Up to now, our BusinessQ releases put some requirements on IT experts – they needed to write SQL in order to create reports for end-users.
From our new release of BusinessQ 5 on, that is not longer required. We developed Business Model.
It is a meta model of reporting data. With it, we succeeded in our basic goal – to enable ANY BusinessQ user to define and make his own report from scratch, all in drag and drop interface, and without writing a single line of SQL code.
Once defined, a Business Model is a helpful layer between an end...
We are happy to inform you that BusinessQ DEMO site is upgraded!
Check out our new look and feel, new types of data visualizations (KPI Text, Scatter, Bubble…), new Dashboards and more.
We will continue to add new Reports and Dashboards. For now, take the role of an Sales Analyst:
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Feel free to contact us if you want to see your data in BusinessQ!
Best Regards,
BusinessQ...
Danas smo u VL mogli čitati uglavnom o zdravstvenom odgoju i pripadajućim komentarima. Ipak, ono što mi je zapelo za oko, a primjereno je za ovaj blog, jest grafički prikaz povjerenja građana strankama u Hrvatskoj:
Prije svega, graf nije loš po mnogo stvari. Kao kategorijska os izabrano je vrijeme, graf prikazuje trend tako da je linijski graf najprimjereniji ovdje.
Dizajnerske zamjerke kreću se oko nepotrebnih iscrtkanih linija koje samo dodaju na “gužvi” na grafu, a ne informacijama; Isto tako, izbor boja nije...
Za kraj Q1 ove godine BusinessQ će doživjeti novu verziju. U njoj će se nalaziti mnoga poboljšanja, ubrzavanja algoritama, ali i potpuno nove funkcionalnosti i opcije vizualizacije podataka.
Jedna od njih je i ScatterPlot. Ovaj tip grafa služi da se na vrlo brz način uoče eventualne korelacije među brojčanim podacima (mjerama, metrikama). O čemu se radi? Tradicionalni grafovi u pravilu prikazuju neke kategorije (Dimenzije, poput Artikli, Kupci, Mjeseci) i pripadajuće vrijednosti (Mjere, poput Prodaja, Trošak, Količina). Za razliku...
There is an interesting project going on – A Farce with numbers.
Organizer asked students to locate resources that showed how graphs and charts can mislead. What is (I think) very educational is that he also asked them to look at color theory, word-image association, juxtaposition, and other aesthetic methods of influencing meaning and interpretation.
Unlike Forbes’ graph makeover contest in which I also participated here , thihs assignment is different and very interesting. The students were asked to take the data in...
Ukratko, poslovna inteligencija bavi se pružanjem pravih podataka i informacija pravim ljudima u pravo vrijeme. Na taj način oni su u stanju analizirati podatke koje proizvodi tvrtka, biti informirani oko svih potencijalnih poslovnih problema i donositi odluke potkrijepljene točnim informacijama o poslovanju. Kako je poslovna inteligencija podrška boljem poslovnom odlučivanju, često se naziva i sustavom za podršku poslovnom odlučivanju i izvještavanju.
Sve organizacije imaju potrebu za inteligentnim izvještavanjem na nekom nivou....
Naomi Robbins on Forbes.com presented a graph and a table and asked readers to present alternatives. I choose to improve this graph:
The main reason is because there are far better ways to display this kind of information. I present 2 alternatives:
1) first of which is better to present part-in-the whole percentages of social media and quick comparison for b2b and b2c companies : (you can easily ask yourself – where did LinkedIn vanish for b2c?)
1) second of which is better to present actual percentages of social media and...
Yesterday I stumbled upon an article on storytellingwithdata.com. I quote the author:
“I was surprised reading this article how many stats were included and yet how few visuals. Only one graph, in fact:
My challenge to you is this: read the article and determine what data you find most interesting then visualize it. You can remake the above graph, or focus on bringing life to numbers included in the report by making them visual. ”
So I decided to look at the article and to pick up this visualization for...
Creating a nice looking, but valid report in the sense that it communicate business information with elegance and accuracy is not always an easy task.
The most important stuff is, of course, the data. It should be represented with the help of several visual design principles. They should present information to the readers in a manner that highlights what is most important. Every set of numbers has a message buried within, and it is task of report designer to present that message.
But in this blog I want to emphasize other components of good...
In general, all organizations require Business Intelligence at some level. When we founded our company – Qualia – we have no ERP system and in the beginning we have no transactions. But very soon, I started to ask myself typical questions like “What is in my sales pipeline and what is the percent of success rate”, “What is the average invoice amount and what can I expect if trend continues?” and so on… The point is, even the smallest companies need some form of intelligent report or data...
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Business Model in BusinessQ
Posted by Hrvoje Smolic on Apr 24, 2013 in BusinessQ | 0 comments
Up to now, our BusinessQ releases put some requirements on IT experts – they needed to write SQL in order to create reports for end-users. From our new release of BusinessQ 5 on, that is not longer required. We developed Business Model. It is a meta model of reporting data. With it, we succeeded in our basic goal – to enable ANY BusinessQ user to define and make his own report from scratch, all in drag and drop interface, and without writing a single line of SQL code. Once defined, a Business Model is a helpful layer between an end...
read moreBusinessQ Demo Site Upgraded
Posted by Hrvoje Smolic on Mar 7, 2013 in BusinessQ | 0 comments
We are happy to inform you that BusinessQ DEMO site is upgraded! Check out our new look and feel, new types of data visualizations (KPI Text, Scatter, Bubble…), new Dashboards and more. We will continue to add new Reports and Dashboards. For now, take the role of an Sales Analyst: Demo site access Feel free to contact us if you want to see your data in BusinessQ! Best Regards, BusinessQ...
read more[CRO] VL danas – nova greška u grafu
Posted by Hrvoje Smolic on Jan 11, 2013 in Data Visualization, Graphs | 0 comments
Danas smo u VL mogli čitati uglavnom o zdravstvenom odgoju i pripadajućim komentarima. Ipak, ono što mi je zapelo za oko, a primjereno je za ovaj blog, jest grafički prikaz povjerenja građana strankama u Hrvatskoj: Prije svega, graf nije loš po mnogo stvari. Kao kategorijska os izabrano je vrijeme, graf prikazuje trend tako da je linijski graf najprimjereniji ovdje. Dizajnerske zamjerke kreću se oko nepotrebnih iscrtkanih linija koje samo dodaju na “gužvi” na grafu, a ne informacijama; Isto tako, izbor boja nije...
read more[CRO] BusinessQ Scatter Plot – korelacije u mjerama
Posted by Hrvoje Smolic on Jan 9, 2013 in BusinessQ, Data Visualization, Graphs | 0 comments
Za kraj Q1 ove godine BusinessQ će doživjeti novu verziju. U njoj će se nalaziti mnoga poboljšanja, ubrzavanja algoritama, ali i potpuno nove funkcionalnosti i opcije vizualizacije podataka. Jedna od njih je i ScatterPlot. Ovaj tip grafa služi da se na vrlo brz način uoče eventualne korelacije među brojčanim podacima (mjerama, metrikama). O čemu se radi? Tradicionalni grafovi u pravilu prikazuju neke kategorije (Dimenzije, poput Artikli, Kupci, Mjeseci) i pripadajuće vrijednosti (Mjere, poput Prodaja, Trošak, Količina). Za razliku...
read moreHow to Lie with Charts – part 2
Posted by Hrvoje Smolic on Dec 18, 2012 in Data Visualization, Graphs | 0 comments
There is an interesting project going on – A Farce with numbers. Organizer asked students to locate resources that showed how graphs and charts can mislead. What is (I think) very educational is that he also asked them to look at color theory, word-image association, juxtaposition, and other aesthetic methods of influencing meaning and interpretation. Unlike Forbes’ graph makeover contest in which I also participated here , thihs assignment is different and very interesting. The students were asked to take the data in...
read more[Cro] Zašto ulagati u Poslovnu inteligenciju?
Posted by Hrvoje Smolic on Dec 12, 2012 in Business Intelligence, BusinessQ | 0 comments
Ukratko, poslovna inteligencija bavi se pružanjem pravih podataka i informacija pravim ljudima u pravo vrijeme. Na taj način oni su u stanju analizirati podatke koje proizvodi tvrtka, biti informirani oko svih potencijalnih poslovnih problema i donositi odluke potkrijepljene točnim informacijama o poslovanju. Kako je poslovna inteligencija podrška boljem poslovnom odlučivanju, često se naziva i sustavom za podršku poslovnom odlučivanju i izvještavanju. Sve organizacije imaju potrebu za inteligentnim izvještavanjem na nekom nivou....
read moreForbes : Graph Makeover Contest
Posted by Hrvoje Smolic on Nov 29, 2012 in Data Visualization, Graphs | 0 comments
Naomi Robbins on Forbes.com presented a graph and a table and asked readers to present alternatives. I choose to improve this graph: The main reason is because there are far better ways to display this kind of information. I present 2 alternatives: 1) first of which is better to present part-in-the whole percentages of social media and quick comparison for b2b and b2c companies : (you can easily ask yourself – where did LinkedIn vanish for b2c?) 1) second of which is better to present actual percentages of social media and...
read moreData viz challenge: How Teens Research
Posted by Hrvoje Smolic on Nov 23, 2012 in Data Visualization, Graphs | 0 comments
Yesterday I stumbled upon an article on storytellingwithdata.com. I quote the author: “I was surprised reading this article how many stats were included and yet how few visuals. Only one graph, in fact: My challenge to you is this: read the article and determine what data you find most interesting then visualize it. You can remake the above graph, or focus on bringing life to numbers included in the report by making them visual. ” So I decided to look at the article and to pick up this visualization for...
read moreSecrets of good and valid report design
Posted by Hrvoje Smolic on Nov 22, 2012 in Business Intelligence, Data Visualization | 0 comments
Creating a nice looking, but valid report in the sense that it communicate business information with elegance and accuracy is not always an easy task. The most important stuff is, of course, the data. It should be represented with the help of several visual design principles. They should present information to the readers in a manner that highlights what is most important. Every set of numbers has a message buried within, and it is task of report designer to present that message. But in this blog I want to emphasize other components of good...
read moreShould you invest in BI and why?
Posted by Hrvoje Smolic on Nov 19, 2012 in Business Intelligence, Small Business | 0 comments
In general, all organizations require Business Intelligence at some level. When we founded our company – Qualia – we have no ERP system and in the beginning we have no transactions. But very soon, I started to ask myself typical questions like “What is in my sales pipeline and what is the percent of success rate”, “What is the average invoice amount and what can I expect if trend continues?” and so on… The point is, even the smallest companies need some form of intelligent report or data...
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