IBCS - International Business Communication Standards

NEW: IBCS Version 1.2

98 rules for comprehensible reports and dashboards illustrated with 180 instructive figures. For the first time also in Spanish.

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The book is out: A practical guide for those who want to know how visual consistency helps better understand reports, presentations and dashboards. From the need for a common visual language to concepts, templates and notation manuals to practical examples from Coca-Cola, Daimler, Philips, SAP and many more.

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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

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IBCS Annual Conference on June 24, 2022

Join us at the IBCS Annual Conference on June 24, 2022.

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IBCS® Standards (PDF)

PDF transcript of the IBCS® Standards as published on www.hichert.com/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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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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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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Training impressions

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

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NEW: IBCS Version 1.2

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