juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Oct 4 2023 at 9:31AM on page 77 Answer Good idea indeed. Not sure if KDP, our publisher, supports printing to the edge of the page though. But maybe there would be another solution. We'l keep it in mind for the next version. 0 replies
Andreas T. Moser Oct 2 2023 at 4:12PM on page 77 Suggestion 5.1 shall be followed in Document -> There should be colorful sidebars so that is clear on each page which subsection is actually covered 1 reply
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Sep 6 2023 at 11:06AM on page 152 Answer I agree with everything you're saying. As geospatial analyses are not that common in business reporting I'd like to follow your recommendation and advice not using them unless there is a real geospatial need for it. And if so, we can offer some options that need further discussion of pros and cons outside IBCS. 0 replies
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Sep 6 2023 at 10:58AM on page 156 Answer Good idea and well explained. Let us discuss this with the next version. 0 replies
Andrzej Leszkiewicz Aug 31 2023 at 2:11PM on page 156 Suggestion We usually use triangles to represent a third scenario. This third scenario is generally less important than those displayed using bars. Bars are easier to see, while one has to search for the small triangles. Therefore, it makes sense to use bars for more important scenarios and triangles for the additional one. However, in Figure CH 5.2, we use triangles for AC* and then focus on AC* variations in the variance chart. We have shifted our focus from AC (represented by black bars) to AC* (variations). Additionally, from a perception standpoint, using bars to display the variance between two other bars (their lengths) is more intuitive than using bars to display the variation between bar length and triangle position. I suggest to use solid bars for AC* (currency adjusted) and triangles for AC. Also this will work better for a bar chart with integrated variance. Current version after switching (in a responsive report) from 2-tier to 1-tier (a bar chart with integrated variance) will be messed (we will need to show variance between a bar length and a triangle position. 1 reply
Andrzej Leszkiewicz Aug 29 2023 at 4:13PM on page 152 Suggestion I'm not sure pie charts (or even bar charts) on a map is the best choice. In my opinion if there are just a few areas on the map then it's not enough to talk about spatial patterns, so why at all we need a map? Normalized bar chart instead of the map will work better showing areas with smaller and larger ratios and it will also make comparison between the areas possible. If there are many areas (example - US states), pie charts will be to small, there will be to many of them, and North East of the US will be totally messed up because of the small state areas. In this case a cartogram will work much better if we're looking for spatial patterns. [Problem is, that while hexagonal cartogram is great for the US, for other regions/countries it's not always easy to build a good cartogram.] I would suggest to change CH 3.3 to mention (at least): 1) sometimes bar chart instead of a map is better than any map 2) for some regions/countries a cartogram is better than a map I understand that there are too many things to include into the future versions of IBCS, but maps is really complex topic. Probably the the best advice for business reporting is to do avoid them whenever is possible. And when not possible (we really need to show spatial patterns) we will need much much more developed recommendations than existing CH 3.3. 1 reply
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Jul 7 2023 at 4:51PM on page 42 Answer First you have to decide whether you notate costs as a positive figure (calculation method) or as a negative figure (addition method). I assume you notate it as positive. Then you have to decide whether you show the variance in a normal bar chart or as a waterfall. In a normal bar chart the bar points to the right (because positive) gets the label +100 and is red, whereas a decrease in sales is also read but points to the left. To avoid this, you can use a variance waterfall: Now both the decrease in sales and the increase in costs point to the left, however the labels are stiil different (+100 costs, -100 sales). 0 replies
Ludvig Jul 7 2023 at 3:36PM on page 42 Question Hi! What would be the correct way to label absolute variance in a chart displaying the differences for both incomes and expenses? Do I invert the prefix for expenses so that a increase in expenses is displayed as +100k rather than -100k, even though it refers to a red block with negative impact on the business? 1 reply
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Jun 26 2023 at 4:24PM on page 133 Answer Yes, the suggestion is switching to "thousands" when the numbers are too long. We would typically do this in the chart title (which is not visible on this picture) rather than adding a "k" to every single value. 0 replies
Effrat Katz Jun 23 2023 at 5:04PM on page 133 Suggestion The values on the right chart are not equal to the numbers on the left. Did you mean to add a "k" to the list of numbers on the right chart? 1 reply
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com May 15 2023 at 9:45AM on page 1 Answer You're welcome 😃. And you're even more welcome to contribute your thoughts to this work. Best, Jürgen 0 replies
Kholisa Bika May 13 2023 at 10:17PM on page 1 Suggestion Thank you for the amazing work. Your standards have helped me communicate my data stories better to my users. 1 reply
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Apr 11 2023 at 1:05PM on page 76 Answer Thank you for your input, Dwayne. It seems that there are different divisions into continents: Most common over here are the division into 7 and into 5 continents. We have chosen the latter here, where North and South America are seen as one continent "America". Admittedly, this could have been expressed more clearly by writing "Americas" (with "s"). Anyway, actually this rule is about creating exhaustive structures by adding a remainder position. And I hope that is understood as it is. 0 replies
Dwayne Coker Apr 6 2023 at 3:30PM on page 76 Suggestion Asia, Europe & Africa are all continents, but what is America? Is it the country the United States of America or the two continents North America and South America? Either way, the granularity isn't a single continent which is what Asia, Europe and Africa each are. I suggest using one or both of North America and South America but listing them separately. 1 reply
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Jan 5 2023 at 6:00PM on page 131 Answer Well spotted. I wished it was intentional but it's not😕. We will put it on the list of change requests. 0 replies
Ross Jan 4 2023 at 1:26AM on page 131 Suggestion SI 4.1 AVOID SUPERFLUOUS EXTRA WORDS Since superfluous words are definitionally "EXTRA" words the title does not follow its own advice. If the redundancy is intentional, well played. I appreciate the dry humor. 1 reply
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Dec 12 2022 at 3:13PM on page 11 Answer That's right, thank you. Will be changed in the next version. 0 replies
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Dec 12 2022 at 3:09PM on page 19 Answer Thank you. Will be changed in the next version. 0 replies
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Dec 12 2022 at 3:07PM on page 1 Resolution Please register on link and confirm your email. Then you will receive an email with a Coupon Code. Go to link, add it to your cart and apply the Coupon Code when checking to get the PDF for free. 0 replies
Rajeev Sep 19 2022 at 7:30AM on page 19 Suggestion ".... every kind of description". (description is not plural) 1 reply
Valentin Lenk Jul 7 2022 at 3:17PM on page 11 Suggestion This should probably be a heading too 1 reply
Guido Bürger May 8 2022 at 2:01PM on page 43 Suggestion I can understand the argument that there is a certain freedom in the exact choice of colour here. However, I suggest that, in order to improve clarity, this freedom should be explicitly referred to here. 0 replies
Jürgen Faißt May 2 2022 at 2:21PM on page 13 Suggestion Well spotted. Will be changed with the next update. 0 replies
Jürgen Faißt May 2 2022 at 9:56AM on page 43 Suggestion We have had this discussion and concluded that such details belong in a company-specific notation manual. It is not realistic to assume that the whole world uses the exact same color codes. And it is not necessary either, because for pattern recognition it is sufficient to use the same color category. Within the company, on the other hand, a uniform RGB code should definitely be defined and used. 1 reply
Guido Bürger Apr 30 2022 at 1:02PM on page 43 Suggestion Suggestion: the colours should additionally be defined by their RGB values. 1 reply
Volker Zeng Apr 27 2022 at 5:13PM on page 13 Suggestion I suggest CO 4 should be formatted as bold (like CO 1, CO 2, etc.) 1 reply
Jürgen Faißt Apr 12 2022 at 2:03PM on page 35 Suggestion Some BI systems have this options, others don't. But that shouldn't stop us from demanding it. If we limit our proposals to the capabilities of today's BI tools, then our reports and dashboards will not become more understandable. In the meantime, we will have to compromise or rely on IBCS-certified plug-ins (link). 0 replies
Elvira Widström Apr 8 2022 at 10:29AM on page 35 Suggestion Unfortunately as far as I know there is no option to change patterns in barcharts in modern BI system, e.g Power BI. There is an option in Excel. 1 reply
juergen.faisst@ibcs.com Feb 25 2022 at 2:13PM on page 116 Answer Thank you, well spotted. We will change that with the next update. 0 replies
Guido Bürger Feb 24 2022 at 10:13AM on page 116 Suggestion Incorrect time range in the report header. It should read "2016..2022". 1 reply
Jürgen Feb 20 2022 at 10:36AM on page 35 Question I love this new illustration of scenarios. What about other reference scenarios like benchmarks and competitors? 0 replies
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