Shared semantic model
A star-schema model with fact and dimension tables that every report in the workspace reads from.
The Problem
When Power BI Reports Load Slowly and Nobody Trusts the Totals
Power BI problems build up slowly. Each analyst adds a report and a few measures, until refreshes fail and the totals stop matching finance.
01 · Report sprawl
Each report imports its own copy of the sales data.
Reports share one semantic model, so data loads once and stays consistent.
02 · Failed refresh
Overnight refreshes fail when a gateway loses its credentials.
Gateway and refresh failures alert an owner, with credentials stored properly.
03 · Measure chaos
6 versions of revenue, and two disagree with the ledger.
One documented DAX measure per metric, reconciled to the general ledger.
04 · Open access
Regional managers can see other regions' salary data.
Row-level security limits each role to its own rows, tested before launch.
Your team has 30 Power BI reports, and each one imports its own copy of the sales data. Refreshes fail overnight because a gateway lost its credentials. The revenue measure exists in 6 versions, and two of them disagree with the general ledger. Pages load so slowly that people export to Excel instead. Managers in one region can see another region's salaries. Every new request becomes another report on top of the pile.
We start with the model, not the visuals. We build one shared star-schema semantic model with tested DAX measures, then point every report at it. Row-level security limits who sees what, and the gateway and scheduled refresh get monitored. Reports load faster because the model does the heavy lifting. Your team builds new pages on trusted measures instead of starting from scratch.
One shared semantic model
Every report reads the same tables and measures, so revenue means one thing everywhere.
Faster report pages
Performance Analyzer and DAX Studio find the slow visuals and measures before we rewrite them.
Row-level security by role
Managers see their own region or team, set once in the model and tested per role.
Our Power BI Consulting Services Process
From Report Review to Trusted Dashboards in Five Steps
You see the model diagram, the measure list, and totals reconciled to finance before any report goes to your wider team.
We open your PBIX files and workspace, then check the model, the refresh history, and the slowest pages. You get a findings list and a straight answer if a few fixes would do instead of a project.
What's Included
What You Get With Our Power BI Implementation Services
Each engagement is scoped to your sources, reports, and teams. Most include these six parts, from the semantic model to training your own report builders.
Compare Options
DeveloperLook vs Freelancer vs In-House Analyst
A freelancer suits a quick report fix, and an in-house analyst suits daily changes. Here's where each one fits as Power BI spreads across your company.
| Feature | DeveloperLookBest fit | Freelancer | In-house analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model design | Star schema planned first | Depends on the person | Grows report by report |
| DAX quality | Tested, documented measures | Varies by skill | Copied between reports |
| Security | Row-level security tested per role | If requested | Often skipped |
| Refresh monitoring | Alerts on failed refreshes | Rarely included | Noticed when reports break |
| Business knowledge | Learned during discovery | Limited to the brief | Deep, from daily work |
| Availability | Fixed project dates | Fast for small fixes | Available every day |
| Ownership | Your tenant and files | Files, if handed over | Yours, fully |
| Cost | Fixed price from $850 | Hourly, varies | Full-time salary |
DeveloperLook
Freelancer
- Model design
- DeveloperLook: Star schema planned firstFreelancer: Depends on the person
- DAX quality
- DeveloperLook: Tested, documented measuresFreelancer: Varies by skill
- Security
- DeveloperLook: Row-level security tested per roleFreelancer: If requested
- Refresh monitoring
- DeveloperLook: Alerts on failed refreshesFreelancer: Rarely included
- Business knowledge
- DeveloperLook: Learned during discoveryFreelancer: Limited to the brief
- Availability
- DeveloperLook: Fixed project datesFreelancer: Fast for small fixes
- Ownership
- DeveloperLook: Your tenant and filesFreelancer: Files, if handed over
- Cost
- DeveloperLook: Fixed price from $850Freelancer: Hourly, varies
Projects We've Built
Reporting Dashboards We Have Built
Finance, risk, payroll, and store dashboards from our portfolio. None runs on Power BI, but each turns business data into reports a team checks every week.
Oasic Finance SaaS Web Design & Development
- Finance
- SaaS Platform
- Dashboard
Logify Project Risk and Control Management Web App
- Logistics & Transportation
- Construction
- Dashboard
Payrole Global Payroll Website Design & Development
- HR & Staffing
- Dashboard
- SaaS Platform
Xinomin Fashion Ecommerce Website and Admin Dashboard
- Fashion
- E-commerce
- Dashboard
What Our Clients Say
What Clients Say After Launch
Feedback from teams we have built reporting dashboards and web apps for.
We had a pretty specific idea of what we wanted our website to become, but I wasn’t sure how easily we could explain all of it to a development team. There were quite a few moving parts, and we were working toward a deadline, so I expected a few things to get lost along the way. That never really happened. They understood what we were trying to achieve, kept us updated throughout the process, and got everything ready within the agreed timeline. The final site feels much easier to navigate, works beautifully on mobile, and is noticeably smoother for our customers. It was a huge relief seeing the original idea actually turn into the website we had in mind.
The mobile experience is probably my favourite part of the new site. We had spent a lot of time making sure the desktop version looked right, and the team kept pushing us to think about how everything would actually feel on a phone too. They were right. The navigation is clean, the interactions feel natural, and everything we’ve tested so far works exactly as it should. They also went through the links, forms, integrations, and other details more than once before launch, which I really appreciated. And even after going live, we could still reach out when something came up. The whole process felt friendly, organised, and surprisingly straightforward.
What I appreciate most is that the website is actually easy for us to manage now. We can update content ourselves instead of sending a developer a message every time we need to change something small. They also paid attention to the technical SEO side, which mattered to us because we didn’t want a new website to create problems for the traffic we already had. I’ve probably asked more questions than I should have since launch, but every question has been handled patiently and without any fuss. The team is easy to work with, they explain things clearly, and when we need something changed, they focus on getting it done rather than making the process complicated.
1,250+
Projects shipped
10+
Years of experience
Top 3%
Upwork Top Rated Plus
5 stars
Average review score
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Work Culture
Why Finance and Ops Teams Trust Us With Power BI
Power BI reports drive budget and staffing decisions. These habits keep the model clean, the numbers reconciled, and your team able to build on it.
Small fixes before projects
We check whether a few measure or model fixes solve the problem before proposing a rebuild. If they do, we'll tell you before we quote.
One measure per metric
Revenue, margin, and headcount each get one documented DAX measure. Report builders reuse them instead of writing yet another version.
Numbers checked with finance
Key totals are reconciled against the general ledger or source system before launch. Your finance lead signs off, so meetings start from agreed numbers.
Security tested as each role
We sign in as each security role and check what it can see. Salary or customer data stays limited to the people meant to see it.
Straight talk on licensing
We explain which features need Pro, Premium Per User, or Fabric capacity before you buy anything. You pay only for the licenses your setup needs.
Everything in your tenant
Models, reports, and workspaces live in your Microsoft tenant under your accounts. Your team can change or extend them without calling us.
Overview
What do Power BI consulting services include?
DeveloperLook offers Power BI consulting for companies whose reports are slow, inconsistent, or stuck in Excel. We build shared semantic models, documented DAX measures, row-level security, and scheduled refresh, then train your team. Projects start at $850, take 1 to 8 weeks, and everything stays in your tenant.
DEVELOPERLOOK
Project facts · Power BI Consulting Services
- Service
- Power BI Consulting Services (data models, DAX, reports, security, rollout)
- Typical timeline
- 1 to 2 weeks for a report fix, 3 to 8 weeks for a full rollout
- Platforms
- Power BI Desktop, Power BI service, Microsoft Fabric, Excel, and SQL Server
- Built with
- DAX, Power Query (M), SQL, Tabular Editor, and DAX Studio
- Experience
- 10+ years of development experience and 1,250+ shipped projects
- Post-launch support
- 30, 60, or 90 days, depending on plan
- Communication
- Calls in US, UK, and AU business hours
- Starting price
- From $850 USD, fixed scope after a free report review
Reviewed 8 Oct 2026 by Saimul Islam
Good fit
Finance teams living in Excel exports
Your finance team exports from QuickBooks or Dynamics into Excel every month, then rebuilds the same pivot tables before each board pack.
Companies with slow Power BI reports
Your Power BI pages take ages to load, visuals time out, and nobody remembers which of the 40 measures is the right one.
Microsoft 365 companies starting out
You already pay for Microsoft 365 and want Power BI set up properly from day one, with one model instead of report sprawl.
IT leads hiring outside help
You need to hire Power BI consultants for a defined project, not a full-time BI developer, and want a fixed quote before work starts.
Agencies with Power BI clients
Your agency's clients ask for Power BI dashboards, and you need a Power BI consultancy working behind your brand to build them.
Not a fit
Data scattered across systems
Your data sits in many systems with no warehouse, and Power BI keeps importing raw files. Our Data Engineering Services page builds the pipelines Power BI should sit on.
Not using Power BI
You use Tableau or Looker Studio, or want charts inside your own app. Our Data Visualization Services page is tool-neutral and covers those builds.
Licensing questions only
You only need help choosing or buying Microsoft licenses. A Microsoft licensing reseller handles that, since we don't sell licenses ourselves.
One visual, budget under $850
You need one visual changed, and your budget is under $850. Microsoft's own Power BI documentation or a short call may cover it, and we'll tell you before we quote.
Not sure we're the right fit?
Book a free call or message us. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team.
Pricing
Transparent Starting Prices for Power BI Consulting Services
These are starting points in USD. Your final price depends on the number of data sources, reports, and security roles, and you get a fixed proposal after a free report review.
For one slow, broken, or untrusted Power BI report that needs fixing properly.
$850one-time, USD
- Free report and model review
- One report and its semantic model
- DAX measures rewritten and documented
- Performance Analyzer tuning
- Totals reconciled to your source system
- 30 days of post-launch support
Recommended
For teams setting up Power BI properly, with a shared model and core reports.
$2,300one-time, USD
- Everything in Report Rescue
- Star-schema model for up to 4 sources
- Up to 5 reports on one shared model
- Row-level security by role
- Gateway and scheduled refresh setup
- 60 days of post-launch support
For companies rolling Power BI out across departments, with governance in place.
$4,900one-time, USD
- Everything in Power BI Implementation
- Up to 3 departments, each with its own app
- Dev, test, and production workspaces
- Workspace roles and naming standards
- Training sessions for report builders
- 90 days of post-launch support
For Agencies
White-Label Power BI Reporting for Agencies and Studios
You own the client relationship. We supply the Power BI work behind it: semantic models, DAX, reports, and row-level security, delivered in your client's tenant. Fixed quotes protect your margin, and measure dictionaries make the handover simple.
How the partnership works
White label: your client only ever sees your brand
- Your client
- You, the agency
- DeveloperLook
Send the PBIX files
Share the client's current reports, data sources, and the decisions they support.
- Client needs
- You share the details
- Details received
We review and price
You get a model plan, a measure list, and a fixed quote with dates.
- Scope and plan
- Proposal to resell
- Your quoteYOUR LOGO
Deliver and train
The model, the reports, and a training session delivered under your agency's brand.
- Done by our team
- Your brand on it
- Handed to your clientDone
Partner with DeveloperLookDelivered under your brand
Stay client-facing
Your brand on every report, and we stay invisible unless you ask.
Fixed-price quotes
Models and reports priced upfront, so your client's budget holds.
Work in client tenants
We work inside each client's Microsoft tenant with the access you grant.
Measure dictionaries
Plain-English measure definitions your client's analysts can maintain themselves.
The Right Technology for Your Project
Technology Stack
We work in the Microsoft stack you already pay for, with community tools like DAX Studio and Tabular Editor for tuning and model changes.
Power BI- Microsoft Fabric
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Teams
- SQL Server
Microsoft Dynamics 365
QuickBooks
Salesforce
Google Sheets
- DAX Studio
- Tabular Editor
- Power Query
Python
Microsoft Azure- Snowflake
- Google BigQuery
PostgreSQL
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on costs, hourly rates, choosing a Power BI consultant, and the support you get after launch.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
A Power BI consultant is a specialist who designs, builds, and fixes reporting in Microsoft Power BI. That covers data models, DAX measures, Power Query transformations, report design, security, and refresh. Most companies bring one in for a defined project, such as a rollout or a cleanup, rather than hiring full time.
A Power BI consultant turns raw business data into a trusted semantic model and the reports built on it. Day to day, that means writing DAX, shaping data in Power Query, tuning slow visuals, and setting row-level security. They also set up gateways and refresh schedules and train your report builders.
Our Power BI projects start at $850 for fixing one report and its data model. A full implementation with up to 5 reports, row-level security, and refresh setup starts at $2,300. A rollout across up to 3 departments starts at $4,900. Power BI licenses stay on your own Microsoft account.
We don't bill by the hour: every Power BI project gets a fixed price after a free report review. Hourly rates vary widely by region and seniority, and the hours a messy model needs are hard to predict. A fixed scope tells you the total before work starts, from $850.
Ask to see a semantic model they built, not only screenshots of dashboards. A good consultant explains star schemas, DAX filter context, and row-level security in plain English, and asks about your ledger before your colors. Also check who owns the files afterward and whether training is included.
Start with a short brief: your data sources, the reports you need, who uses them, and your Microsoft licenses. Share one problem report so candidates can review it, then compare fixed quotes and plans. Our free report review covers this in 2 to 3 days, before you commit to anything.
Choose a partner that designs the data model and governance first, then the reports. Ask how they handle workspaces, dev and production environments, row-level security, and refresh failures, and what training your team gets. A good partner also says plainly which features need Premium Per User or Fabric capacity.
The best firms for you are the ones that fit your size, stack, and budget, not the biggest names. Large consultancies suit enterprise programs, while smaller teams often move faster on focused projects. As a Power BI consulting company, we focus on fixed-scope work for small and mid-sized teams.
A single report fix takes 1 to 2 weeks, and a full implementation or rollout takes 3 to 8 weeks. Agreeing on measure definitions with finance often takes longer than building visuals. Gateway access and IT approvals can add a few days, so we request them in the first week.
Yes. Every project includes 30 to 90 days of support for fixes and questions, depending on your plan. After that, you can keep a monthly plan for new reports, model changes, and refresh checks, quoted separately. Models, reports, and workspaces stay in your tenant either way.
Saimul IslamFounder & CEO, DeveloperLookStill have questions?
Send a message or book a call with the team.
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