Power BI Dashboard connected to SAP

 📊 [Summary – The Mission] "Our team was hired by a compliance group to build PowerBI dashboards monitoring SAP transactions—both in real-time and historically. A critical request that required deep alignment between business and tech."

⚠️ [Challenges Faced] "The environment threw us curveballs early on. Database setup on the client side stalled due to access issues. The Product Owner was a SAP user with limited agile experience and bandwidth, which led to frequent scope changes."

🔀 [Scope Expansion & Structural Shift] "Mid-project, the request for live and historical views came in—late. This meant duplicating dashboard structures and databases. To add pressure, our sponsor changed just as we received a project extension."

🔧 [Actions Taken]

• Introduced a scope change tracking system to bring transparency and control
• Maintained a close relationship with the sponsor to contain scope creep
• Facilitated a Lean Inception session with the PO and new sponsorClarified delivery commitments, coached them on Agile principles: timebox discipline, backlog ownership, and trade-offs

🚦 [Lessons Learned] "I learned how essential PO maturity is. Without it, the team risks drifting. By staying close and bringing structure to backlog management, I enabled consistent progress. The Lean Inception became a turning point—we finally defined what we were delivering."

🎯 [Takeaway] "Strong delivery doesn’t just come from execution—it comes from aligning people. Coaching stakeholders, managing shifts, and structuring scope turned a reactive project into a roadmap for success."

🙏 [Closing] "Thanks for watching. I look forward to connecting with teams that believe in empowering people and creating flow through clarity.