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EPC Group's business intelligence consulting services cover BI strategy, data modeling, Power BI reports and dashboards, Microsoft Fabric platforms, governance and training. Senior architects lead every engagement, and each is quoted as a fixed fee after a scoping call.

Key Facts

  • EPC Group founded 1997; business intelligence delivered on Microsoft technology (EPC Group).
  • 1,500+ Power BI deployments, EPC Group-reported (claims registry).
  • G2 Leader in Business Intelligence Consulting, 7 consecutive quarters (G2).
  • Microsoft documents Power BI as covering cloud capabilities in Microsoft Fabric, desktop and on-premises applications, with guidance by role (Microsoft Learn, accessed 2026-10-27).

Last updated by Errin O'Connor, Founder & Chief AI Architect, EPC Group

What business intelligence consulting means at EPC Group

Business intelligence consulting turns the data an organization already has into decisions people trust. EPC Group starts with the questions leaders need answered, maps each one to its source systems and owner, and then builds the model, the reports and the governance on Microsoft Power BI and, where the data volume or sources call for it, Microsoft Fabric. The goal is one version of each number, reachable from the tools people already use.

What is included

ServiceWhat EPC Group delivers
BI strategy and roadmapThe decisions to support, the metrics behind them, their owners, and a phased plan
Data modeling and semantic layerStar-schema semantic models, shared measures and a single definition of each metric
Reports and dashboardsPower BI reports and dashboards designed for the people who act on them
PlatformPower BI workspaces, capacity and, where it fits, a Microsoft Fabric lakehouse or warehouse
GovernanceWorkspace and sharing rules, certified content, row-level security and a center of excellence
Training and adoptionSeparate tracks for report authors, model designers and business users

How an engagement runs

  1. Scoping call. A senior architect reviews the questions, sources and current reports, then EPC Group quotes a fixed fee.
  2. Assessment. Data sources, quality, existing models and governance are inventoried.
  3. Design. The semantic model, report set, platform and governance model are agreed in writing.
  4. Build and test. Models and reports are built in stages and tested with the people who will use them.
  5. Launch and handover. Training, documentation and, if wanted, ongoing support during business hours.

Power BI consulting and BI consulting

If the tool is already chosen and the work is reports, semantic models, workspaces or capacity, see Power BI consulting services. If the question is wider, which decisions the data should support, which sources feed it and who owns each metric, start here. For how EPC Group prices the work, see how EPC Group prices Power BI consulting.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do business intelligence consulting services include?

EPC Group’s business intelligence consulting covers five pieces: a BI strategy tied to business questions, the data model and semantic layer, the reports and dashboards people use, the platform (Power BI and, where it fits, Microsoft Fabric), and the governance and training that keep it trusted after go-live.

What is the difference between BI consulting and Power BI consulting?

EPC Group treats Power BI consulting as one part of BI consulting. Power BI consulting is about the tool: reports, semantic models, workspaces and capacity. Business intelligence consulting starts earlier, with which decisions the data must support, which sources feed it and who owns each metric, and then chooses and builds the tooling.

How much do business intelligence consulting services cost?

EPC Group prices business intelligence work as a fixed fee quoted after a scoping call, because the cost depends on the number of sources, the data quality, the reports in scope and the governance already in place. Microsoft licensing for Power BI and Fabric is separate and billed by Microsoft.

Why hire EPC Group as business intelligence consultants?

EPC Group has delivered business intelligence on Microsoft technology since 1997, reports 1,500+ Power BI deployments, and has been named a G2 Leader in Business Intelligence Consulting for 7 consecutive quarters. Founder Errin O’Connor wrote Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step (Microsoft Press, 2018).

Talk to a senior architect

A one-hour scoping call with a senior EPC Group architect covers your questions, sources and current reports. Email contact@epcgroup.net or call 888-381-9725.

Documented and anonymized engagements

Named engagements come first; anonymized summaries follow under the anonymized-engagement rule — the client is not named and every statement is EPC-reported. Documents behind named engagements are in the Evidence Center.

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