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Practical Rules for Visualizing Budgets, Plans and Forecasts in Excel

In this webinar, you will learn best practices for designing efficient budget, plan and forecast reports.

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Excel example and "planning styles" used in the webinar
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Andrej Lapajne

Founder & CEO at Zebra BI

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(2:51) Bad examples of data presentation
(4:46) The importance of the colors
(7:12) The importance of using visual highlights
(9:48) Color inversion when presenting negative scenarios
(10:20) Indicating the key message
(10:55) Indicating the unit of your charts
(11:11) The importance of inserting comments
(11:45) Differentiating the data in the chart
(13:35) The importance of scaling
(15:37) The appropriate use of the chart type
(16:30) Use of different layouts
(16:57) Presenting multiple charts on one page
(18:46) The importance of using data visualization while planning
(21:43) Using waterfall chart
(23:12) Problems and solutions when using waterfall chart for planning
(26:59) Vertically placed waterfall chart
(32:33) Adjusting values on the chart
(33:03) Inserting difference highlights
(33:45) Customizing color styles
(36:11) Aligning and scaling charts
(37:22) Inverting the colors of visual highlights
(38:26) Creating linked slides
(40:43) Creating more charts on one page
(42:47) Using data visualization while planning
(45:01) Creating form controls – radio buttons
(50:28) Creating a chart from a pivot table
(51:24) Adjusting the data and labels for planning
(54:26) Zebra BI resources and social media presence
(55:09) Q & A
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