{"title":"Books by Steve Wexler","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781260473520","title":"The Big Picture: How to Use Data Visualization to Make Better Decisions—Faster","description":"\u003cb\u003eNot a data expert? Here’s an engaging and entertaining guide to interpreting and drawing insights from any chart, graph, or other data visualization you’ll encounter.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou’re a business professional, not a data scientist. How do you make heads or tails of the data visualizations that come across your desk—let alone make critical business decisions based on the information they’re designed to convey? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Big Picture,\u003c\/i\u003e top data visualization consultant Steve Wexler provides the tools for developing the graphical literacy you need to understand the data visualizations that are flooding your inbox—and put that data to use. Packed with the best four-color examples created in Excel, Tableau, Power BI, and Qlik, among others, this one-stop resource empowers you to extract the most important information from data visualizations quickly and accurately, act on key insights, solve problems, and make the right decisions for your organization every time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56297687122293,"sku":"9781260473520","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781260473520_017b3212-d4a2-4d83-abf5-3ac0a718ac55.jpg?v=1786018530"},{"product_id":"9781394281831","title":"Dashboards That Deliver: How to Design, Develop, a nd Deploy Dashboards That Work","description":"A comprehensive guide to building and deploying dashboards that deliver. Dashboards That Deliver: How to Design, Develop, and Deploy Dashboards That Work teaches you a complete process of dashboard creation, from the initial spark, through discovery and prototyping, to release and maintenance. Its guidance addresses the human and social factors in making successful dashboards. You'll learn how to apply the process whether you're a sole data analyst, or the head of business intelligence in a large enterprise. Also included are over a dozen detailed chapters featuring real-world dashboards from different industries (healthcare, transportation, etc.), departments (finance, marketing, human resources), and platforms (print, desktop, cellphone, etc.). There are dashboards designed for different audiences, including one that has had 2.5 billion views. Each one has a unique creation story you can learn from and apply.  The expert authors have a combined fifty-plus years of hands-on experience helping people in hundreds of organizations build effective dashboards. They have seen multiple successes and failures, bringing their own stories and empathy to help readers survive and thrive in a rapidly changing data landscape. You'll learn to: Understand the needs of your users and apply those to the language of data analytics. Create wireframes and mockups to make the most efficient user experience. Choose the appropriate data visualizations for each purpose.   Release and then measure the success of your dashboard implementation. How AI might change how dashboards are developed.  Whether you are a Chief Data Officer, Head of Business Intelligence, or a data analyst, this book will help you succeed in sharing actionable, data-informed insights.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56297869377909,"sku":"9781394281831","price":26.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781394281831.jpg?v=1786018375"},{"product_id":"9781119282716","title":"The Big Book of Dashboards – Visualizing Your Data Using Real–World Business Scenarios","description":"The definitive reference book with real-world solutions you won't find anywhere else The Big Book of Dashboards presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards.    Comprising dozens of examples that address different industries and departments (healthcare, transportation, finance, human resources, marketing, customer service, sports, etc.) and different platforms (print, desktop, tablet, smartphone, and conference room display) The Big Book of Dashboards is the only book that matches great dashboards with real-world business scenarios.    By organizing the book based on these scenarios and offering practical and effective visualization examples, The Big Book of Dashboards will be the trusted resource that you open when you need to build an effective business dashboard.    In addition to the scenarios there's an entire section of the book that is devoted to addressing many practical and psychological factors you will encounter in your work. It's great to have theory and evidenced-based research at your disposal, but what will you do when somebody asks you to make your dashboard 'cooler' by adding packed bubbles and donut charts? The expert authors have a combined 30-plus years of hands-on experience helping people in hundreds of organizations build effective visualizations. They have fought many 'best practices' battles and having endured bring an uncommon empathy to help you, the reader of this book, survive and thrive in the data visualization world.    A well-designed dashboard can point out risks, opportunities, and more; but common challenges and misconceptions can make your dashboard useless at best, and misleading at worst. The Big Book of Dashboards gives you the tools, guidance, and models you need to produce great dashboards that inform, enlighten, and engage.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312145084789,"sku":"9781119282716","price":39.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781119282716_3f0ece07-74b9-4990-8cad-ed045495489a.jpg?v=1786018475"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-steve-wexler.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}