Category: Dashboarding
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Why stacked line charts are useful
Stacked line charts Stacked line charts are a great and yet simple tool. Here is why. We often run into a situation where we need to analyze data with different units of measure. Think about a classic but yet simple situation: Vital company data such as revenue, margin % and expenses is used to obtain…
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Watch that chart aspect ratio!
The chart aspect ratio The other day I reviewed a dashboard. It looked great. But there was a chart on the bottom that just did not make any sense. It was way too long and stretched out. As a result, it was very difficult to use it appropriately. And that reminded me: We have to…
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Business Analytics news for the week
Business Analytics news This has been an extremely busy but exciting week. It seems like the whole world is full of energy. Here are a few things you might want to be aware of. CFO.com Webinar Forecasting If you are interested in forecasting, make sure to register for the upcoming CFO.com webinar ‘Forecasting in turbulent…
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Cognos Insight is here! A first look.
Cognos Insight & Personal Analytics Exciting news! The latest member of the IBM Cognos family of business analytics solutions IBM Cognos Insight is here. This solution will provide business users with analytical freedom while allowing IT to maintain proper control. Some of you have might have already seen a demo. The purpose of this post is…
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Freedom to think?
Change that viewpoint Last summer I participated in a Bavarian wedding. As a photographer I was really excited to see three traditional alphorn players. The early results looked good on the camera monitor (left photo). At that point I was tempted to pack up and celebrate with my friends. But I resisted and began to…
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Visualize This! A book review
Visualize this! Visualization of data is one of the hottest topics these days. No matter where I go, people are taking a huge interest in it. Infographics are floating the Internet, for example. Companies are looking to refine their dashboards with better visuals. This was also apparent at the Gartner BI Summit earlier this week.…
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Forecast Analysis – An Effective Dashboard
FORECAST ANALYSIS Last week I argued that a detailed variance report is not very helpful before and during the forecasting and budgeting process. That post continues to be one of the most popular ones recently. But why not take the basic ideas a few steps forward and create a dedicated forecasting dashboard? A dashboard allows…
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Better Forecasting And Budgeting Starts With Analysis – IBM Cognos 10 in Action
FORECAST ANALYSIS Much has been written about developing better forecasting and budgeting templates or improving the overall process. But to my surprise there is hardly any focus on the role of analysis. I have seen many organizations where managers ‘survive’ the forecasting and budgeting cycle without ever spending time performing meaningful analysis of their data.…
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Guest post about data visualization on bizzeness.com
If you follow this blog you might remember that Mike Duncan from the small business consulting firm Bizzeness posted two guest entries back in August. Mike shared some interesting views about Dashboarding and the selection of proper KPIs. Those were amongst the most popular entries this summer. GUEST POST Today I was finally able to…