every report page and document query times. Our target is sub-3-second load times for all dashboards, even those connected to datasets with tens of millions of rows.
Weeks 9-12
Phase 3: Deploy & Prove
Production Deployment
We deploy your dashboards to Power BI Service (or Microsoft Fabric workspaces for Fabric tier clients) with properly configured scheduled refresh, gateway connections, and workspace permissions. We set up a deployment pipeline with development, test, and production stages so your team can safely iterate on dashboards without disrupting live reports. Every deployment includes automated data refresh monitoring and failure alerting.
End-User Training & Documentation
Formal training sessions are conducted for all end users — not just power users, but the business stakeholders who will consume the dashboards daily. We cover navigation, filtering, drilling, bookmarks, exporting, and mobile access. Each dashboard gets a one-page quick-start guide. IT administrators receive separate training on workspace management, gateway configuration, security policies, and capacity monitoring. All training materials are yours to keep and reuse.
Adoption Tracking
We deploy a usage analytics dashboard that tracks who is using your Power BI reports, how often, which pages they visit, and where they drop off. This is not optional — it is a core deliverable. Adoption tracking tells you whether your investment is actually being used or sitting idle. We establish adoption targets for Week 10 through Week 12 and provide weekly reports showing progress. Low adoption triggers targeted interventions — additional training, UX improvements, or data refreshes — before the pilot ends.
Day 90 Deliverable: The ROI Proof Package
The capstone of every pilot is the ROI Proof Package— a comprehensive executive-ready document that quantifies the business impact of your Power BI implementation. It includes pre-pilot vs. post-pilot KPI comparisons, adoption metrics, user satisfaction scores, time-to-insight improvements, query performance benchmarks, and projected 12-month ROI if rolled out enterprise-wide. This is the document that gets your CFO to approve the broader rollout. It is data-driven, specific, and designed to answer the question every executive asks: "What did we get for our money?"
90-Day Pilot Timeline at a Glance
Discovery & Data
Weeks 1-2
- ✓ Stakeholder interviews
- ✓ Data source connection
- ✓ KPI definition
- ✓ Baseline measurement
Build & Iterate
Weeks 3-8
- ✓ Production dashboards
- ✓ Data model optimization
- ✓ 3 iteration cycles
- ✓ Power user training
Deploy & Prove
Weeks 9-12
- ✓ Production deployment
- ✓ End-user training
- ✓ Adoption tracking
- ✓ ROI measurement
What You Get: Specific Deliverables
Every deliverable is tangible, documented, and yours to keep — regardless of whether you continue working with us after the pilot.
Production Dashboards
Interactive, mobile-responsive Power BI dashboards built on your real data. Optimized for sub-3-second load times with enterprise design standards. Each dashboard includes drill-through pages, dynamic filtering, bookmarks, and export capabilities.
Optimized Semantic Data Model
Star schema architecture with documented relationships, hierarchies, calculated columns, and measures. Designed for query performance and analytical flexibility. Includes data dictionary and lineage documentation for every field.
Trained Power Users
2-5 internal team members trained to modify existing dashboards, create new reports, write basic DAX measures, and manage the Power BI workspace. Your team becomes self-sufficient, not dependent on external consultants for every change.
Deployment Pipeline
Development, test, and production workspaces with automated deployment pipeline. Scheduled data refresh configured with failure alerting. Gateway connections established and documented. Your dashboards are production-ready infrastructure, not desktop files.
Governance Framework
Workspace naming conventions, access control policies, row-level security configuration, data classification guidelines, and refresh schedules. Built to scale from pilot to enterprise-wide deployment without rearchitecting.
ROI Proof Package
Executive-ready document with pre-pilot vs. post-pilot KPI comparisons, adoption metrics, user satisfaction survey results, performance benchmarks, and projected 12-month enterprise ROI. The single most important deliverable for justifying broader investment.
The Week 2 Demo Guarantee
If we cannot deliver a working Power BI dashboard on your real production data within 14 days of project kickoff, the entire pilot engagement is free.
Why This Guarantee Matters
Most consulting engagements start with weeks of requirements gathering, architecture diagrams, and steering committee meetings. Stakeholders do not see anything tangible for months. By then, enthusiasm has evaporated, priorities have shifted, and the project is fighting for survival.
Our Week 2 Demo Guarantee forces a fundamentally different approach. It means our team connects to your data sources in the first week, not the first quarter. It means we prioritize working software over comprehensive documentation. It means your stakeholders see real value — their data, their KPIs, their business context — within 14 days.
This is not a sample data demo. This is not a pre-built template with your logo pasted on it. It is a custom dashboard built on your production data, reflecting your actual business metrics, delivered in a live interactive Power BI session where stakeholders can filter, drill, and explore.
What the Demo Includes
- 1Live data connection to your primary data source (SQL Server, Azure SQL, Snowflake, Salesforce, SAP, or equivalent)
- 23-5 key visualizations addressing the top business questions identified in stakeholder interviews
- 3Interactive filtering with slicers for date ranges, departments, regions, or other relevant dimensions
- 4Baseline KPI measurements using your actual data to establish pre-pilot benchmarks for ROI tracking
- 5Stakeholder feedback session to validate direction and prioritize Phase 2 development
Fixed-Price Pilot Tiers
No hourly billing. No scope creep surcharges. No surprise invoices at month 3. You know the price before we start. Every tier includes the Week 2 Demo Guarantee and ROI Proof Package.
Starter Pilot
Fixed price, all-inclusive
- ✓ 1 primary data source
- ✓ 3 production dashboards
- ✓ Up to 10 end users
- ✓ Semantic data model
- ✓ 2 power user training sessions
- ✓ Week 2 Demo Guarantee
- ✓ ROI Proof Package
- ✓ Deployment to Power BI Service
Best for: Single department BI proof-of-concept, small teams evaluating Power BI
Start Starter PilotEnterprise Pilot
Fixed price, all-inclusive
- ✓ 3-5 data sources
- ✓ 5-8 production dashboards
- ✓ Up to 50 end users
- ✓ Row-level security (RLS)
- ✓ Advanced DAX measures
- ✓ Deployment pipeline (Dev/Test/Prod)
- ✓ 4 power user training sessions
- ✓ Governance framework
- ✓ Week 2 Demo Guarantee
- ✓ ROI Proof Package
Best for: Multi-department rollout, organizations migrating from Tableau/SSRS
Start Enterprise PilotFabric Pilot
Fixed price, all-inclusive
- ✓ Full Microsoft Fabric implementation
- ✓ OneLake lakehouse + warehouse
- ✓ 5-8 Power BI dashboards
- ✓ 100+ end users
- ✓ Data pipelines & dataflows
- ✓ Row-level security (RLS)
- ✓ Fabric capacity provisioning
- ✓ 6 training sessions
- ✓ Week 2 Demo Guarantee
- ✓ ROI Proof Package
Best for: Organizations adopting Fabric, enterprise-wide analytics platform
Start Fabric PilotSuccess Metrics We Track and Report
Every pilot includes quantified measurement across six dimensions. These metrics form the backbone of your ROI Proof Package and provide the evidence for executive decision-making.
Report Adoption Rate
Percentage of licensed users actively viewing dashboards weekly. Our target: 70%+ active usage within the first 4 weeks of deployment. Low adoption triggers immediate intervention — additional training, UX changes, or content adjustments.
Time-to-Insight
How long it takes a business user to answer a data question using the new dashboards vs. the previous method (manual spreadsheets, email requests, SQL queries). We measure pre-pilot and post-pilot to quantify improvement. Typical result: 85% reduction in time-to-insight.
Query Performance
Dashboard load time and visual render speed across all report pages. Every page is benchmarked with Performance Analyzer. Our standard: all pages load in under 3 seconds. We document specific optimizations applied — aggregations, incremental refresh, query folding, and model pruning.
User Satisfaction
Post-deployment survey measuring ease of use, data trust, visual clarity, and overall satisfaction on a 1-10 scale. Administered at Week 11 after users have had 2+ weeks of production use. Results benchmarked against industry averages.
Data Freshness
Scheduled refresh success rate and data latency. We configure automated refresh schedules and monitor for failures. Target: 99.5%+ refresh success rate with data no more than 4 hours old during business hours. Real-time options available for Fabric tier.
Business KPI Impact
The bottom-line metric. We compare pre-pilot baseline KPIs to post-pilot actuals: revenue influenced, costs reduced, time saved, errors eliminated, decisions accelerated. This is what your CFO cares about, and it is the centerpiece of the ROI Proof Package.
Pilot Program Results: Real Numbers
These are actual outcomes from recent 90-Day Power BI Accelerator engagements. Different industries, different data challenges, same structured approach.
Healthcare
Regional Hospital Network
Reduction in readmission reporting time
A 12-hospital network needed real-time visibility into patient readmission patterns across facilities. Previous process: manual data pulls from 3 EHR systems, compiled weekly in Excel by a team of 4 analysts. After the 90-day pilot, automated Power BI dashboards provided daily readmission tracking with drill-down by facility, department, diagnosis code, and physician. The 40% time reduction freed clinical analysts to focus on intervention strategies instead of data wrangling.
Tier: Enterprise Pilot ($50K) | 4 data sources, 6 dashboards
Financial Services
Investment Management Firm
Cost savings identified within 60 days
A mid-market investment firm managing $8B in assets had no centralized view of operational costs across 14 fund vehicles. The pilot connected their portfolio management system, accounting platform, and custodian data feeds into a unified Power BI model. Within 60 days, dashboards revealed $2.1M in duplicate vendor charges, fee miscalculations, and reconciliation errors that had been invisible in spreadsheet-based reporting. The ROI exceeded the pilot cost by 42x.
Tier: Enterprise Pilot ($50K) | 3 data sources, 5 dashboards
Manufacturing
Automotive Parts Manufacturer
OEE improvement from real-time dashboards
A manufacturer with 6 production lines had no real-time visibility into Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Downtime was tracked manually on whiteboards, and shift supervisors discovered problems hours after they occurred. The Fabric pilot implemented real-time data streaming from PLC systems into a Fabric lakehouse, with Power BI dashboards refreshing every 15 minutes. Within 90 days, OEE improved 15% through faster identification and resolution of downtime events, quality deviations, and throughput bottlenecks.
Tier: Fabric Pilot ($75K) | Real-time streaming, 8 dashboards
Who the 90-Day Pilot Is For
This program is designed for organizations that need to prove BI value fast — not spend another year evaluating options.
CIOs and IT Leaders Evaluating Power BI
You are considering Power BI for your organization but need concrete proof it works with your data before committing to a full enterprise license. A traditional POC on sample data tells you nothing. The 90-Day Accelerator proves Power BI on your real data, with your real users, measuring your real KPIs — so the decision to proceed is backed by evidence, not vendor marketing.
Recommended tier: Starter Pilot ($25K) or Enterprise Pilot ($50K)
Organizations Migrating from Tableau, SSRS, or Cognos
You have decided to move to Power BI but need a fast, low-risk path to validate the migration before committing to a full cutover. The pilot rebuilds your most critical reports in Power BI, demonstrates feature parity (or improvement), trains your team, and delivers a migration roadmap for the remaining reports. This is faster and cheaper than a big-bang migration that disrupts operations.
Recommended tier: Enterprise Pilot ($50K)
Companies with Failed BI Implementations
You invested in Power BI (or another BI tool) previously, but the project failed — low adoption, poor data quality, no governance, consultants who left before the job was done. The 90-Day Accelerator is designed to succeed where previous efforts failed. Our structured phases, integrated training, adoption tracking, and governance framework address the root causes of BI failure, not just the technology. You get a fresh start with a proven methodology.
Recommended tier: Enterprise Pilot ($50K)
New Microsoft Fabric Adopters
You want to evaluate Microsoft Fabric as a unified analytics platform but need to understand how it works with your data before committing to Fabric capacity licensing. The Fabric Pilot tier implements a complete end-to-end analytics pipeline — OneLake lakehouse, data warehouse, data pipelines, dataflows, and Power BI dashboards — on a focused use case. You see exactly how Fabric works at your scale before making a platform decision.
Recommended tier: Fabric Pilot ($75K)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in the 90-Day Power BI Pilot?
The 90-Day Power BI Accelerator includes stakeholder discovery workshops, data source assessment, KPI definition, production dashboard development (3-8 dashboards depending on tier), an optimized semantic data model, DAX measures, row-level security configuration, user training sessions, adoption tracking, and a comprehensive ROI Proof Package with measured business impact metrics. Every pilot starts with a working demo dashboard on your real data within 14 days.
How much does the pilot program cost?
We offer three fixed-price tiers: the Starter Pilot at $25,000 (1 data source, 3 dashboards, 10 users), the Enterprise Pilot at $50,000 (3-5 data sources, 5-8 dashboards, 50 users with row-level security), and the Fabric Pilot at $75,000 (full Microsoft Fabric implementation with lakehouse, warehouse, and Power BI for 100+ users). All pricing is fixed — no hourly billing surprises.
Can we use our own data in the pilot?
Absolutely — using your real data is a core requirement of the pilot, not an option. Our Week 2 Demo Guarantee means you will see a working dashboard built on your actual production data within 14 days. We never use sample data or generic demos. Our data engineers connect directly to your existing sources including SQL Server, Azure SQL, Snowflake, Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, Excel, and 200+ other connectors supported by Power BI.
What if the pilot doesn't deliver results?
Our Week 2 Demo Guarantee means that if we cannot deliver a working dashboard on your real data within 14 days, the entire pilot engagement is free. Beyond that, the Phase 3 ROI Proof Package provides measurable business metrics — adoption rates, time-to-insight improvements, query performance benchmarks, and quantified business KPI impact — so you have hard evidence of value before committing to a broader rollout.
How is this different from a traditional BI consulting engagement?
Traditional BI consulting engagements run on time-and-materials billing, stretch 6-12 months, and often end with a pile of documentation but no working solution. Our 90-Day Power BI Accelerator is fundamentally different: fixed pricing with no hourly surprises, a working demo in 2 weeks instead of 2 months, 3 structured iteration cycles with stakeholder feedback built in, and a formal ROI Proof Package that quantifies business impact. You get production dashboards, not PowerPoint decks.
Do you provide training during the pilot?
Yes. Training is integrated into every phase of the pilot, not bolted on at the end. During Phase 2, we conduct hands-on workshops with your designated power users as dashboards are built, so they understand the data model and can make modifications. Phase 3 includes formal training sessions for end users, admin training for IT staff, and documentation. We also offer extended Power BI training programs after the pilot concludes.
Can the pilot include Microsoft Fabric?
Yes. Our Fabric Pilot tier ($75,000) includes a full Microsoft Fabric implementation covering OneLake lakehouse architecture, data warehouse configuration, dataflows, data pipelines, and Power BI semantic models — all integrated into a unified analytics platform. This tier is ideal for organizations that want to evaluate Fabric's end-to-end capabilities alongside Power BI reporting. We handle Fabric capacity provisioning, workspace configuration, and governance setup.
What happens after the 90-day pilot ends?
At the conclusion of the pilot, you own everything we built — dashboards, data models, documentation, and training materials. The ROI Proof Package gives you the evidence to secure executive buy-in for a broader rollout. From there, most clients choose one of three paths: self-manage using the trained power users from the pilot, engage us for a phased enterprise deployment across additional departments, or retain us on a monthly support and optimization agreement. There is zero lock-in.
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