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Benchmarking Performance: Your Options, Dos, Don'ts and To-Die-Fors!

Occam's Razor

In this type of an environment, I've frequently stressed the value of identifying targets for your key performance indicators. should be 1,356,000), you've set a clear line in the sand as to what performance will be declared a success or a failure at the end of the measurement time period.

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7 Data Presentation Tips: Think, Focus, Simplify, Calibrate, Visualize++

Occam's Razor

A vast majority of occasions where data is presented (reports, executive dashboards, conference presentations, or just plain here's a automated emailed thingy from Google Analytics ) end up being abject failures because most of the discussion is still about the data. Ditch the text, visualize the story. An important point first.

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Great Storytelling With Data: Visualize Simply And Focus Obsessively

Occam's Razor

We send out our multi-tab spreadsheets, our best Google Analytics custom reports , our great dashboards full of data , and more to the tactical layer of data clients. Avoid complex visualizations – they get in the way! Make performance comparisons easier! Avoid complex visualizations – they get in the way!

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What Is Embedded Analytics?

Jet Global

Plus, there is an expectation that tools be visually appealing to boot. In the past, data visualizations were a powerful way to differentiate a software application. Companies like Tableau (which raised over $250 million when it had its IPO in 2013) demonstrated an unmet need in the market. It’s all about context.