Project Title
Ola Ride Insights
Skills take away SQL querying, data preprocessing,
From This Project Power BI visualization, Streamlit app
development, and business
intelligence insights.
Domain Ride-Sharing & Mobility Analytics
Problem Statement:
The rise of ride-sharing platforms has transformed urban mobility, offering
convenience and affordability to millions of users. OLA, a leading ride-
hailing service, generates vast amounts of data related to ride bookings,
driver availability, fare calculations, and customer preferences. However,
deriving actionable insights from this data remains a challenge. To enhance
operational efficiency, improve customer satisfaction, and optimize
business strategies, this project focuses on analyzing OLA’s ride-sharing
data. By leveraging data analytics, visualization techniques, and interactive
applications, the goal is to extract meaningful insights that can drive data-
informed decisions. The project will involve cleaning and processing raw
ride data, performing exploratory data analysis (EDA), developing a
dynamic Power BI dashboard, and creating a Streamlit-based web
application to present key findings in an interactive and user-friendly
manner.
Business Use Cases:
● Identifying peak demand hours and optimizing driver allocation.
● Analyzing customer behavior for personalized marketing strategies.
● Understanding pricing patterns and surge pricing effectiveness.
● Detecting anomalies or fraudulent activities in ride data.
Approach:
Data Understanding & Exploration
● Load and examine the dataset structure.
● Identify key variables like ride status, payment method, and ratings.
● Perform initial exploratory data analysis (EDA).
Data Cleaning & Preprocessing
● Handle missing or inconsistent values.
● Convert data types and standardize formats.
● Create derived features if necessary for better insights.
SQL Query Development
● Write queries to extract insights (e.g., ride trends, cancellations,
ratings).
● Optimize queries for performance and accuracy.
● Validate results against the dataset.
Power BI Dashboard Creation
● Design interactive visualizations for ride trends, revenue, and
cancellations.
● Use filters and slicers for dynamic data exploration.
● Integrate KPIs and metrics for business insights.
Streamlit Application Development
● Create a user-friendly UI to display SQL query results.
● Implement interactive filters and search options.
● Embed Power BI visuals into the Streamlit app for a complete
analytics experience.
Project Documentation & Deployment
● Document insights, queries, and dashboard explanations.
● Ensure the Streamlit app is deployed and accessible.
● Present findings with business-oriented storytelling.
SQL Questions
1. Retrieve all successful bookings:
2. Find the average ride distance for each vehicle type:
3. Get the total number of cancelled rides by customers:
4. List the top 5 customers who booked the highest number of rides:
5. Get the number of rides cancelled by drivers due to personal and car-
related issues:
6. Find the maximum and minimum driver ratings for Prime Sedan
bookings:
7. Retrieve all rides where payment was made using UPI:
8. Find the average customer rating per vehicle type:
9. Calculate the total booking value of rides completed successfully:
10. List all incomplete rides along with the reason
Power BI Questions
1. Ride Volume Over Time
2. Booking Status Breakdown
3. Top 5 Vehicle Types by Ride Distance
4. Average Customer Ratings by Vehicle Type
5. Canceled Rides Reasons
6. Revenue by Payment Method
7. Top 5 Customers by Total Booking Value
8. Ride Distance Distribution Per Day
9. Driver Ratings Distribution
10. Customer vs. Driver Ratings
Segregation of the views
1. Overall
- Ride Volume Over Time
- Booking Status Breakdown
2. Vehicle Type
- Top 5 Vehicle Types by Ride Distance
3. Revenue
- Revenue by Payment Method
- Top 5 Customers by Total Booking Value
- Ride Distance Distribution Per Day
4. Cancellation
- Cancelled Rides Reasons (Customer)
- cancelled Rides Reasons(Drivers)
5. Ratings
- Driver Ratings
- Customer Ratings
Results:
● Interactive dashboard and application showcasing key insights.
● Streamlined access to booking trends, ratings, and revenue analysis.
● Actionable insights for improving ride experience and service
efficiency.
Project Evaluation metrics:
● Accuracy of SQL queries and insights.
● Effectiveness of Power BI visualizations.
● Usability and responsiveness of the Streamlit application.
Technical Tags:
Python, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, SQL, Data Visualization,
Power BI, Streamlit, Data Cleaning, Feature Engineering, EDA.
Data Set:
Data set: OLA PROJECT
Project Deliverables:
● Maintain clean and optimized SQL queries.
● Ensure Power BI dashboards are interactive and user-friendly.
● Follow coding best practices in Streamlit development.
Project Guidelines:
● Clean the dataset – Handle missing values and format data properly.
● Write SQL queries – Extract insights using joins, aggregations, and
filters.
● Create Power BI dashboard – Build interactive and clear
visualizations.
● Develop Streamlit app – Display SQL results and embed Power BI
visuals.
● Follow coding standards – Write clean, well-documented code with
Git version control.
● Submit project files – Provide SQL queries, Power BI dashboard,
and Streamlit app.
● Present findings – Explain insights with a business-focused
approach.
Timeline:
The project must be completed and submitted within 7 days from the
assigned date
Reference
Project Live Evaluation
Project Live Evaluation
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) Guide
EDA Guide
EDA_INDEPTH
EDA Detail Document
Capstone Explanation Guideline
Capstone Explanation Guideline
How to Use [Link]
GitHub Reference
Special session for
Streamlit recording (English) STREAMLIT(11/08/2024)
Connect MySQL to PowerBI
PowerBi and SQL connection
Project Live Evaluation
Project Live Evaluation
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) Guide
EDA Guide
EDA_INDEPTH
EDA Detail Document
Capstone Explanation Guideline
Capstone Explanation Guideline
How to Use [Link]
GitHub Reference
Special session for
Streamlit recording (English) STREAMLIT(11/08/2024)
Steps to Create a Free Power BI Work
Steps to Create a Free Power BI Work Account
Account
[Link]
Power Bi Slides
Project Excellence Series: Guided
DATA CLEANING & PREPROCESSING Learning & Problem Solving [EDA]
EDA (Tamil) (Tamil)
Project Excellence Series: Guided
DATA CLEANING & PREPROCESSING Learning & Problem Solving [EDA]
EDA (English) (English)
Ola Ride Insights Session
Project Orientation (English) Recordings[DS-C-WD-E-B48]
(08/05/2025):