How Does Power ON Extend Power BI?

Power ON extends Power BI beyond analytics and reporting by adding enterprise planning, forecasting and collaboration capabilities.

Designed for large organisations with mature data strategies, it allows teams to interact with data, update plans and make informed decisions in real time. Its familiar, Excel-like interface also makes the platform intuitive for users across finance and operational teams.

Users can edit, manipulate and save data directly within Power BI dashboards, with changes reflected immediately. They can also create what-if scenarios, develop driver-based models and produce forecasts within the same environment.

Power ON’s write-back capabilities reduce the need for external tools and disconnected spreadsheets. This helps organisations address common challenges such as siloed data, inefficient budgeting processes and fragmented workflows.

What Are the Benefits of Planning Within Power BI?

By integrating planning and forecasting directly into Power BI, Power ON can improve the transparency and accuracy of financial and operational processes. Features such as role-based security, configurable workflows and live data updates support collaboration while maintaining governance and data reliability.

The platform is suited to organisations in industries such as financial services, manufacturing and life sciences that want to:

  • Streamline budgeting, planning and forecasting
  • Create flexible what-if scenarios and driver-based models
  • Update and save data directly within Power BI
  • Improve collaboration between teams
  • Consolidate planning tools and reduce costs
  • Support faster, more confident decision-making

By bringing analytics, planning and collaboration into one environment, Power ON transforms Power BI into a more versatile enterprise performance management solution.