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Analyze procurement data in this Power BI challenge using purchase order data from 2022–2024. Explore spend trends, supplier performance, and build interactive dashboards for smarter decisions.
Workshop | Power BI Workshop: How to Visualize Procurement Data
Workshop | Power BI Workshop: How to Visualize Procurement Data
23 April | 08:00
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Webinar | Explore the Top 5 Power BI Reports for Procurement Analysis
Webinar | Explore the Top 5 Power BI Reports for Procurement Analysis
22 May | 06:00
17 April - 18 May
Dive into the dataset, build a Power BI report, practice your data visualization skills, and compete for prizes.
Want to build professional Power BI reports and grow your portfolio?
This challenge helps you level up with expert feedback, hands-on workshops, webinars with MVPs, and visibility in our public results showcase. It’s a great way to learn, gain recognition, and connect with a supportive data community.
The challenge is hosted in partnership with FP20 Analytics - a LinkedIn community that brings together 22k+ passionate data professionals and helps new analysts improve their craft. It’s a welcoming space where you can practice, learn, and share your work with others. Learn more about the FP20 Analytics challenge on their website.
Learn directly from experienced Power BI professionals. Enjoy practical workshops on report-building techniques and book a one-on-one mentoring session to receive tailored advice on your submission.
Every participant receives detailed, constructive feedback on their report. It’s a valuable opportunity to improve your skills with real insights from seasoned analysts.
All participants receive a ZoomCharts Developer License, giving you full access to the Drill Down PRO visuals library.
Each challenge participant with a validated report will receive 5 free downloads from the Power BI Report Gallery.
The winners will be announced during a special live webinar. See all webinars. Join the live winner announcement and top submissions review.
Register using the form above on this page.
Download the dataset using the "Get the Dataset" button on this page.
Read the challenge brief in the "The Brief" section to understand the data and requirements.
Activate your free Drill Down Visuals Developer License for Power BI. (watch the setup video or follow the step-by-step instructions).
Add your ZoomCharts Developers license to Power BI Desktop.
Add ZoomCharts visuals from the Power BI visuals library or Microsoft Marketplace.
Build your report using the challenge dataset.
Recommended report format:
Up to 3 pages (including any drill-through pages)
Canvas size: 16:9 (default) or 1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
Join the challenge workshop to learn how to use the dataset
If you need help, book a free 1-on-1 consultation with the ZoomCharts team to discuss your report
Look at previous challenge submissions for ideas and inspiration in the report gallery.
Log in to your account on this page and upload your report in .pbix format for validation.
Validation timeline:
Your report will be reviewed within 1–2 business days.
Once validated, you will receive a Publish to Web link that you can use in your portfolio or share online.
You will also receive personalized feedback within 1–2 business days to help you improve your report.
Note:
You may resubmit your entry as many times as needed before the challenge deadline.
To be eligible for all prizes, complete these steps:
Post the final version of your report (PDF) on your LinkedIn profile.
Use this caption:
"I am participating in FP20 Analytics ZoomCharts Challenge 37"
Include a short summary of your report and the Publish to Web link (if you have one).
Use the hashtags #FP20Analytics and #builtwithzoomcharts and tag @Federico Pastor and @ZoomCharts.
Obligatory! Share your report also in the FP20 Analytics LinkedIn Community group.
Follow ZoomCharts on LinkedIn.
The ZoomCharts team reviews and analyzes the Top 5 challenge submissions during the live webinar.
You will learn best practices, visualization tips, and new Power BI skills.
The winner of the best report receives a $300 Amazon gift card from ZoomCharts.
In this challenge, participants will work with a procurement dataset covering purchase order activity from 2022 to 2024. The dataset includes 5,200 procurement records and brings together information across purchasing transactions, suppliers, contracts, delivery performance, invoices, payments, budgets, and savings.
Procurement teams keep organizations running by purchasing the goods and services needed for daily operations. In reality, rising costs, supplier risk, delivery delays, and off-contract spending can create budget pressure and inefficiencies. This analysis helps leaders understand spending patterns, monitor supplier performance, track savings, and identify compliance issues. With better visibility into procurement data, organizations can reduce risk, improve efficiency, and make more informed business decisions.
✨ Note: These questions are only suggestions. Feel free to explore the dataset creatively and uncover insights that support better procurement management and planning.
Create a Power BI report that helps analyze the procurement dataset. The report should enable users to track spending patterns, evaluate supplier performance, and compare actual spend against budget across categories, departments, and regions.
Business users use reports to make data-driven decisions. That’s why reports are called effective if they enable users to drill down and filter data quickly and intuitively to find answers to any question they might have, and analyse data in all possible directions and dimensions.
Each report is evaluated based on three main criteria: intuitiveness, insightfulness, and interactivity. These factors ensure that the reports are not only accurate and functional, but also meet the target audience's needs and are ready to be presented to the end-users.
Workshop | Power BI Workshop: How to Visualize Procurement Data
Workshop | Power BI Workshop: How to Visualize Procurement Data
23 April | 08:00
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Webinar | Explore the Top 5 Power BI Reports for Procurement Analysis
Webinar | Explore the Top 5 Power BI Reports for Procurement Analysis
22 May | 06:00
17 April - 18 May
