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Too much detail in your visuals can distract from what's really important. You don't want your dashboard to be filled with large numbers, decimal places or showing measure units in your tables. So don't include more detailed precision than is necessary. In today's reality, creating reports that are just showing some numbers is >> Lees verder

What should be the primary aim of a report’s visual design? It should not be beauty, but simple comprehension. Many will find the richly colored picture on the left of the attached example more beautiful than the one on the right. But what if our message concerns the traffic light? It is much >> Lees verder

Introducing the power duo: IBCS and Zebra BI. By adopting these industry standards and cutting-edge tools, your company can achieve consistency and clarity in its reports. IBCS (International Business Communication Standards) provides a framework for standardized reporting, ensuring that your reports are clear, concise, and easily understandable across departments and stakeholders. Complementing IBCS, >> Lees verder

Last year I started making a number of posts to share some tips and tricks about making actionable reports. Given the positive feedback I've received, I've decided to continue this series with actionable visuals. In Power BI there a more than 40 visuals as a default available to use in your report page. >> Lees verder

Do you use line chart visuals in your report? 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 >> Lees verder

Do you use “spaghetti” charts in your report? 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 >> Lees verder

Did you ever think of using IBCS standards to your Power BI dashboard? But …….. you think the IBCS colors (grey) are boring ……? Why not use your corporate identity and replace the colors by your own company colors? How does that look? I have created a Coolblue designed working capital report. In >> Lees verder

How do you play your music, at home, at work or on the go? Since the early beginning I’m a big fan of the Sonos products for listening to music. Music gives a lot of happiness. With Sonos, you can connect the speakers to each other via your home network. This way you >> Lees verder

Visualizing Girls Sports The rise of soccer and lacrosse and the downfall of basketball. This week’s visualization is about the development of girls sports in the US which is part of MakeoverMonday week 24. Last couple of weeks I used Excel to do the visualizing but this time I choose Power BI because >> Lees verder

our expertise When designing a Power BI dashboard / report the use and placing of the filters can be a bit of a dilemma. Place the filters to the left, right, hide the filters ….. I read a post of Natalia Kiseleva in which she explained it in a very nice way, with >> Lees verder