[Francis Chan]

We’ve recently implemented PowerBI Service Premium Capacity for the enterprise.  Happy to connect with you to answer questions you may have.

Thanks,

Frank

 

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Original Message:
Sent: 10/24/2023 3:48:00 PM
From: Jerry Casarella
Subject: Power BI Service governance

Interested in knowing how other companies are rolling our PowerBi Service at an enterprise level. We  are now getting ready to implement Microsoft 365 and as part of that make PowerBi available to the whole enterprise. Wanted to connect and understand how others are organizing and managing at an enterprise level components such as: Workspaces, User Access, Security Groups, Apps, Audiences, etc. . Thanks in advance for your help !

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Jerry Casarella
Chief Architect
PSEG
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[Garrett Granger]

Hi Jerry, our program is still growing and evolving. Here are the methods that we are employing today:

• Workspaces – primarily being managed by the Business Intelligence team. One shared workspace that everyone at the company can access. BI Team creates new workspaces for each department.
• User Access – Company has Viewer rights on shared workspace. The DATA Team (Center of Excellence) has Contributor access to it. BI grants department heads and DATA Team members Administrative rights to their own department’s workspace.
• Security Groups – User Access is being managed through Azure Active Directory (now “Microsoft Entra ID”) groups at the department level. This is managed within the cloud (Azure Portal). You can also create these based on your on-prem resources (network drives) and have these flow into the cloud to provide one unified management structure. 
• Apps – we have not published any yet. In a previous role, these were primarily used for external audiences.
• Audiences – related to Apps, which we have not developed yet.

Hope that helps!

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Garrett Granger
Data Analytics Manager
Georgia Transmission Corporation
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-24-2023 15:47
From: Jerry Casarella
Subject: Power BI Service governance

Interested in knowing how other companies are rolling our PowerBi Service at an enterprise level. We  are now getting ready to implement Microsoft 365 and as part of that make PowerBi available to the whole enterprise. Wanted to connect and understand how others are organizing and managing at an enterprise level components such as: Workspaces, User Access, Security Groups, Apps, Audiences, etc. . Thanks in advance for your help !

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Jerry Casarella
Chief Architect
PSEG
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[Kevin Praet (Adm)]

Hello Enterprise Analytics Community Members,

I hope all is well! We are just under one week away from our October (2023) Enterprise Analytics Community Conversation (taking place in-person at UA Week) and want to get you excited about the session taking place. 

*Please see below for important information on this session including topics being discussed, speaker/facilitator info, and where will be meeting on site. This Community Conversation will only be available in-person (no virtual option will be offered) and encourage those who have not yet registered for UA Week to do so HERE. If you have any questions regarding this Community Conversation please reach out to me at kpraet@utilityanalytics.com.

Session Description:

Join us for an engaging session that explores two essential topics in the world of enterprise analytics. In the first part, we will delve into Centers of Excellence (CoEs) for Analytics, examining their structures, types, and what has proven successful or not. Through small group breakout discussions, participants will share their experiences and insights, covering organizational models, governance structures, and best practices for optimal CoE implementation. In the second part, we will tackle change management, focusing on internal marketing to promote analytics teams, drive adoption, and overcome cultural challenges. Additionally, we will discuss strategies for engaging senior executives as change management champions. Through interactive discussions, participants will exchange valuable ideas, lessons learned, and practical strategies. Together, we will shape the future of enterprise analytics excellence.

Topic 1: Centers of Excellence for Analytics: Structure, Types, What’s Worked/What Hasn’t?

Topic 2: Change Management: internal marketing to promote the team and their capabilities, drive adoption and awareness, cultural challenges to innovate data analytics solutions, how to help drive senior executives to be champions of change management/part of this effort

Meeting Room: Ligurian II/III

Meeting Date/Time: Tuesday, October 31 at 9:30 ET

Speakers/Facilitators:

Sarah Green, Director of Analytics (Consumers Energy)

Sarah Green is the Data & Analytic Services Manager for Consumers Energy, leading the team responsible for the company’s overall analytic strategy, reporting and analytic platforms, and data and analytics talent enablement. She has been working in the data space for nearly a decade. Sarah has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) focused on Informatics from the University of Michigan. 

Andy Kapp, Lead Data Scientist (Evergy)

Andy Kapp is a Lead Data Scientist at Evergy, an energy utility located in Kansas and Missouri. Since 2001 he has primarily worked in positions focusing on data management, analytics and enterprise architecture. Andy specializes in strategies to help improve delivery of sustainable self-service technologies, democratize data and analytics and assist practitioners converge the missions of IT and the business/operations. 

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A calendar placeholder with more information on this community conversation was sent out via my alternate email address (kpraet@sg.utilityanalytics.com). I’ve noticed these invites can sometimes be flagged as spam, so please check your junk folders if you’re not seeing right away. For your convenience I have also attached the placeholder to this message as an easy download. If you are not seeing a placeholder on your calendar for Tuesday, October 31 at 9:30 AM ET, or are having trouble downloading the placeholder from this message, please reach back out to me so I can be sure you are forwarded the invite an alternate way.

Thanks and we look forward to connecting in-person next week!

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Kevin Praet
Membership Coordinator
Utility Analytics Institute (UAI)
Boulder CO
315-440-3033
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