Power BI | Actionable reporting - part 7 – KPI card visual

Do you use KPI card visuals in your report? Cards visuals should probably be the best way to show an overview of the most important KPIs.

How effective are they on a dashboard? Are they easy to read and to understand for the viewer?

In today’s reality, creating reports that are just showing some numbers is not enough. Actionable Reporting is about getting insights fast: the faster you learn what’s happening with your performance, the faster you can decide what to do next.

When looking at a report visual, you should be able to tell right away if your performance:

  • is good or bad
  • how good or how bad
  • why is it good (or bad)

How much time does it cost you to answer any of those questions by looking at a traditional report visual?

Look at the left visual. Is this actionable & understandable for the reader…….?

There is a better way to make reports interesting, meaningful, understandable and actionable with the use of a different visual.

Here is an example how this might look like in your report, a before vs after, with the use of a Zebra BI visual.

Why is the -single- KPI card visual not actionable?

  1. Takes up valuable space on a dashboard
  2. Too little information
  3. They don’t display the variances
  4. Redundancy in the titles
  5. Take some time to adjust the right design setup for the cards

 

Why using Zebra BI cards?

  1. The Zebra BI Cards visual allows you to present your KPIs or scorecard in a powerful way and gain immediate insight into the most important metrics of your company’s performance.
  2. Create KPI cards that show comparisons and trends with just a few clicks.
  3. More context and explanation can be added with the help of advanced features like Scaled groups, Drill-through, Focus mode, Dynamic comments, and more.
  4. All of that on multiple cards within one visual to improve your report performance!
  5. Automatic applying of IBCS standards
    1. Increase in speed of analysis by +46%
    2. Improvement in decision accuracy by +61%

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