Andrej Lapajne

Founder @ZebraBI | Addicted to Data Visualization, Management Reporting, BI Dashboards | Microsoft MVP

[Andrej Lapajne @lapajne]

7 tips for KPI dashboards:
1. Start with the number
2. Define the number
3. Add more KPIs
3. Add context
- growth vs PY
- growth vs plan
4. Add a trendline
5. Add comments
6. Add explanatory tooltips
7. Engage users to drill-through & take ACTION
@ZebraBI for #PowerBI

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

Your CFO asks why opex is up in Germany. The data’s in Fabric. The report that answers it doesn’t exist yet.

Zebra AI runs inside Fabric and writes the story, with every figure traceable.

27 Oct, 6pm CET: https://t.co/uhEEqBbD9t

#PowerBI #AI #MicrosoftFabric

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

"Within seconds, we can pinpoint where we're losing. Within minutes we know what to do." — Robert Anschütz, Ipsen Pharma.

Read the full story below ⬇️

#ZebraBI #CustomerWins

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

The P&L insight is in an email. The dashboard comment is in Slack. The action item is in a Teams chat.

This stops on September 15. Zebra BI Tables+ and Charts+, two new Power BI visuals with commenting in view mode.

Live launch, 6 PM CEST → https://t.co/amQkD0ynmD

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

8 questions. Check every box that describes your org right now.

If most of them sound familiar, you don't have a dashboard problem, you have a last-mile problem.

Take the health check ⬇️

#PowerBI #LastMileAnalytics

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

The person who knows why a number moved usually can't edit the report.

Not anymore.

Sept 15: Zebra BI Tables+ and Charts+, two new Power BI visuals. Viewers comment on the data point, in view mode, no edit rights.

Live launch,  6 PM CEST → https://t.co/VsPiXG9z0g

#ZebraBI #Webinar

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

Most AI tools hand you a report. Watch this one go further: it builds the P&L, then calculates EBITDA margin and benchmarks the company against its industry, all unprompted.

🎯 Take the self-assessment

#ZebraBI #PowerBI #ZebraAI #DataAnalytics

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

3 seconds to see it. 30 to understand it. 300 to act. Raiffeisen Bank Bosnia's reporting standard, built with Zebra BI.

#PowerBI #CustomerWins

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

Same KPIs. Different decisions.

That was the problem at Heijmans, until 7 business units moved to one shared dashboard.

"You would have the same KPIs, but different decisions made on these KPIs." Max Koner, Heijmans.

Full story ⬇️

#ZebraBI #CustomerWins

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Quarter close at a global insurance function is one of the most demanding reporting cycles in financial services. Fast turnaround, senior audience, no room for a story that doesn't hold up.

Zurich Insurance Group Reinsurance (Group Re) now runs that cycle on Zebra AI in Fabric, and the results speak for themselves.

Pablo Trachsler, Head of Business Development & Innovation, set it up on structured finance data running up to 200,000 rows and around 3 million datapoints.

He rebuilt the workflow from the ground up: update the data, refresh the narrative, review, publish.

What used to take significant manual effort across multiple platforms now runs in a fraction of the time. Same clarity. Same standards. Dramatically less friction.

And this is just the beginning. Zurich and Zebra AI are already expanding into more reporting cycles across the business.

Hear it straight from Pablo 👇

https://t.co/tzrDLztuEd

#CustomerWins #ZebraAI #LastMileAnalytics #MicrosoftFabric

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

What does reporting look like when it just works?

For @Helvetia Switzerland, it stopped looking like report-building at all.

"Now it's instant: there's no time required for building reports anymore. Everything updates automatically, so users just open the dashboard and it's there." — Lari Hrabar, Head of Performance Management, Helvetia Switzerland

That's the shift Finance teams talk about once they've moved past the formatting sprint and into actual analysis.

One report structure, every cost center owner sees what's relevant to them, leadership sees the full picture, no rebuilds at month-end.

Read their success story here: https://t.co/RyeWFDJNXf

Try Zebra BI for free: https://t.co/lVHpX6MAxw

#CustomerWins #PowerBI #ZebraBI #Finance #IBCS

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

What's in the June 4 dataset:

100 companies. 6 industries.
Nike vs Adidas. Tesla vs Toyota.
Pfizer vs Eli Lilly. Walmart vs Amazon.

6 years. 18 KPIs. All public data. All in one report.

Running it live on June 4.

Free 👉 https://t.co/BGCzagoMYN

#ZebraBI #PowerBI #Webinar #DataAnalytics

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

Most finance teams report in a vacuum. No benchmark. No context. Just their own numbers.

We loaded 100 global companies into one Power BI report and we're running it live on June 4. 📊

Nike. Tesla. Pfizer. Walmart. All in the same report.

Free to join 👇
https://t.co/ZoN2MHegLk

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

Most reporting meetings aren't decision meetings. They're number audits with a conference room.

Run this quick check:

- Do you spend more than 50% of the meeting debating whether the numbers are correct?
- Do decisions get made without an assigned owner?
- Do your reports lack variance analysis and driver decomposition?
- Are action items tracked anywhere after the meeting ends?
- Are your reports standardized across teams and regions?

2 or more? The last mile is broken.

Not because your data is bad. Because the report was never designed to drive a decision.

What does a good decision meeting actually look like to you? Tell us in comments below. 👇

#ZebraBI #BusinessIntelligence #PowerBI

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

🎊 FabCon 2026 Atlanta: done. 🎊

Zebra AI is now generally available as a workload in Microsoft Fabric.

We announced it live at FabCon. And at booth 742, the response made it clear that this matters.

Customers brought messy reporting problems. Partners wanted to understand the impact for clients. Data teams asked sharp questions and pushed on the details. ,

The conversations didn't slow down for three straight days and we enjoyed every bit of it.

Huge credits to the team for making it happen: demos, tough questions, long days, and strong energy from start to finish. 🚀 🦓

Proud to be part of the Fabric Workload Hub.

FabCon Barcelona next.

#FabCon2026 #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #ZebraAI

@msPartner

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

Exciting news from #FabCon and #SQLCON 2026: Zebra AI is now generally available in Microsoft Fabric. @msPartner

Zebra AI helps teams turn raw business data into insights your leadership can take decisions and act on.

It works best with structured business data: the kind teams already use for reporting, planning, and performance tracking.

From there, Zebra AI can highlight what changed, explain the likely reasons why, and build a clear visual story your team can explore further and export to Excel or PowerPoint.

For monthly close, QBRs, and business reviews, or just ad hoc analysis that means less manual work and faster decisions.

Zebra AI is now available in the Microsoft Fabric Workload Hub.

Full announcement: https://t.co/9qHegyyVLo

#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #ZebraAI

[Andrej Lapajne @lapajne]

Loved the reunion at #FabCon Atlanta with my old Power BI cats @jamesdales @Rad_Reza 🐱🤗

Nothing beats catching up with the crew that helped shape so many great #PowerBI moments over the years.

#FABCONSQLCON26

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

We're on the floor at #FabCon2026 and a customer just told us "I love the variances."

That's it. That's the tweet.

(Okay fine, there's more.)

Zebra AI went GA in Microsoft Fabric this week. The booth has been nonstop.

Customers, partners, data teams, all asking the same thing: how do I get from data in Fabric to a decision my CFO actually acts on?

Turns out that's exactly what we built.

Booth 742. Bring questions. Leave with merch. 🦓

#FabCon #SQLCon #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #ZebraAI @msPartner

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

We're at booth 742 at #FabCon2026 and ready for your toughest Power BI and Fabric reporting questions. Come say hi, grab some zebra merch, and put us to the test. #SQL2026 @msPartner

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

We’re at FabCon 2026 Atlanta this week and we’re bringing the Zebra BI team.

If you’re working with Microsoft Fabric / Power BI, come by Booth 742 to:

✨ see Zebra BI + Fabric in action
✨ get help with KPI design & executive-ready reporting
✨ ask anything about Zebra AI and what’s new

Want to meet someone specific from the team (founder, CEO, Sales, BI, or Customer Success)? Comment or DM and we’ll line up a time.

#FabCon #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #BusinessIntelligence

[Zebra BI @ZebraBI]

🚨 First webinar of 2026! 🚨

BI dashboards are live, data’s clean, but decisions still aren’t happening. Let’s fix that.

Join us Feb 26 for a live webinar on closing the Last Mile gap in BI.
Free + live Q&A. Join here: https://t.co/xzMtdtgwHH

#BusinessIntelligence #ZebraBI