
Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView
Bring real business insights to your company through effective and engaging dashboards in QlikView
Julian Villafuerte(Author)
Packt Publishing
Published on 20. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
188 pages
978-1-78217-573-5 (ISBN)
Description
Bring real business insights to your company through effective and engaging dashboards in QlikView
Key Features
Book DescriptionQlikView 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.What you will learn
1.Build a comprehensive library of QlikView components to speed up your developments
2.Define a practical roadmap that will help you build business-driven dashboards
3.Explore the most effective and engaging ways to present data
4.Apply the best practices in the field of data visualization
5.Avoid common pitfalls when creating bar, line and pie charts
6.Create robust visualizations such as heat maps, histograms and scatter plots
Who this book is forThis book is focused on QlikView developers with basic knowledge of scripting and layouts who want to improve their designing skills and build effective, eye-catching dashboards that deliver tangible value to their business.
Key Features
Book DescriptionQlikView 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.What you will learn
1.Build a comprehensive library of QlikView components to speed up your developments
2.Define a practical roadmap that will help you build business-driven dashboards
3.Explore the most effective and engaging ways to present data
4.Apply the best practices in the field of data visualization
5.Avoid common pitfalls when creating bar, line and pie charts
6.Create robust visualizations such as heat maps, histograms and scatter plots
Who this book is forThis book is focused on QlikView developers with basic knowledge of scripting and layouts who want to improve their designing skills and build effective, eye-catching dashboards that deliver tangible value to their business.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78217-573-5 (9781782175735)
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Julian Villafuerte is a founding member of Evolution Consulting, a Mexican firm which provides QlikView consulting services throughout the Americas. Since 2010, he has helped several companies to define effective strategies for data management and business analysis. As a consultant, he has worked in application development, project management, pre-sales and training for many industries, including retail, manufacturing and insurance.
In October, 2015, he published "Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView", a practical handbook focused on developing useful and engaging analytical applications. He has a Master's degree in Information Technology Management and teaches at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico City. Recently, he started a blog called QlikFreak (https://qlikfreak.wordpress.com/), where he shares tips and tricks about data visualization, scripting and best practices.
In October, 2015, he published "Creating Stunning Dashboards with QlikView", a practical handbook focused on developing useful and engaging analytical applications. He has a Master's degree in Information Technology Management and teaches at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico City. Recently, he started a blog called QlikFreak (https://qlikfreak.wordpress.com/), where he shares tips and tricks about data visualization, scripting and best practices.
Content
Table of Contents
Know your battlefield, devise your strategy
All about Dashboard Design Best Practices
First things first: Dashboard Structure
It
Handling
Creating complex visualizations
Beyond QlikView: Enhance your visualizations
Building your mobile dashboards
Know your battlefield, devise your strategy
All about Dashboard Design Best Practices
First things first: Dashboard Structure
It
Handling
Creating complex visualizations
Beyond QlikView: Enhance your visualizations
Building your mobile dashboards