The Importance of Organizing Your Thoughts

As a Power BI developer, I’ve learned that crafting effective data visualizations isn't just about technical skills. It's equally about having a clear and organized mind.

I Remember that time when I was assigned with creating my first dashboard from scratch and I was given the data set and I had the freedom of asking for more data. After going through the data set I had alot of KPI’s but I didn't Know how will I implement them and what valuable Insight does a KPI Bring, Well as a result I included too many irrelevant KPIs in my analysis after which I was overwhelmed and everything was cluttered, which resulted in unclear vision for my dashboard but with the support of my senior, I was able to structure my thoughts and develop my first dashboard, surpassing my original vision. After three months, I've developed a significantly improved version of the dashboard, focusing on enhanced analytics and a more visually appealing design. Looking back I've made significant progress since my early days and this is how Important it is to organize your thoughts as data analyst while working on project.

Learning to capture those amazing thoughts in your head is one thing, learning to organize them is Entirelydifferent so Here are some idea's to organize your thoughts :

1. Free Write : Just write anything that comes to mind. Don't think about organizing at this stage. Just write!!! I personally prefer to write down everything in a notebook.
2. Table of Contents : This helps to organize different categories and Helps me to understand relation between Two or More variables in better way. I use Microsoft Excel which is easy to maintain and share with others.
3. Documenting : This structured approach involves documenting daily tasks, implemented ideas, and team discussions to optimize future efficiency.