Crystal Reports has long been a legacy staple for operational reporting, but modern businesses require agility, interactivity, and real-time insights that traditional paginated reports fail to deliver. Power BI offers a modern, scalable, and interactive analytics platform that enables self-service business intelligence, real-time dashboards, and enterprise-grade governance.

Are static, printed-style Crystal Reports slowing down your decision-making?
Is report maintenance heavily dependent on IT or developers?
Would your teams benefit from dynamic, real-time dashboards and self-service analytics?
Are you facing challenges integrating Crystal with modern data platforms or the cloud?

At MAQ Software, we specialize in helping organizations like yours modernize legacy reporting infrastructure. Our free 3-week Crystal Reports to Power BI assessment offers a detailed evaluation of your current Crystal environment and how Power BI can unlock new business value.

Key benefits:

Feasibility and effort estimate for Crystal-to-Power BI migration
Replace hard-coded logic with flexible, reusable models
Identify ROI through cost savings and efficiency gains
Architecture and governance improvements
Receive a preliminary migration roadmap aligned with your business and technical goals

Prerequisites

Access to Crystal Reports: Exported sample RPT files or connection to Crystal Report Server
Access to Underlying Data Sources: Information on databases and stored procedures used (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle)
Inventory of Existing Reports: List of high-priority or high-usage reports across departments
Stakeholder Availability: Access to key BI owners, report developers, and business consumers
Overview of Current Challenges: Pain points in current Crystal deployment (e.g., performance, usability, scalability)

Agenda (3 Weeks)

Week 1: Discovery and Analysis

Kickoff: Goals, scope, success criteria
Crystal review: RPT files, subreports, parameters
Data source evaluation: SQL logic, procedures
Stakeholder interviews for business insight
Initial Power BI overview: RLS, refresh, interactivity

Week 2: Power BI Evaluation and Planning

Feature demos: Crystal vs. Power BI capabilities
Paginated report needs within Power BI Premium
Architecture: Queries, DAX, semantic models
Strategy: Phased rollout by report or unit
Preliminary effort estimate

Week 3: Roadmap and Recommendations

Draft migration roadmap with roles and timelines
Initial cost estimate for licenses and migration
Risk assessment (e.g., VB scripts, formatting)
Best practices: security, design, governance
Final presentation and Q&A

Deliverables

Assessment Report: In-depth analysis of your Crystal Reports environment and mapped Power BI capabilities
High-Level Migration Roadmap: Phased migration plan with effort estimation, dependencies, and priority order
Power BI Architecture Blueprint: Suggested Power BI structure for datasets, workspaces, access, and refresh models
Licensing and Cost Estimate: Recommendations for Power BI SKUs and total cost of ownership
Actionable Next Steps: A clear guide for initiating a full migration project, with Power BI best practices and adoption strategies

Who should attend?

BI & IT Leaders
Report Developers & Engineers
Business Users & Department Heads
Power BI Champions & Governance Teams

Why partner with MAQ Software?

Our team of Power BI-certified experts brings deep experience modernizing legacy platforms like Crystal Reports. We understand the technical differences—hard-coded SQL logic, heavy use of stored procedures, and print-oriented formatting—and guide clients through a structured transformation. Our proven methodology ensures accuracy, performance, and usability in your new Power BI environment.

We don’t just assess—we build a roadmap that sets your team up for long-term success with modern, self-service analytics.

Get started

Contact CustomerSuccess@MAQSoftware.com to schedule your free 3-week assessment and begin modernizing with Power BI.

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