Power BI report owner review template
A copyable review template for business ownership, technical stewardship, purpose, audience, evidence, risk, lifecycle, and approval.
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The UsageVault library
Operate Power BI with evidence, not assumptions.
Source-backed guides and practical analysis for the people responsible for adoption, performance, governance, and report lifecycle decisions.
Library index
16 published resources
01Guides
Do the work with a defensible process.
Checklists, metric definitions, limitations, and implementation references.
Browse guides → 02ArticlesMake the operating decision.
Clear analysis for ownership, prioritization, architecture, and build-versus-buy choices.
Browse articles → 03Case studiesLearn from real implementations.
Challenge, approach, results, and lessons—with no invented outcomes or anonymous proof.
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Featured guide
How to find unused Power BI reports across multiple workspaces
A practical, evidence-based process for finding inactive Power BI reports across workspaces without mistaking zero recorded views for permission to delete.
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Reference and implementation
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Guides
Power BI governance dashboard: pages and metrics to include
Design a decision-oriented Power BI governance dashboard for inventory, ownership, adoption, lifecycle, risk, health, performance, and exceptions.
3 min read
How to find duplicate Power BI reports
Use inventory, metadata, lineage, audience, and usage signals to find potential duplicate Power BI reports without collapsing legitimate variants.
3 min read
Power BI report performance monitoring: portfolio signals to root cause
Use portfolio-level opening signals, Performance Analyzer, and Capacity Metrics at the correct stage of Power BI performance investigation.
3 min read
Analysis and decisions
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Articles
Power BI workspace sprawl: how to regain control
Control Power BI workspace growth with estate classification, accountable ownership, lifecycle rules, recurring review, and evidence-based cleanup.
3 min read
Why nobody uses your Power BI dashboards: a diagnostic framework
Diagnose discoverability, access, relevance, workflow, trust, and performance before rebuilding or retiring a low-use Power BI report.
4 min read
Build vs. buy Power BI usage analytics: the operating-cost checklist
Compare native metrics, an internal build, and a maintained product by the responsibilities, infrastructure, and long-term work each approach requires.
4 min read
Power BI report inventory and ownership: what usage data cannot tell you
Why a complete report inventory and accountable business ownership must sit beside views, viewers, activity, and inactivity signals.
5 min read
Case studies
Proof should be specific—or it should wait.
This section is ready for named customer stories with a real challenge, implementation, measurable result, and lessons. We will not fill it with fictional outcomes.
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