Data Visualization and Dashboard Design in Excel and Cognos

Raw data is only valuable if you can extract meaning from it and present it clearly to decision-makers. This course teaches you how to turn numbers into compelling visual narratives that drive business decisions. You will progress from understanding core data design principles to building interactive, professional-grade dashboards. By mastering both Excel and Cognos, you will gain the versatile skills needed to clean, analyze, and present data effectively across different business environments. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational data visualization principles, chart types, and visual storytelling best practices. - Create clean, impactful charts in Excel, ranging from standard bar and line graphs to advanced scatter plots and treemaps. - Apply Power Query and dynamic arrays in Excel to efficiently prepare and clean data before visualization. - Build fully interactive dashboards in Cognos to explore data relationships and trends. - Design user-friendly layouts that guide stakeholders naturally through key metrics and business insights. The course begins with essential concepts of data design and chart selection before guiding you through hands-on Excel visualization techniques and data preparation. You will then transition to Cognos, learning how to connect data sources and construct interactive dashboards. This course is designed for beginners, aspiring data analysts, and business professionals who want to improve their reporting skills. No prior coding or advanced statistical background is required. Start reading today to unlock the power of visual data storytelling.