FOREWORD

Have you ever experienced how data can change the world? How compelling presentations can get CEOs out of their seats? How a business dashboard can turn a regular business manager into an invaluable hero to a company? Or how a tool that simplifies data and makes information informative, useful, and actually fun can transform a career?

I have. It happened for me a couple years ago. My team at Business Objects was looking for a way to present a new business opportunity with key metrics, business drivers, and trends to our CEO. We had about an hour to present everything and help make a key business decision.

We had a lot of slides and spreadsheets and the usual information you’d expect. But then we summarized the entire business opportunity ...

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