Dashboard – Daily Dose of Excel

Mike at Data Pig Technologies must have got some Christmas present he didn’t want because he’s having a giveaway.

The task is simple. Start with some prepared data and create a fully functional dashboard/report in 5 minutes or less.

To participate in this contest, you can submit a video of you building out a report or dashboard. All videos will be loaded to an official 5-Minute Challenge YouTube Playlist.

I think there are more prizes than there were a few days ago when I first read that post. Here’s a taste:

First Prize

XBox One

Second Prize

Fitbit Charge Heart Fitness Wristband

Third Prize

Amazon Fire Tablet

And much more. Visit http://datapigtechnologies.com/blog/index.php/new-contest-for-2017-the-excel-5-minute-challenge/ for all the details and updates.

A Radar Chart, also known as a Spider Chart, visually compares several entities (products, organizations, investment opportunities, or even people) on multiple dimensions. For example, a manager of a diagnostic imaging (radiology) center might want to compare her facility with the competition on dimensions related to patients such as Time To Appointment, Report Turnaround Time, No Show Rate, and Wait Time.

Or, one might want to compare 6 products A, B, C, D, E, and F on 6 different attributes: Aesthetic Appeal, Compatibility, Strength, Market Size, Durability, and Reliability. The Custom Radar Chart lets one easily compare all the products along each of the dimensions on interest. This is the example used in the documentation. With the axes normalized, the resulting chart would be