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Implementing Qlik Sense

By : Kaushik Solanki, Ganapati Hegde
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Implementing Qlik Sense

By: Kaushik Solanki, Ganapati Hegde

Overview of this book

Qlik Sense is a leading platform for business intelligence (BI) solutions. Qlik Sense helps organizations in making informed decisions based on the data they have. This book will teach you how to effectively use Qlik for optimum customer satisfaction. You will undergo a metamorphosis from a developer to a consultant who is capable of building the most suitable BI solutions for your clients. The book will take you through several business cases – this will give you enough insight to understand the needs of the client clearly and build a BI solution that meets or exceeds their expectations. Starting from the pre-project activities, you will go to the actual execution of the project, the implementation, and even maintenance. This book will give you all the information you need - from the strategy to requirement gathering to implementing BI solutions using Qlik Sense. The book will empower you to take the right decisions in tricky and diffi cult situations while developing analytics and dashboards.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

What you need to study and prepare

The basic and crucial factor you need for preparation is the study of the website of your client. These days, the websites are very detailed and a lot of messaging is conveyed by them.

Studying a website helps you understand the nature of the business, the products/services the client sells, and the geographies in which it is present. Go through all the sections of the website in detail. The vision and mission statements will give you an idea of what the company is wanting to be. Make notes, and this will help you ask relevant questions in the requirement gathering phase.

The first step in exceeding your customer's expectations is to know those expectations.
- Roy H. Williams

Look at the preceding quote. How can you achieve this? Preparation is the key again. As you go through the website, look at the management team. Go through the profile...