Years ago, Stacey Barr introduced us to the magic of Control Charts. Magic it is, because it allows everyone to split their temporal data in two: random noise and real signals. And we all are looking for real signals, and don’t want to be distracted by random noise.

In our last release of the Control Chart XmR we have added several new features to make it even easier to find real signals and ignore random noise in your data.

First, we added a feature to allow any report consumer to override the applied rules. This allows everyone to analyze the effects of one specific rule or set of rules.

Several customers asked for a possibility to download the calculated values from the visual. Now you can download all values calculated by the Control Chart XmR, like: LCL, CL, UCL, sigma’s and signals.

Don’t hesitate and try the new Control Chart XmR now on your own data by downloading it from the AppSource. All features are available for free to evaluate this visual within Power BI Desktop.

We are delighted to receive ongoing feedback from you, and we want to express our gratitude for your valuable contributions. Your insights help us to make significant enhancements to our visuals.

In the last version of the PowerGantt Chart, we have added a new feature that allows you to include a baseline planning. You can view the baseline planning as a thinner bar located beneath the main task bar. In the image below, the purple bar represents the baseline planning.

Besides supporting parent-child hierarchies, the PowerGantt Chart now allows you to group tasks by any categorical variable.

As part of our commitment to support the standard Power BI user interface, we have added a number of exciting new Power BI features to all our visuals: On-object interaction, subtitle and divider.

We are confident these enhancements will improve your experience with the PowerGantt Chart and enable you to achieve your goals more efficiently. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to bringing you more exciting updates in the future.

Try the PowerGantt Chart for FREE now on your own project data by downloading it from the AppSource.

Based on your excellent feedback we have been able to further improve the Milestone Trend Analysis Chart.

Milestone Trend Analysis (MTA) is a simple method of early identifying deadline trends. It allows you to react in time with corrective actions. And it will raise the deadline awareness of all project participants and stakeholders.

Key updates in the Milestone Trend Analysis Chart are:

• Zoom slider support to allow for easy navigation through time
• Support for different marker icons
• Direct labeling: allow the user to use series labels to replace the legend
• Tooltip will include details of all overlapping markers
• AppSource eCommerce transactability: purchase and manage your licenses like any Microsoft license
• Dark mode support: all elements can be formatted to support a dark background

The Milestone Trend Analysis Chart makes use of the familiar standard Power BI user interface. No need to learn a new interface. Themes, interactive selection and tooltips are supported.

Don’t hesitate and try the Milestone Trend Analysis Chart now on your own data by downloading it from the AppSource. All features are available for free to evaluate this visual within Power BI Desktop.

Earlier this year we introduced the PowerGantt Chart. We would like to thank you all for your excellent feedback and suggestions.

One suggestion we received from several users was to add a custom-date-scale to the PowerGantt Chart. This would significantly increase the number of possibilities, because there are unlimited number of custom date/time scales, like: fiscal years, special week numbers, AM/PM split of the day, etc.

Just after summer we released a new version of the PowerGantt containing this feature. You could already include unlimited number of tasks, hierarchy levels and milestones. Now every user of the PowerGantt can also define and include their own custom date scale.

Because the definition of a custom-date-scale requires the setup of a date table, we have created an instruction video where you’ll learn how to create your own custom date scale in a couple of easy steps. You can find this tutorial video HERE.

Don’t hesitate and try the PowerGantt Chart for FREE now on your own project/program data by downloading it from the AppSource.

All HTML rendered through the Shielded HTML Viewer is sanitized to keep your data safe.

The first HTML Viewer Certified by Microsoft now is part of the first Visuals you can buy and manage directly through Microsoft.

Microsoft announced this new functionality in July 2022. Currently in preview and requires Power BI Desktop July 2022 or later.

Obviously, this makes the purchase and management of licenses easier. Here are some of the main advantages:

• Obtain fine grained control of the assignment of licenses.
• (Re)assign each license to a user or group of users whenever you require.
• Purchase a license for a single month or a whole year.
• Make use of the optional auto-renewal feature.
• No longer need to enter (or update) a license key. You manage your visual licenses like you manage any other Microsoft license.

Besides the Shielded HTML Viewer, all our visuals will support this new license option soon.

Try the Shielded HTML Viewer now on your own data by downloading it from the AppSource. All features are available for free to evaluate the Shielded HTML Viewer within Power BI Desktop.

Milestones in project management are points in time when important deliverables are due. Like begin/end dates of project phases, formal approvals, etc. Nothing new to most of us.

How can we use milestones to monitor the progress of our project(s)? The Milestone Trend Analysis Chart for Power BI.

Milestone Trend Analysis (MTA) is a simple method of early identifying deadline trends. It allows you to react in time with corrective actions. And it will raise the deadline awareness of all project participants and stakeholders.

Key signals in the Milestone Trend Analysis Chart are:

• Horizontal line: no change in the (expected) completion date
• Increasing line: delay in the (expected) completion date
• Decreasing line: (expected) completion date brought forward

All features of the Milestone Trend Analysis Chart are available in the familiar standard Power BI user interface. No need to learn a new interface. And of course, themes, interactive selection and tooltips are supported.

Don’t hesitate and try the Milestone Trend Analysis Chart now on your own data by downloading it from the AppSource. All features are available for free to evaluate this visual within Power BI Desktop.