CHAPTER 5

Excel for Data Dashboards and Visualization

What Is a Dashboard?

Business Intelligence is a hot commodity in today’s world, and dashboards are the most frequently used method of providing that information.

Through dashboards, we compile the data, in the form of analysis and charts.

The same should fit entirely on a single computer screen so it can be monitored at a glance.

Planning

At the planning stage, one must have a look at the following:

Why are you creating a dashboard?

Who is the audience?

What are the KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) that you have to demonstrate?

What is the time period, for example, a month, quarter, ...

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