How to Create Efficient Variance Reports

In this webinar, you'll learn how to design efficient variance reports using Excel and Zebra BI.

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Learn the most efficient ways to report on variance analysis

Whether it is sales-vs-budget or costs-vs-budget, every company uses variance analysis to track the actual performance against their goals.

In our webinar, you will get a thorough explanation of different types of variance reports, a hint on how to create the top 3 most efficient variance analysis reports, and learn how Zebra BI's page templates can be used to create pixel-perfect reports.

 

Variance report - sales variance vs PY vs budget

You'll Learn: 

How to design top 3 most efficient variance analysis reports
How to use Zebra BI’s page templates to create pixel-perfect reports for PowerPoint or printouts
In-depth explanations of all types of variance charts
How to handle extreme values (outliers) in your data
How to efficiently link your visual reports to your data connections

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Presenter

Andrej Lapajne

Founder & CEO at Zebra BI
Andrej brings 25 years of experience in business intelligence and software development and 20 years as a consultant. Helping numerous international and regional companies achieve consistent and efficient internal reporting throughout the organization inspired him to build Zebra BI.

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