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Impressions of the IBCS Annual Conference 2022

Solid, outlined, hatched (online with exercises)

Learn how a consistent notation ensures that your reports and dashboards are read and understood. About 30 short lessons with interactive videos, questions, tests and a workbook with practical exercises.

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Upcoming online course for IBCS Certfified Analyst

Understand the SUCCESS formula of IBCS and learn how to apply it in practice.

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Newsletter

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Less means more, due to IBCS® Standards

Read this article to find out why IBCS with SUCCESS poster is so popular.

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Siemens | Success-Story

Read the article on the implementation of the IBCS compliant visuals.

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IBCS - Fostering comprehension

A video showing how, by applying the International Business Communication Standards (IBCS), we can understand our reports, presentations and dashboards faster and better.

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Recertification SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Analytics Cloud is an IBCS® certified solution for business intelligence and organizational planning; enhanced with the power of predictive analytics and machine learning technology.

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Recertification VitaraCharts

VitaraCharts is currently the only certified IBCS chart provider for Microstrategy. An easy-to-use, intuitive library of charts, the Vitaracharts library is a seamless add-on for Microstrategy Desktop, Web, Library, and Mobile.

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Recertification Longview

Longview Analytics is the ideal environment for the creation and distribution of highly customized business intelligence and reporting solutions for mobile and desktop deployment.

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Recertification Inforiver

Inforiver is the only IBCS® certified solution that offers one-click templates for Business and Management Reporting. It is a Low Code/No Code analytics suite that provides superior capabilities in terms of self-service, personalization, and collaboration features.

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Meeting of the IBCS community

IBCS Annual Conference 2024

Join the next IBCS Annual Conference, a meeting where IBCS Certified Consultants, Analysts, and Software vendors exchange experience.

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Free for members of the IBCS Association

IBCS® Standards (PDF)

PDF transcript of the IBCS® Standards, 150 pages illustrated with more than 180 instructive figures, covering all conceptual, perceptual, and semantic rules for the design of comprehensible reports, presentations, and dashboards.

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Editable template

Notation manual (PPT)

Editable PPT template for the creation of a company specific notation manual covering the major design principles for IBCS compliant charts and tables.

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Selected resources

SAP IBCS® promotion and testimonial video

What business management can learn from musicians

Álvaro Alcolea, CFO at Prensa Iberica Media in Barcelona, and Jürgen Faisst talking about what business management can learn from musicians on how to benefit from a standard notation implemented with SAP Design Studio and graphomate charts.

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Testimonial video

Coca-Cola Içecek

Gökhan Kipçak, Group CIO of Coca-Cola Içecek (CCI) in Istanbul gives us his view on the benefits of implementing the IBCS® Standards. CCI has started an international project to implement a new standardized reporting based on Zebra BI in 2014.

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Rolf Hichert and Jürgen Faisst

Notation standards in business communication and their practical benefits

IBCS® white paper about the practical benefits of notation standards in business communication.

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Two minute trailer

Training impressions

This two minute trailer gives an atmospheric picture of the training "IBCS® with SUCCESS - Successful reports and presentations".

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