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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. Blood everywhere.

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Great Storytelling With Data: Visualize Simply And Focus Obsessively

Occam's Razor

First, someone worked really hard on this and created a really nice model for a smarter decision to be made for 2014. You are comparing 2012 and 2013, add a row of data at the top that shows your computation of the size of the opportunity for 2014. You are a Ninja, it will likely take you less.

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Designing Charts and Graphs: How to Choose the Right Data Visualization Types

datapine

It’s important to ask yourself how you want to showcase your key performance indicators as not only will this dictate the success of your analytical activities but it will also determine how clear your visualizations or data-driven stories resonate with your audience. Bar graphs. How do you want to show your KPIs? What to avoid.

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Goodbye Oracle Discoverer, Hello Next-Generation Reporting

Jet Global

Oracle’s 2014 Statement of Direction laid out its support strategy. While your team members drive most reporting tasks, establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) with trigger points that flag data outside of the acceptable range can drive your business performance score even higher.

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Discover 20 Essential Types Of Graphs And Charts And When To Use Them

datapine

In the example above, the story isn’t about the total number of customers aged 15-25, but that 22% of the customers were 15-25 in the first quarter of 2014 (and 26% in Q4). This is when you are comparing data to itself rather than seeing a total – often in the form of percentages. How do you want to show your KPIs?

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6 Case Studies on The Benefits of Business Intelligence And Analytics

datapine

Lieferando is a European online food-ordering service that was acquired by Just Eat Take Away in 2014. Team members at Lieferando said that “our new real-time dashboards allow us to monitor all major business operations through customized Key Performance Indicators.