Do you know why so many research and evaluation reports are super long and boring? I have a theory. One nice thing about putting all of your ideas into a book is that it makes it easier to chat about those ideas with others. And I’ve had the opportunity to participate in a bunch of […]
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5 Tools that Make Reporting Easier AND Better
In today’s post I’ll share my five favorite reporting tools. And no, my list doesn’t include Excel, PowerPoint, Word, R, Illustrator, D3, Tableau, or PowerBI. My Quest. I think I’ve been on a quest. Now I didn’t know I was on a quest. It was more like something was missing but I didn’t know it. […]
Stop it with the Interactive Dashboards
So your organization gave you a Tableau license. Or perhaps you attended a half-day PowerBI workshop. Now you’re ready to use your new tools and make some of your data interactive. But should you? Not everything should be interactive! Tools like Tableau and PowerBI give you the ability to pack a lot of data into […]
Stop Speaking for the Data
It’s late August, and are into another hot week here in North Carolina. So yet again I was outside with the hose watering our little vegetable garden. And in that meditative moment I thought about The Lorax. I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have […]
The Reporting Revolution – Virtual Book Launch Party & Book Tour
The proof copy is on its way and if everything goes right, I will have The Reporting Revolution up on Amazon next week. So what now? It’s time for a party! First, Thank You! All told over 450 of you downloaded a free draft version of the book. I decided to share the book before […]
Last Chance to Download – The Reporting Revolution
I think the book is done. Depending on the response, there may be a second book to follow-up this one. But for now, I’m done writing. In 5 days, on August 23, I will taking the free download offline as I prepare the book for publication. But until that day, you can download the book […]