AI and Data in Business
Data Visualization and Dashboard Design
This practical course develops directly applicable capability in Data Visualization and Dashboard Design. Participants work in depth on Visual Decision Requirements, and Selecting the Right Visual, and Encoding Data Clearly, then convert the methods into tools and actions suited to their workplace.
Objectives
- Apply the principles and methods of visual decision requirements in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of selecting the right visual in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of encoding data clearly in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of dashboard information architecture in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of designing kpis and alerts in a workplace context.
- Apply the principles and methods of dashboard critique and redesign in a workplace context.
Target audience
- Professionals responsible for the subject area
- Managers and supervisors
- Analysts, coordinators, and specialists
- Project and improvement teams
- Employees preparing for broader responsibilities
Program outline
A clear structure for the learning journey.
Program outline
Outline points are grouped in one designed block instead of being treated as separate module cards.
Module 1: Visual Decision Requirements
Audience, decision, frequency, and action
Operational versus analytical dashboards
Defining the questions each visual must answer
Module 2: Selecting the Right Visual
Comparison, trend, distribution, relationship, and composition
When tables outperform charts
Avoiding pies, gauges, and decorative complexity
Module 3: Encoding Data Clearly
Position, length, color, size, and shape
Scales, baselines, sorting, and reference lines
Accessible color and readable labeling
Module 4: Dashboard Information Architecture
Summary, diagnostic, and detail layers
Layout hierarchy and visual scanning
Filters, drilldowns, and navigation choices
Module 5: Designing KPIs and Alerts
Metric definition, target, threshold, and status
Showing variance, trend, and confidence
Preventing traffic-light overload and false urgency
Module 6: Dashboard Critique and Redesign
Identifying clutter, distortion, and missing context
Testing comprehension with target users
Redesigning a real dashboard for faster decisions
Materials provided
- ○ Course-specific presentation slides
- ○ Practical exercises and facilitated activities
- ○ Course-specific worksheets, checklists, and templates
- ○ Applied workplace case studies
- ○ 4D Certificate of Completion issued by 4D Training & Consultancy
- ○ Post-course support for implementation questions
Training Options
Programs can be delivered in-house, online, or in a blended format depending on your team's schedule, location, and learning objectives. When an external certificate or exam is included, certification rules and fees remain under the relevant awarding body's policies, while 4D provides the training and preparation support.
Why choose 4D
4D adapts this program to the participant group and workplace context. Delivery combines structured explanation with course-specific exercises, realistic cases, working tools, and an action-planning component so participants can transfer the learning to their roles.
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