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Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView

By : Julian Villafuerte
Book Image

Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView

By: Julian Villafuerte

Overview of this book

QlikView is one of the most powerful analytical tools in the market. Based on an in-memory associative model, it lets users freely navigate through the data, spot trends and make better decisions. This platform is capable of integrating a wide range of data sources like ERP systems, data warehouses or spreadsheets into a single application in order display dashboards with state-of-the-art visualizations. Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView is an easy to follow handbook that guides you through the process of creating an effective and engaging dashboard that delivers tangible value to the business. It starts with the identification of the business needs and the definition of the main KPIs, and takes you all the way to the application rollout. Throughout the book, you will learn how to apply some of the best practices in the field of data visualization, create a robust navigation schema, chose the best chart types for each scenario and many other things that will help you create effective dashboards that uncover all the stories behind the data.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
4
It's Not Only about Charts
Index

The 10 commandments of QlikView design


Before releasing an app, double-check that you've followed the 10 commandments of QlikView design (they don't start with thou shalt, but they are important nonetheless):

  1. Your audience and their needs are always the primary focus.

  2. Let the data displayed in your dashboard tell a story.

  3. Use the right visualizations to display the right KPIs.

  4. Always give context to the data to improve the decision-making process.

  5. Dashboard design is about enhancing the user experience and fostering discoveries, not only about aesthetics.

  6. If you don't really need it, don't use it. Be simple, clear, and precise.

  7. Maximize the data-ink ratio; avoid chartjunk.

  8. Do not overload the dashboard; use the white space wisely.

  9. Strive for simple and elegant interfaces. Never forget balance, consistency, and alignment.

  10. Put the utmost care into even the tiniest details.