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Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel


Total Credits: 4 including 4 Computer Software & Applications - Non-technical

Average Rating:
   60
Categories:
Professional Development |  Technology |  ACPEN Industry Institute |  Human Resources
Faculty:
Bernie Smith
Course Levels:
Intermediate
Duration:
4 Hours
License:
Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.

Dates
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Description

If you...
- Produce or revise dashboards and reports
- Find your current reports and dashboards confusing
- Are frustrated by the length, complexity and structure of your existing reports
- Have many different styles of dashboards and reports in use and want to simplify things
- Need to create a consistent “house style” that can be replicated by different teams
- Want to look like a star by creating reports and dashboards that your internal customers love

... this workshop can help. In this session we explore the principles of what makes reports and dashboards easy, or hard, to understand, distil this into a simple set of rules and show you how to apply these rules using Excel.

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Understand the principles of good dashboard and report visual design
  • Be able to review and identify issues with existing information dashboards and reports
  • Know how to apply those principles using Excel

Major Subjects
  • How to design charts for fastest possible user understanding and ease of use
  • Review of case studies for group critique
  • Developing a design standard for your organization
  • Designing tables for rapid understanding and efficient space use
  • How to use commentary, maintaining a consistent style and level of detail
  • Using layout to support long-term memory and improve understanding
  • The impact of trend methods on user understanding and a brief introduction to a statistically valid method for trend analysis.
  • How to apply these techniques using Excel

Course Materials

Faculty

Bernie Smith's Profile

Bernie Smith Related Seminars and Products

Founder

Made to Measure KPIs


Bernie Smith, founder of Made to Measure KPIs, trains and coaches businesses to develop meaningful KPIs and present their management information in the clearest possible way to support good decision-making.
His approach has been adopted by many organisations, including Airbus, HSBC, UBS, Lloyd’s Register, Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Scotland, LloydsTSB and many others. He has written twenty books on KPIs, regularly tops this category on Amazon and is a frequent key-note speaker on performance measurement.

Earlier in his career, Bernie, who qualified as a professional engineer, worked as a consultant leading teams delivering exceptional operational improvement in blue-chip companies using Lean and Six Sigma approaches. This broad industry experience has given him a unique perspective when it comes to developing KPIs to improve organisational performance.

Bernie lives in Sheffield, UK, with his wife Liz, two children and some underused exercise equipment.


Dates

Sat, Dec 07, 2024 - 11:00am to 02:38pm EST
Thu, Dec 19, 2024 - 06:00pm to 09:38pm EST
Fri, Dec 27, 2024 - 02:00pm to 05:38pm EST
Wed, Jan 15, 2025 - 12:00pm to 03:38pm EST
Tue, Jan 28, 2025 - 02:00pm to 05:38pm EST
Mon, Feb 03, 2025 - 04:00pm to 07:38pm EST
Tue, Feb 25, 2025 - 06:00pm to 09:38pm EST
Mon, Mar 10, 2025 - 12:00pm to 03:38pm EDT
Mon, Mar 24, 2025 - 02:00pm to 05:38pm EDT
Tue, Apr 01, 2025 - 04:00pm to 07:38pm EDT
Wed, Apr 16, 2025 - 10:00am to 01:38pm EDT
Sat, May 10, 2025 - 12:00pm to 03:38pm EDT
Fri, May 30, 2025 - 02:00pm to 05:38pm EDT
Mon, Jun 09, 2025 - 04:00pm to 07:38pm EDT
Mon, Jun 16, 2025 - 10:00am to 01:38pm EDT
Thu, Jun 26, 2025 - 07:00pm to 10:38pm EDT
Sat, Jun 28, 2025 - 11:00am to 02:38pm EDT

Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation None
Designed For Managers, subject-matter-experts and management information professionals involved in the design of reports and information dashboards.
Original Recording Date 07/2022
Course Developer Bernie Smith
Date Added to Catalog 07/07/2022
Yellow Book No

Additional Information

Complaint Resolution Policy

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Official Registry Statement

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Instructional Delivery Method

Group Internet Based


Course Registration Requirements

Online Registration


Refund/Cancellation Policy

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Reviews

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Overall:      4.7

Total Reviews: 60

Comments

John L

"VERY INTERESTING"

Amy K - x

"VERY good class. The speaker is one of the best I've seen. It was very easy to follow and it was interesting. Loved the use of visuals and examples. GREAT class! Thank you!"

Rhonda G

"Very helpful and a good reminder of the importance of consistent layouts and keeping the dashboard uncluttered. "

Hilda A

"One of the best presentations and incredibly useful. Thank you very much. "

Christopher L

"Outstanding - always reassuring to see an expert at work."

Kent F

"Great course"

Jan F

"His presentation was amazing!"

Reece G - Montgomery, Texas

"This is easily in the top 3 of any CPE courses I have ever taken."

Allen V

"I very much appreciate all the working templates in the materials, as well as the step by step guides!"

Thomas H

"Very informative."