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Nivesh Bansal
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4 Best Power BI & Data Analytics Projects That You Must See!

Data isn’t just numbers — it’s stories waiting to be told 📊✨.
I’ve spent months exploring real-world datasets and building impactful dashboards using Power BI, Excel, and SQL to turn raw information into meaningful insights.
Here are my top 4 portfolio projects that truly reflect my journey as a Data Analyst — from HR insights to restaurant analytics, pandemic visualization, and mobile sales trends.

By Nivesh Bansal: Portfolio | Linkedin | GitHub


💼 1. IBM HR Dashboard — Employee Insights at a Glance

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GitHub: View Project on GitHub →

Description:
A complete HR analytics dashboard that helps companies track key employee metrics like department-wise headcount, attrition rate, gender ratio, performance, and salary distribution.

🧰 Tech Stack:
Power BI, Excel, DAX, Data Modeling

📂 Data Source:
HR Analytics dataset (Kaggle / simulated employee records)

💡 Highlights:

  • Gender & department-wise employee distribution
  • Attrition & satisfaction analysis
  • KPI cards for HR decisions
  • Trend insights for hiring and retention

🍽️ 2. Zomato Dashboard — Restaurant Business Analytics

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GitHub: View Project on GitHub →

Description:
This Power BI dashboard visualizes restaurant data from Zomato, analyzing key factors like cuisine trends, restaurant ratings, price levels, and city-wise performance.

🧰 Tech Stack:
Power BI, Excel, Power Query, DAX

📂 Data Source:
Public Zomato dataset from Kaggle

💡 Highlights:

  • City-wise restaurant distribution
  • Top cuisines & rating trends
  • Cost vs. rating correlation
  • Insights for restaurant business strategy

🦠 3. COVID-19 Analytics Dashboard — Tracking the Global Pandemic

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GitHub: View Project on GitHub →

Description:
A data-driven visualization of the global COVID-19 situation — showing total cases, recoveries, deaths, and vaccination progress across countries.

🧰 Tech Stack:
Power BI, Excel, Power Query, API data import

📂 Data Source:
COVID-19 World Data (Johns Hopkins, WHO, or Kaggle)

💡 Highlights:

  • Country & continent-wise comparison
  • Real-time refresh from API
  • Trend lines for daily new cases
  • Dynamic slicers for analysis by region

📱 4. Mobile Sales Dashboard — Business Performance Tracking

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GitHub: View Project on GitHub →

Description:
A sales performance dashboard analyzing smartphone sales trends, top brands, revenue, and customer ratings.

🧰 Tech Stack:
Power BI, Excel, SQL, DAX

📂 Data Source:
Mobile Sales dataset from Kaggle / Google Sheets

💡 Highlights:

  • Region & brand-wise sales
  • Revenue and profit margin analysis
  • Year-over-year comparison charts
  • KPI indicators for business growth

🌟 Final Thoughts

Each of these projects helped me explore different aspects of business intelligence — from people analytics to real-time data visualization.
If you’re a data enthusiast, feel free to explore the GitHub repositories, try the dashboards, and maybe even fork them to learn from the logic and visual design.

By Nivesh Bansal: Portfolio | Linkedin | GitHub

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