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Part I Strategic Performance with Balanced Scorecards |
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Chapter 1 Accelerating Strategic Performance |
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Managing with a 500-Year-Old System |
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The Failure of Modern Management Systems |
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A Modern Strategic Management System |
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Why Use a Balanced Scorecard? |
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Building a Balanced Scorecard |
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Does the Balanced Scorecard Guarantee Business Success? |
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Does the Balanced Scorecard Really Work? |
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Do Small and Midsized Businesses Benefit from the Balanced Scorecard? |
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Is the Balanced Scorecard Worth Developing? |
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Chapter 2 Developing Your Strategic Foundation |
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Developing Your Strategic Foundation |
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Developing Your Strategic Assessment |
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Defining Your External Environment by Using PESTEL |
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Defining Your Industry Environment with Porter's 5 Forces |
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Defining Your Strengths and Weaknesses with the Balanced Scorecard SWOT |
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Developing Your Strategic Destination Statement |
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Chapter 3 Preparing to Build Your Balanced Scorecard |
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Why Use a Balanced Scorecard? |
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Is Your Organization Ready for the Balanced Scorecard Journey? |
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Senior Executive Commitment |
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Experienced Facilitator or Consultant |
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Executive Sponsor Commitment |
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Executive Time and Commitment |
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Participative Culture with Open Communication |
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You Must Make Your Case for Change |
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Building Balanced Scorecard Teams |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 Step-by-Step to Building Your Strategy Map |
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48 | (2) |
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Leveraging Your Strategy Map |
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Perspectives: Monitoring Your Strategy from Different Points of View |
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Strategic Themes: Concentrating Resources and Momentum along Specific Themes |
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Objectives and Causal Links: Modeling What Drives Your Business Success |
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Selecting a Strategy Map Facilitator |
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Step-by-Step to Creating Your Strategy Map |
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The Brainstorm and Intensive Discussion Approach |
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Conducting Strategy Map Sessions |
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Selecting Strategic Theme Sponsors |
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Chapter 5 Step-by-Step from Strategy to Action |
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Turning Your Strategy Map into Measurable Action |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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Motivating and Educating the Strategic Theme Teams |
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Brainstorming Initiatives |
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Developing a Robust List of Initiatives |
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Chapter 6 Step-by-Step to Selecting Metrics and Setting Targets |
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Achieving Balance in Your Balanced Scorecard |
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The Right Number of Measures |
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If You Have More Than the "Critical Few," You Lose |
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Leading and Lagging Metrics: Drivers and Results |
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Sample Objectives and Metrics |
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Step-by-Step to Selecting Your Metrics |
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Defining the Metric with a Metric Definition |
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Look Out! What You Measure Is What You Get! |
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Critical Questions to Ask about Your Measures and Metrics |
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Setting Intermediate Targets |
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You Will Not Move toward a Target at a Constant Rate |
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Chapter 7 Step-by-Step to Developing Your Implementation Plan |
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Step-by-Step to Translating Initiatives into Projects |
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Monitoring Initiatives in Progress |
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Chapter 8 Step-by-Step to Rollout and Strategic Reviews |
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Creating a Culture Focused on Strategy |
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91 | (1) |
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Preparing for the Strategy Review Meeting |
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Facilitating the First Meeting |
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Communication, Training, and Rollout |
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Part II Operational Performance with Dashboards |
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Chapter 9 Developing Executive and Operational Dashboards |
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Why Are Dashboards Used with Increasing Frequency? |
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The Differences between Dashboards and Scorecards |
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Challenges in Developing Dashboards |
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106 | (1) |
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Developing Your Dashboard |
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107 | (2) |
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108 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Mapping Your Operational Processes |
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Step-by-Step to Building a Map |
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Chapter 11 Identifying Critical Metrics and Key Performance Indicators |
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General Rules for Metrics in Operational Dashboards |
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Interview the Decision-Makers |
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Identify Metrics Using Your Map |
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Step-by-Step to Identifying Critical Metrics |
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Brainstorming and Identifying Metrics Using an Ishikawa or Fishbone Diagram |
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127 | (2) |
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What's Simple Can Be Difficult, and What's Difficult Can Be Simple |
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Part III Building Maps, Scorecards, and Dashboards |
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Chapter 12 Creating Dashboards for Decision-Making |
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Step-by-Step: Creating Dashboards That Aid Decision-Making |
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Make Your Dashboards Actionable |
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138 | (3) |
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Tips on Graphical Elements |
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141 | (2) |
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Some Important Sources on the Art and Science of Visualizing Data |
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143 | (1) |
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Excel Charting Techniques |
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143 | (1) |
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The Art of Visualizing Data |
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144 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 Drawing Process and Strategy Maps |
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Which Drawing Tool Should You Use? |
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147 | (1) |
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Drawing with Microsoft Office Drawing Tools |
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148 | (1) |
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Displaying the Drawing Toolbar in Versions of Office Prior to 2007 and 2010 |
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Drawing Objects and Connectors |
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149 | (2) |
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Adding Text to Objects or Connectors |
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151 | (1) |
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Moving Objects or Connectors |
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151 | (1) |
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Formatting Objects or Connectors |
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Grouping Objects So That They Act as One |
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Using Grid and Nudge for Accurate Positioning |
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151 | (1) |
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Controlling Objects That Overlap |
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152 | (1) |
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Saving Time When You Draw |
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152 | (1) |
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Drawing with Microsoft Visio |
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153 | (4) |
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155 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 Using Microsoft Excel for Balanced Scorecards and Dashboards |
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Excel Is the Most Widely Used Balanced Scorecard Software |
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157 | (1) |
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Consider the Trade-Offs between Excel and Large BI Systems |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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Many Versions of One Truth |
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160 | (1) |
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Technical Scalability versus User Scalability |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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Spreadsheets Spawn Spreadsheets |
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161 | (1) |
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The Ineluctable Modality of User-Built Conundrums |
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162 | (1) |
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Advantages of Using Excel |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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Prove the Business Intelligence and Dashboard Concept |
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163 | (1) |
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Total Costs for Scalability |
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163 | (1) |
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Excel Is Flexible and Extensible |
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164 | (1) |
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Excel's Chart Engine Is a Powerful Standard |
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164 | (1) |
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Chapter 15 Text-Based Dashboards |
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Alerting with Conditional Formats |
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168 | (1) |
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Conditional Formatting with Earlier Versions of Excel |
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169 | (1) |
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Conditional Color Formatting with Excel 2007 and Excel 2010 |
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170 | (2) |
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Creating In-Cell Charts with Text |
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172 | (1) |
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Creating Text Charts with Earlier Versions of Excel |
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173 | (1) |
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Creating Data Bars with Excel 2007 and Excel 2010 |
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174 | (1) |
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Alerting with Conditional Text Icons |
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Creating Conditional Icons with Earlier Versions of Excel |
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176 | (3) |
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Creating Conditional Icons with Excel 2007 and Excel 2010 |
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179 | (4) |
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181 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 Custom Labels and Formatting |
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Combining Numbers, Text and Dates to Create Custom Labels |
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184 | (1) |
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Joining Text with Custom-Formatted Numbers |
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184 | (2) |
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Joining Text with Custom-Formatted Dates and Times |
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186 | (1) |
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Time and Data Calculations |
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187 | (1) |
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Calculating the Beginning and End of Any Month |
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188 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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Calculating the Beginning and End of a Quarter |
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189 | (1) |
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Automatically Updating Quarterly Titles on the Category (x) Axis |
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190 | (1) |
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Scaling Numbers with Formatting |
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191 | (1) |
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Scaling Charts and Sheets Separately |
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192 | (1) |
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Creating Custom Titles and Floating Text |
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193 | (1) |
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Creating Dynamic Chart Titles |
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193 | (1) |
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Creating Floating Titles in Charts |
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194 | (1) |
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Creating Dynamic Titles That Float in Worksheets |
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195 | (1) |
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Rotating Text, Shapes, and Charts in Any Direction by Using a Picture of Cells |
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195 | (2) |
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Creating Custom Data Labels |
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197 | (1) |
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Creating Pop-Up and Alert Data Labels |
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198 | (2) |
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Creating New Color Palettes |
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200 | (1) |
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Creating a Custom Color Palette in Excel 2003 |
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201 | (1) |
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Matching Your Dashboard to the Corporate Identity |
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202 | (1) |
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Transferring Color Palettes between Workbooks |
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202 | (1) |
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Creating Aesthetically Pleasing Color Palettes |
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203 | (4) |
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Chapter 17 Working with Data That Changes Size |
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207 | (22) |
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Using Tables for Data That Changes Size |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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Attaching a Dynamic Range Name to a Table |
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210 | (1) |
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Tables Use English-Like Formula References |
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211 | (1) |
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Naming Ranges for Ease of Use and Functionality |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (3) |
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When to Use Tables or Dynamic Range Names |
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215 | (1) |
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Creating Dynamic Range Names That Adjust Automatically When the Size of Data Changes |
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216 | (3) |
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Creating Charts That Expand to Include New Data |
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219 | (3) |
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Dynamically Changing a Chart's Start Date |
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222 | (2) |
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Dynamically Changing a Chart's Start Date and Width |
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224 | (1) |
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Dynamically Charting the Last 13 Months of Data |
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225 | (1) |
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Creating Dynamic Range Names for Lists |
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226 | (3) |
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Chapter 18 Retrieving Data from Lists and Tables of Data |
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229 | (14) |
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More Powerful Than VLOOKUP: INDEX and MATCH |
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229 | (3) |
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The Key to Retrieving Data and Creating Interactive Dashboards |
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232 | (1) |
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Using a Keyword to Retrieve and Chart Data |
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232 | (2) |
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Adding a Drop-Down Selection List to Make Retrieval Easier |
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234 | (2) |
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Retrieving Data Given Multiple Keywords |
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236 | (1) |
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Retrieving Multiple Rows Using a Single Keyword |
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237 | (3) |
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Retrieving Data with a Two-Way Lookup |
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240 | (3) |
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241 | (2) |
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Chapter 19 Creating Miniature Charts and Tables |
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243 | (24) |
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Using Miniature Charts, Tables, and Sparklines for Greater Information Density and Improved Layout |
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244 | (3) |
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Creating Miniature Charts from Standard Excel Charts |
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247 | (1) |
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Removing Titles, Grid Lines, and Legends |
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248 | (1) |
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Formatting the Y-Axis to Remove Unnecessary Scales and Width |
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249 | (1) |
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Reducing the Size and Width of Y-Axis Numeric Values |
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250 | (3) |
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253 | (3) |
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Formatting Multiple Miniature Charts |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (3) |
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Modifying or Deleting Sparklines |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (2) |
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Excel's Amazing Camera Tool |
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262 | (1) |
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Taking Pictures with the Camera Tool |
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263 | (1) |
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Using Camera Pictures of Charts, Tables, and Miniature Charts |
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264 | (1) |
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Simultaneously Formatting the Size of Multiple Charts or Camera Pictures |
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265 | (1) |
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The Dark Side of Excel's Camera Tool |
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266 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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Chapter 20 Controlling Charts with Menus, Combo Boxes, and Buttons |
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267 | (16) |
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Adding Combo Boxes, Lists, Check Boxes, and More to Your Dashboards |
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268 | (3) |
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Selecting Data with a Combo Box or List |
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271 | (4) |
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Selecting Data with Multiple Criteria Using Multiple Combo Boxes |
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275 | (1) |
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When to Use a Data Validation List or Combo Box |
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276 | (1) |
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Creating Dynamic Cascading Combo Boxes or Lists |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (1) |
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Displaying or Hiding Data with a Check Box |
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279 | (1) |
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Scrolling Charts through Time with a Slider Bar |
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280 | (3) |
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282 | (1) |
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Chapter 21 Working with PivotTables |
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283 | (14) |
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Basic Concepts of PivotTables |
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284 | (2) |
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Creating an Auto-Expanding Database or List Name |
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286 | (3) |
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Using PivotTable Results in Dashboards |
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289 | (1) |
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Retrieving a Single Cell of Data from a PivotTable |
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290 | (1) |
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Dynamically Retrieving Data from a PivotTable |
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291 | (1) |
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Building a Safe User-Controlled PivotTable Display |
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292 | (3) |
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Drilling Down to Detail with PivotTables |
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295 | (1) |
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Updating the PivotTable Linked to Internal or External Data |
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296 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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Chapter 22 Working with PowerPivot |
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297 | (20) |
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Basic PowerPivot Concepts |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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Downloading and Installing the Free PowerPivot Add-In |
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301 | (1) |
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Downloading Sample Demos for PowerPivot |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (2) |
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Creating PivotTables or PivotCharts with PowerPivot |
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304 | (1) |
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Building Free-Form Reports with PowerPivot and GetPivotData |
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305 | (3) |
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Sorting Months in Date Order with the Custom Sort Order List |
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308 | (4) |
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Calculating Fields with Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) |
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312 | (5) |
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315 | (2) |
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Chapter 23 Smoothing Data and Forecasting Trends |
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317 | (14) |
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318 | (1) |
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Smoothing Data with Simple Moving Averages |
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318 | (2) |
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Smoothing Data with Weighted Moving Averages |
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320 | (1) |
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Exponential Weighted Moving Average |
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321 | (2) |
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Adding the Analysis ToolPak to Excel |
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323 | (1) |
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Exponential Smoothing with Analysis ToolPak |
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324 | (2) |
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326 | (1) |
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Forecasting with Worksheet Functions |
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326 | (5) |
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329 | (2) |
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Chapter 24 Identifying Targets and Displaying Alerts |
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331 | (16) |
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332 | (2) |
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Charting Alerts with Conditional Colors |
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334 | (3) |
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Charting Alerts for the Top/Bottom n, Quartiles, and Percentiles |
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337 | (3) |
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Charting Alerts with Line and XY Scatter Diagrams |
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340 | (1) |
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Adding a Visual Indicator to Top/Bottom n, Quartile, and Percentile Charts |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (5) |
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344 | (3) |
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Chapter 25 Building Powerful Decision-Making Charts |
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347 | (24) |
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Seeing a Full Statistical Picture with a Box-and-Whisker Plot |
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348 | (5) |
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Bullet Charts: A Better Alternative to Gauges |
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353 | (7) |
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Pareto Charts Show What Is Most Important |
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360 | (3) |
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Variance Charts Make a Difference |
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363 | (2) |
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Project Your Projects with Gantt Charts |
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365 | (2) |
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Project Variance Gantt Charts |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (3) |
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370 | (1) |
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Chapter 26 Drilling to Detail |
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371 | (14) |
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372 | (1) |
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Navigating with Simple Hyperlinks |
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372 | (4) |
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Navigating with a Drop-Down Menu |
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376 | (2) |
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378 | (1) |
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Drill-Downs in PivotTables and PowerPivots |
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378 | (1) |
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Drilling into a Data List by Clicking a Row |
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379 | (6) |
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383 | (2) |
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Chapter 27 Using Excel Add-Ins for Extra Capabilities |
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385 | (10) |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (2) |
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Systems2Win Value Stream Mapping |
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388 | (2) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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392 | (3) |
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393 | (2) |
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Chapter 28 Finishing Touches |
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395 | (10) |
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Adding Context and Comments with Briefing Books |
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395 | (1) |
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Displaying Pop-Up Content and Dynamic Help |
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396 | (2) |
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Controlling Dashboard Display |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (1) |
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Sending Conditional E-mails from Dashboards |
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399 | (2) |
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Adding Headers and Footers |
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401 | (1) |
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Locating and Removing Phantom Links |
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402 | (1) |
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Protecting Content, Worksheets, and Workbooks |
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402 | (1) |
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Restricting the User's Range |
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Chapter 29 Data Integration Methods |
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Should You Use Manual Data Entry or Automated Data Integration? |
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Manual Data Entry for Dashboards |
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407 | (1) |
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Automating Data Retrieval with Text Files |
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408 | (1) |
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Step-by-Step to Importing a Text Data File |
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409 | (5) |
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Automating Data Retrieval from Databases |
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414 | (1) |
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Step-by-Step to Importing Data from a Relational Database |
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415 | (3) |
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Importing Data Using a PivotTable |
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418 | (1) |
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Importing Data to a PivotTable |
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Refreshing Data Automatically |
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420 | (1) |
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Linking Imported Data to Your Dashboard |
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What Is OLAP, and When Should You Use It? |
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422 | (3) |
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Chapter 30 Publishing Balanced Scorecards and Dashboards |
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425 | (16) |
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Publishing Directly in Excel |
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426 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
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Publishing Multidashboard Systems |
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428 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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Deciding How to Publish Your Scorecard or Dashboard |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Publishing in PowerPoint |
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432 | (1) |
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When You Should Use PowerPoint for Publishing |
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433 | (1) |
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Creating the PowerPoint Presentation |
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434 | (1) |
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435 | (1) |
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Publishing in PDF |
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436 | (1) |
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Creating Complex or High-Security Balanced Scorecards in PDF |
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437 | (4) |
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