Season 3

Namaste Power BI

Episode 33

Business Questions to DAX

⏱ 40:00

Episode Summary

Translating vague business requests into precise DAX — "Show me how sales are trending" becomes YTD + MoM + Rolling 3M. A framework for decomposing any business question.

This is Episode 33 of the free Namaste Power BI course on DevWithData — covering business questions to dax. Watch the video above, then pass the MCQ checkpoint to unlock the next episode and update your Data Readiness Index score.

Key Takeaways

→Step 1: Clarify the metric (what exactly do they mean by "trending"?)
→Step 2: Identify the grain (daily? monthly? by product?)
→Step 3: Determine context (compared to what? filtered how?)
→Step 4: Write the DAX using the metric-grain-context framework

⚠ Common Interview Pitfalls

•Building what you THINK they want without clarifying first
•Missing implicit requirements ("trending" usually means vs prior period)
•Over-engineering the solution when a simple measure answers the question

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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