KPI tracking and alerts that tell you when a number crosses the line

KPI tracking means measuring a small set of business numbers against a target or an earlier period on a fixed schedule, so you see early when one drifts. In the version I build, the right person also gets a message when a number crosses a limit, such as cash dropping under a floor, with the value, the limit and a link to the detail. Nobody has to remember to open a dashboard.

No, it is a custom build on your own data instead of another software subscription. If you already run Power BI, I usually build on that model so the alerts and the dashboard share one definition per KPI. Without Power BI, a scheduled job reads straight from your accounting package, CRM, shop platform or database and sends the same messages. You only pay for licences you already have.

Yes, Power BI can send data alerts, but the built-in version is limited. In the Power BI service you set alerts on dashboard tiles such as cards, KPIs and gauges, and Power BI emails you when the value passes a threshold. For team alerts, comparisons against targets or last year, Teams channel posts or several conditions combined, I add Power Automate, Fabric Activator or a small scheduled job on the same model.

Yes, basic data anomaly detection is part of most setups. Besides fixed limits, a rule can compare a value with its own history, for example orders far below the usual level for that weekday, or a cost line that jumps against the last six months. I start with these simple checks you can explain to anyone, test them on past data, and only add statistical models where the simple rules miss real problems.

I keep the number of alerts small and give each one a single owner. We start with five or six KPIs that would change a decision, I test the rules against past data to see how often they would have fired, and I add cooldowns so the same issue does not repeat every hour. Lower-priority signals can go into one daily digest instead of separate messages.

Yes, the alerts are built to your rules, in your channels and your wording. Describe in plain language what you want to be warned about and who should hear it, and I turn that into exact rules and match it as closely as your data allows. If something you ask for is not measurable yet, I say so and suggest the nearest thing that is.

You get a separate data health alert, so a broken feed does not hide behind silent KPI alerts. Every setup checks whether sources refreshed, whether row counts look normal and whether totals still reconcile. Those messages go to whoever maintains the data. On the Care plan that is me, and I fix the cause rather than only passing on the warning.

KPI tracking and alerts are priced as a custom quote because the work depends on your setup. A few rules on an existing Power BI model is a small, quick job; alerts across several systems with AI explanations and data health checks take more. I send a fixed price after seeing which numbers you want to watch, and alerts are often added to an automated reporting or dashboard project.