Glossary term
What is KPI?
In Apex Flow Academy, "KPI" means: Key performance indicator: one number that tells the reader how things are going, usually shown on a card. It is taught in Power BI: Build Dashboards People Actually Use. Related terms include Time intelligence, Slicer, Iterator and Drillthrough. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is KPI?
Key performance indicator: one number that tells the reader how things are going, usually shown on a card.
Where is KPI taught?
KPI is defined in Power BI: Build Dashboards People Actually Use.
Which lessons cover KPI?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Power BI: Build Dashboards People Actually Use, lesson 5.3: Lay Out the Page: KPI Row, Trend, Breakdown
Which terms are related to KPI?
Next to KPI in the course glossaries: Time intelligence, Slicer, Iterator, Drillthrough, Filter context, Alt text, Measure and Reconcile.
Time intelligenceSlicerIteratorDrillthroughFilter contextAlt textMeasureReconcile
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn KPI?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Power BI: Build Dashboards People Actually Use: You have access to a Windows computer; no coding or database experience is needed.