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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

After the rollout


Now, let's break on through to the other side and discuss some recommended activities after the application's rollout.

Sell it!

Unlike other platforms such as ERP or CRM systems, the adoption of dashboards is—to a certain point—optional as the users may not rely on QlikView to make decisions or analyze data. Therefore, one of your top priorities after the rollout is to promote your new application among the stakeholders and highlight the benefits of using it.

Most of the time, this is an easy task because by the end of development, it is likely that you already have one or two people waiting eagerly to use the dashboard they saw in a review meeting or a usability test. So, identify your champions and work with them to position the new dashboard as one of the most valuable platforms in the company.

Dashboard navigation course

The impact of a new application will always be greater if the users know how it works from the very beginning. Despite being well designed, dashboards usually...