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Pluralsight

Business Dashboard Fundamentals

via Pluralsight

Overview

This course explains conceptually what makes a valuable business dashboard as well as shows concrete examples of how to create them using Microsoft Excel and Tableau Software (public)

Business dashboards are the cornerstone of Business Intelligence deliverables in today's information economy. The better you can properly visualize and present data in dashboard form the more effective use of your companies data you can make. This course explains all the concepts behind why certain charts and dashboards stand out as more valuable than others and walks you through step-by-step how to build them using tools you already know and love, Microsoft Excel and Tableau Software's free version, Tableau Public.

Syllabus

  • Visual Perception 33mins
  • Common Charts 22mins
  • Dashboard Planning 12mins
  • Dashboard Design 19mins
  • Building Dashboards in Excel Part 1 - Working with Data 29mins
  • Building Dashboards in Excel Part 2 - Visualizing Data 37mins
  • Building Dashboards in Tableau Part 1- Working with Data 32mins
  • Building Dashboards in Tableau Part 2 - Visualizing Data 29mins

Taught by

Ben Sullins

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