Dashboard and Report Design Principles Using Excel
Total Credits: 4 including 4 Personal Development
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- Categories:
- ACPEN Industry Institute | Industry | Practice Management | Professional Development | Human Resources | Technology
- Faculty:
- Bernie Smith
- Course Levels:
- Basic
- Duration:
- 4 Hours
- License:
- Product Setting: Expires 30 day(s) after program date.
Description
Transform your data presentation skills with our comprehensive course on creating impactful dashboards and reports using Excel. This workshop is tailored for professionals who:
- Regularly produce or update dashboards and reports
- Struggle with confusing or overly complex reporting tools
- Seek to streamline varied reporting styles across their organization
- Aim to establish a consistent, replicable "house style" for reporting
- Want to impress stakeholders with clear, user-friendly data presentations
Through a combination of theory and hands-on practice, you'll learn the fundamental principles that make reports and dashboards easy to understand. We'll distill these concepts into a set of practical rules and guide you through their application in Excel.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives- Understand the principles of good dashboard and report visual design
- Be able to review and identify issues with existing information dashboards and reports
- Know how to apply those principles using Excel
Major Subjects
- Principles of Visual Design for Dashboards and Reports
- Chart Design for Rapid Understanding
- Table Design for Efficiency
- Effective Use of Commentary
- Strategic Layout Techniques
- Trend Analysis Methods
- Developing Organizational Design Standards
- Excel Application Techniques
- Critical Review Skills
- Best Practices for Data Presentation
Course Materials
Important CPE Credit Instructions_READ BEFORE WEBCAST UPDATED (442.7 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Course Handouts (93.6 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Timed Outline (13.9 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Faculty

Bernie Smith Related Seminars and Products
Founder
Made to Measure KPIs
Bernie Smith, founder of Made to Measure KPIs, trains and coaches businesses to develop meaningful KPIs and present their management information in the clearest possible way to support good decision-making.
His approach has been adopted by many organisations, including Airbus, HSBC, UBS, Lloyd’s Register, Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Scotland, LloydsTSB and many others. He has written twenty books on KPIs, regularly tops this category on Amazon and is a frequent key-note speaker on performance measurement.
Earlier in his career, Bernie, who qualified as a professional engineer, worked as a consultant leading teams delivering exceptional operational improvement in blue-chip companies using Lean and Six Sigma approaches. This broad industry experience has given him a unique perspective when it comes to developing KPIs to improve organisational performance.
Bernie lives in Sheffield, UK, with his wife Liz, two children and some underused exercise equipment.
Dates
Tue, Jul 08, 2025 - 01:00pm to 04:36pm CDT
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Thu, Jul 24, 2025 - 09:00am to 12:36pm CDT
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Tue, Aug 05, 2025 - 06:00pm to 09:36pm CDT
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Fri, Aug 22, 2025 - 01:00pm to 04:36pm CDT
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Tue, Sep 02, 2025 - 09:00am to 12:36pm CDT
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Wed, Sep 24, 2025 - 11:00am to 02:36pm CDT
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Thu, Oct 09, 2025 - 06:00pm to 09:36pm CDT
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Sat, Oct 11, 2025 - 10:00am to 01:36pm CDT
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Mon, Oct 20, 2025 - 09:00am to 12:36pm CDT
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Sat, Nov 01, 2025 - 11:00am to 02:36pm CDT
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Thu, Nov 20, 2025 - 01:00pm to 04:36pm CST
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Wed, Dec 03, 2025 - 09:00am to 12:36pm CST
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Mon, Dec 15, 2025 - 11:00am to 02:36pm CST
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Fri, Dec 26, 2025 - 01:00pm to 04:36pm CST
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Sat, Dec 27, 2025 - 11:00am to 02:36pm CST
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Fri, Jan 09, 2026 - 09:00am to 12:36pm CST
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Tue, Jan 20, 2026 - 11:00am to 02:36pm CST
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Tue, Feb 03, 2026 - 01:00pm to 04:36pm CST
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Sat, Feb 07, 2026 - 09:00am to 12:36pm CST
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Thu, Feb 26, 2026 - 09:00am to 12:36pm CST
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Wed, Mar 11, 2026 - 11:00am to 02:36pm CDT
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Mon, Mar 30, 2026 - 01:00pm to 04:36pm CDT
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Thu, Apr 09, 2026 - 09:00am to 12:36pm CDT
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Tue, Apr 21, 2026 - 11:00am to 02:36pm CDT
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Sat, May 09, 2026 - 10:00am to 01:36pm CDT
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Mon, May 11, 2026 - 01:00pm to 04:36pm CDT
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Thu, May 21, 2026 - 06:00pm to 09:36pm CDT
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Wed, Jun 03, 2026 - 11:00am to 02:36pm CDT
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Tue, Jun 30, 2026 - 01:00pm to 04:36pm CDT
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Tue, Jul 07, 2026 - 09:00am to 12:36pm CDT
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Thu, Jul 30, 2026 - 11:00am to 02:36pm CDT
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Tue, Aug 04, 2026 - 01:00pm to 04:36pm CDT
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Wed, Aug 26, 2026 - 09:00am to 12:36pm CDT
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Thu, Sep 10, 2026 - 06:00pm to 09:36pm CDT
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Tue, Sep 29, 2026 - 01:00pm to 04:36pm CDT
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Additional Info
Basic Course Information
Prerequisites NoneAdvanced Preparation None
Designed For
Anyone interested in, or involved in designing or producing, reports or dashboards using Microsoft Excel
Original Recording Date 09/2024
Course Developer Made to Measure KPIs
Date Added to Catalog 09/2024
Yellow Book No
Additional Information
Complaint Resolution PolicyPlease contact Anne Taylor for any complaints. anne.taylor@acpen.com, (972-377-8199).
Official Registry Statement
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Instructional Delivery Method
Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements
Online Registration
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