The Power BI Resolution That Will Save Teams in 2026.

Why do managers and developers keep missing each other—and how do the best teams finally fix it?

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Glenda Carnate
January 01, 2026

Read time: 2.5 minutes

If your Power BI reports are fast, detailed, and still get ignored, the tool isn’t the real problem.

A manager asks for a Power BI report to help make a confident decision. The developer delivers a tidy model, quick refreshes, and sharp visuals. On paper, it all looks perfect.

Then the meeting starts. Numbers get questioned. Filters get tested. Someone asks for an export “just in case.” The data isn’t wrong, but trust never landed. One side expected clarity from speed. The other expected confidence is from correctness. Without alignment on what “good” meant, the report slowed decision-making rather than enabling it.

2026 Power BI Resolutions for Managers & Developers:

  • Agree on what ‘good’ looks like—together.
    You need both confident decisions and models you can count on.

  • Don’t just make things fast—make sure people actually get it.
    A fast report is useless if nobody trusts it.

  • Figure out the decision before you start making charts.
    Good Power BI starts with a clear question... not just a blank canvas.

  • Complexity is everyone’s problem, not just one person’s headache.
    If you can’t explain it simply, no one’s going to trust it.

  • Respect the real limits everyone’s working with—on both sides.
    Deadlines, pressure, messy data, and DAX headaches all matter.

  • Everyone should care about performance.
    If a report is slow, it’s broken.

  • Decide what ‘done’ means before you start building.
    ‘Done’ means people can make decisions, and the logic doesn’t fall apart under pressure.

  • Design for real people, not just data models.
    Dashboards need to turn structure into a story people can follow.

  • Cut the noise before you start adding new features.
    Keeping things simple works way better than just adding more.

  • Measure real results, not just how much you did.
    If nobody’s behavior changed, nothing really changed.

💡Key Takeaway: 

The best Power BI teams in 2026 won’t win by just building faster or adding more pages. They’ll win by thinking clearly together. Instead of working separately, they’ll get on the same page about questions, limits, and what they want to achieve before anyone starts building. When managers and developers take responsibility for clarity, trust grows and decisions move forward confidently.

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