Building Reports & Dashboards

Summary

Turning raw data into a focused, recurring view stakeholders can check without asking for a manual update every time — the discipline is choosing what to include as much as what to leave out.

How to Learn This

1Design a 5-6 metric dashboard for a hypothetical business process, on paper first.
2Learn to structure a report around the decision it's meant to support, not just data availability.
3Practice presenting a report with a clear recommendation, not just numbers.

Data Visualization Basics

KPIs & Business Metrics

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