Enable with curated data products
Open-ended raw data access creates inconsistent reporting. Curated BI-ready data products help users move quickly while staying within governed boundaries.
Invest in analyst enablement and standards
Templates, metric dictionaries, and dashboard design guidelines reduce rework and improve adoption. Training should focus on decision context, not tool clicks.
- Certified datasets and reusable semantic models
- Dashboard review standards by audience type
- Usage analytics to identify enablement gaps
Measure adoption as a product outcome
Track active usage, decision cycle reduction, and report redundancy. These indicators show whether self-service is driving business impact or just producing more dashboards.
Scaled self-service BI is a balance of autonomy, trust, and governance.