FiftyFive developed a centralized reporting solution for the client by integrating Jira with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. We automated data extraction and transformation, built custom project visualizations, and enabled secure report distribution, reducing manual preparation while improving reporting consistency and management visibility.
Build Your Platform With UsThe client provides sustainable water and wastewater management services, covering water collection, treatment, and reuse. Its operations focus on efficient service delivery and responsible management of essential water infrastructure and related operational resources. The client engaged FiftyFive to automate the reporting layer around its existing Jira environment, while retaining full ownership of that environment and its project operations.
The client’s project reporting depended on people repeating the same extraction and formatting work every cycle. Reporting effort scaled with reporting frequency, and management reviews were built on data that had already started to age.
FiftyFive designed a single automated pipeline running from Jira through to stakeholder access, so reporting no longer depended on manual assembly. We integrated the Jira REST API for direct ingestion, shaped the data through Power Query, built a centralized Power BI data model, created custom project visuals with Deneb, and published the solution to Microsoft Fabric for controlled distribution through a Power BI App.
FiftyFive integrated the Jira REST API so the reporting solution reads current project and issue-level data directly from the source system, removing recurring manual exports from the cycle.
FiftyFive connected the API data to Power Query for structured extraction, transformation, and preparation, so incoming Jira records arrive in the model in a consistent, report-ready shape.
FiftyFive developed a centralized Power BI data model for project reporting and analysis, giving the client one governed definition of project data instead of several parallel working files.
FiftyFive created customized project visualizations using Deneb within Power BI, so reporting views match the client’s requirements rather than being constrained to default visual types.
FiftyFive replaced manually prepared PowerPoint reporting with an interactive Power BI report, changing management reviews from a static deck into a live, explorable reporting surface.
FiftyFive published the completed reporting solution to a Microsoft Fabric workspace for centralized hosting and distributed it to authorized stakeholders through a Power BI App.
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FiftyFive consolidated four recurring manual reporting stages into one automated workflow running from Jira ingestion through to stakeholder access. Stakeholders now review current, consistent project information in a single centralized environment.
Manual extraction, consolidation, analysis, and PowerPoint preparation became one automated Power BI reporting workflow.
Jira REST API integration removed repetitive manual data pulls and shortened the time required to prepare each project report.
Authorized stakeholders access current, consistent project information through one Power BI App instead of recurring decks.
Microsoft Fabric provides one governed environment for report hosting, improving governance, management visibility, and project monitoring.
Jira reporting is automated by connecting the Jira REST API to Power BI, shaping incoming data in Power Query, and building a centralized data model. The report then refreshes from Jira directly, removing manual exports, spreadsheet consolidation, and slide preparation from every reporting cycle.
The Jira REST API provides programmatic access to project-level and issue-level data held in Jira. In a Power BI reporting solution, the API acts as the ingestion layer, supplying current work-item data so teams no longer extract information by hand each cycle.
Power BI can replace manually prepared PowerPoint project reports with a single interactive report. Instead of rebuilding slides for each management review, stakeholders open one report that reflects current project data, explore it directly, and see consistent presentation across every reporting cycle.
Deneb is a Power BI custom visual that allows developers to build bespoke visualizations using declarative specifications. Teams use Deneb when standard Power BI visuals cannot express a required reporting layout, such as project-specific views that previously existed only as hand-built presentation slides.
Microsoft Fabric provides a centralized workspace environment for hosting and managing analytics content, including published Power BI reports. Organizations use Fabric to consolidate reporting into one governed location, control access, and support ongoing distribution rather than circulating files individually.
A Power BI App packages published reports from a workspace and distributes them to a defined audience. Access is granted to authorized stakeholders only, and everyone opens the same report, keeping project information consistent without emailing files or maintaining separate copies.
Automated project reporting reduces repetitive preparation effort and improves visibility for organizations managing distributed infrastructure programmes, including water and wastewater operators. Centralized reporting gives management current project status, consistent presentation, and one governed environment for ongoing monitoring.
Jira data connected to Power BI can be protected through authenticated API access, workspace-level permissions, and audience-scoped distribution. Reports are published to a controlled workspace and shared only with authorized stakeholders, so access follows organizational policy rather than uncontrolled file sharing.
A Power BI Jira reporting solution scales when it is built on a centralized data model rather than per-project files. Additional projects, boards, and issue types can be added through the existing ingestion and transformation layer, so reporting expands without rebuilding the report for each new team.
Timelines depend on the number of Jira projects in scope, the complexity of required visualizations, and the approvals needed for workspace publishing. FiftyFive offers a two-week free proof of concept so teams can validate Jira ingestion and reporting output before committing to a full build.
Cost depends on scope, data model complexity, the number of custom visualizations required, and Microsoft licensing already held. FiftyFive bills monthly on actual man-hours, so reporting engagements are costed against work delivered rather than a fixed package that may not match the requirement.
Power BI developers can be engaged to build Jira integrations, data models, custom visuals, and Fabric-hosted reporting. FiftyFive provides Power BI and data engineering specialists through flexible engagement models with time-zone-aligned delivery, supported by a two-week free proof of concept before wider commitment.
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