Season 2

Namaste Power BI

Episode 30

MEGA PROJECT 2: HR Analytics

⏱ 90:00

Episode Summary

Build a comprehensive HR analytics solution — employee attrition modeling, department performance, headcount trends with CALCULATE + time intelligence, and RLS by manager hierarchy.

This is Episode 30 of the free Namaste Power BI course on DevWithData — covering mega project 2: hr analytics. Watch the video above, then pass the MCQ checkpoint to unlock the next episode and update your Data Readiness Index score.

Key Takeaways

→Complex star schema: Employee fact + Department/Role/Date dimensions
→Measures: Attrition Rate, Avg Tenure, Headcount YTD, Hiring Velocity
→Dynamic RLS based on manager-employee hierarchy
→Drill-through from summary to individual employee detail

⚠ Common Interview Pitfalls

•Not handling overlapping date ranges in employee tenure calculations
•RLS testing only from the admin perspective
•Building without first defining the business questions

Official Reference

Deepen your understanding with official Microsoft documentation.

PL-300 Official Training Course

Microsoft's official instructor-led training for the Power BI Data Analyst certification.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/courses/pl-300t00

Power BI Documentation

Complete reference for Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, and Power BI Embedded.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/

Content on DevWithData is original and inspired by official Microsoft resources. The links above point directly to Microsoft Learn — always the authoritative source.

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