This book takes a hands-on approach to developing dashboards, from instructing users on advanced Excel techniques to addressing dashboard pitfalls common in the real world. Dashboards for Excel is your key to creating informative, actionable, and interactive dashboards and decision support systems. Throughout the book, the reader is challenged to think about Excel and data analytics differently—that is, to think outside the cell. This book shows you how to create dashboards in Excel quickly and effectively.
In this book, you learn how to:
Apply data visualization principles for more effective dashboards Employ dynamic charts and tables to create dashboards that are constantly up-to-date and providing fresh information Use understated yet powerful formulas for Excel development Apply advanced Excel techniques mixing formulas and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to create interactive dashboards Create dynamic systems for decision support in your organization Avoid common problems in Excel development and dashboard creation Get started with the Excel data model, PowerPivot, and Power Query
By:
Jordan Goldmeier,
Purnachandra Duggirala
Imprint: APress
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: 1st ed.
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 29mm
Weight: 1.075kg
ISBN: 9781430249443
ISBN 10: 1430249447
Pages: 542
Publication Date: 29 September 2015
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part I: All about Dashboards 1. Introduction to dashboard development 2. A Critical View of Information Visualization 3. The Principles of Visualization 4. Advanced Visualization Part II: Excel Dashboard Design Basics 5. Getting Started: Thinking Outside the Cell 6. Visual Basic for Applications for Excel, a Refresher 7. Avoiding pitfalls in Excel development Part III: Formulas, Controls, and Charts 8. The Components of a Dashboard 9. Introducing Formula Concepts 10. Applying Formula Concepts 11. Metrics: Context and Performance 12. Introduction to Controls 13. Project Management/Gantt Chart Dashboard 14. Project Management II: Adding Decision Support 15. Introduction to Dynamic Charts 16. Chart Minis Part IV: From user interface to presentation 17. Getting Input from Users 18. Storage Patterns for User Input 19. Building for Sensitivity Analysis 20. Perfecting the Presentation Part V: Advanced Dashboards with Databases 21. Introduction to Microsoft Business Intelligence 22. Data Model Capabilities of Excel 2013 23. Advanced Modeling with Slicers, Filters, and PivotTables 24. Power Query and other useful tools
Reviews for Dashboards for Excel
This book's index is detailed. ... this is a very useful, detailed, and informative book that will be of great use to the intended audience. (David Bellin, Computing Reviews, April, 2016) The book is not only a step-by-step introduction on how to make a dashboard that would impress our colleagues and management. It goes one level further - what should we get into a good data visualization, best practises and pitfalls for it. ... the book is really useful - if you are an Excel dashboard developer you would benefit from it! (Vitosh Academy, vitoshacademy.com, March, 2016)
