Episode Summary

Johan and Gustav interview Jinnie Wong – Principal Product Manager at Microsoft – about Business Performance Analytics (BPA) for Microsoft Dynamics 365, discussing its features and benefits for financial reporting.

Jinnie gives us a brief introduction to BPA as a solution and she explains how BPA uses dimensional data modelling with strict star schema principles to make financial data more accessible and actionable. A major advantage of BPA is its inclusion in the Dynamics Finance license with Power BI licensing, eliminating the need for separate reporting tools. The process-oriented approach models data at the business process level rather than by module, making it more intuitive for accounting users.

Gustav & Johan