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K4 Analytics

by K4 Analytics Ltd

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Spreadsheet visual for business users to write back data, plan, and capture inputs.

K4 Analytics

K4 Analytics turns Power BI into a live planning and data collection platform.

Trusted by global organizations, K4 enables users to natively write back into Power BI, leveraging the familiar Excel-style interface and collaborating across departments in real-time, eliminating the need for disconnected spreadsheets, manual uploads, and data replication.

K4 enables seamless alignment between planning, reporting, and analysis — empowering teams to work confidently within the tools they already know and trust, unlocking enterprise-grade capabilities such as advanced data entry, allocations, modelling, version control, scenario management, consolidation, and workflow — all natively embedded inside Power BI.

Key Capabilities Include:

  • Native Power BI write-back
  • Leverage Excel-style interface
  • Re-use existing Excel models & logic
  • Budgeting / Planning / Forecasting / Consolidation
  • Multi-level write-back (top-down, bottom-up, middle-out)
  • What-if scenarios & version control
  • Workflow approvals, comments & audit trails
  • Driver-based allocations
  • Seamless integration with Microsoft ecosystem (Power BI, Excel, Fabric, Azure, SQL, etc.)
  • Secure, governed, enterprise-ready

Use Cases

  • FP&A / xP&A – Budget, forecast, and plan directly in Power BI
  • Sales Forecasting – Input sales data and model pipeline scenarios
  • Operational Planning – Plan resources, production, and capacity
  • Workforce Planning – Align HR and business on headcount and costs
  • Project Budgeting – Manage project costs, timelines, and resources
  • Top-Down & Bottom-Up – Align strategy with team-level inputs
  • Zero-Based Budgeting – Granular cost planning with full transparency
  • Data Collection – Use structured forms for business-wide inputs
  • Strategic Planning – Set, track, and align long-term goals with operational plans

Try it today
Install the K4 Visual for Power BI and experience enterprise-grade planning and write-back directly inside your dashboards.

Need help getting started? Contact us to book a personalized demo.

Visual capabilities

When this visual is used, it
  • Can access external services or resources

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