Comments on: The consultant's chart: a dilemma http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/ Business Charts, Done Right Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:52:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Deanna Alaimo http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-558 Deanna Alaimo Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:44:23 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/#comment-558 I am a little obsessed with this chart....I thought I better follow-up and let you know how I plan on using it—in case my plan won’t work w/ that chart. Below is the component of the chart and how I’d like to use it. • 4 colors - represents 4 different categories of questions. • Each column – represents a question. There would be 5 questions per category with a total of 20 questions. • Each ring – represents what number on a 1-10 scale was selected. There would be a total of 10 rings. “1” is the closest ring to the center and 10 is the outer-most ring. I am not sure how to format the Excel and which type of chart to use? Donut? Radar? I only know enough to make me dangerous! I look forward to your post! Many Thanks! Deanna :-) I am a little obsessed with this chart….I thought I better follow-up and let you know how I plan on using it—in case my plan won’t work w/ that chart.

Below is the component of the chart and how I’d like to use it.
• 4 colors – represents 4 different categories of questions.
• Each column – represents a question. There would be 5 questions per category with a total of 20 questions.
• Each ring – represents what number on a 1-10 scale was selected. There would be a total of 10 rings. “1” is the closest ring to the center and 10 is the outer-most ring.

I am not sure how to format the Excel and which type of chart to use? Donut? Radar? I only know enough to make me dangerous!

I look forward to your post! Many Thanks! Deanna :-)

]]> By: Jorge Camoes http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Jorge Camoes Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:36:38 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/#comment-557 @Deanna: well, you are not the first reader asking how to create this. I guess I'll have to write a post about it. @Deanna: well, you are not the first reader asking how to create this. I guess I’ll have to write a post about it.

]]> By: Deanna Alaimo http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Deanna Alaimo Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:29:56 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/#comment-556 I am a consultant and my only dilemma is to find out how to create this chart! I LOVE it and I have the PERFECT use for it. How can I find out how to create it? Thank you! I am a consultant and my only dilemma is to find out how to create this chart! I LOVE it and I have the PERFECT use for it. How can I find out how to create it? Thank you!

]]> By: Jeff Schwandt http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-555 Jeff Schwandt Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:11:03 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/#comment-555 Nice. Donuts are out - too many carbs. Its a bagel. They're healthier. Nice. Donuts are out – too many carbs. Its a bagel. They’re healthier.

]]> By: David Locke http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-554 David Locke Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:01:06 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/#comment-554 With software interfaces, we are reminded that we should not force the user to think. Well, reports have users. Information design is about making the use of information something that doesn't require a massive struggle for the user. You cut to the bone, you organize, and bam! The answer is right there. You don't want the user to flip from page 4 to page 17 and scribble down things along the way. Nope! This use. That answer. Focus over generic. Focus is fitness. Reports have readers. Reports have skimmers. Reports have users who would rather not. Reports have users who would rather listen to the executive summary on an audio podcast, or watch the video podcast. Reports have users that would rather another user to summarized it for them. That summary could be an iconic graphic. That brings us to this post. Thanks! With software interfaces, we are reminded that we should not force the user to think. Well, reports have users. Information design is about making the use of information something that doesn’t require a massive struggle for the user. You cut to the bone, you organize, and bam! The answer is right there. You don’t want the user to flip from page 4 to page 17 and scribble down things along the way. Nope! This use. That answer. Focus over generic. Focus is fitness.

Reports have readers. Reports have skimmers. Reports have users who would rather not. Reports have users who would rather listen to the executive summary on an audio podcast, or watch the video podcast. Reports have users that would rather another user to summarized it for them. That summary could be an iconic graphic.

That brings us to this post. Thanks!

]]> By: Mary Schmidt http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-553 Mary Schmidt Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:13:44 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/#comment-553 Back in the 80s - I was working with Bell Northern Research, on product development. Lots of big brains with PhDs who looked askance at young, blond fluffy me from marketing. My motto became "pie or die." If I could put whatever it was into a chart (preferably with multiple colors and 3D components) - they'd all nod sagely and we got along swimmingly. Back in the 80s – I was working with Bell Northern Research, on product development. Lots of big brains with PhDs who looked askance at young, blond fluffy me from marketing.

My motto became “pie or die.” If I could put whatever it was into a chart (preferably with multiple colors and 3D components) – they’d all nod sagely and we got along swimmingly.

]]> By: Chris Savage http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Chris Savage Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:13:02 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/#comment-552 Great post This is also a little contagion that has infected the minds of market researchers. Prettier the graph, the harder the work obviously... Throw in a couple of vox pops and you're away! *groan* Chris @CCSavage Great post

This is also a little contagion that has infected the minds of market researchers. Prettier the graph, the harder the work obviously… Throw in a couple of vox pops and you’re away!

*groan*

Chris
@CCSavage

]]> By: Rich Nadworny http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Rich Nadworny Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:33:18 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/#comment-551 Scott Adam's Dilbert would agree. Check out his strip on the overwhelming power of charts and graphs ;-) http://cli.gs/GbYrDu Scott Adam’s Dilbert would agree. Check out his strip on the overwhelming power of charts and graphs ;-)

http://cli.gs/GbYrDu

]]> By: Sean Carmody http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Sean Carmody Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:31:32 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/#comment-550 Excellent piece Jorge! I've referenced in <a href="http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/personality/" rel="nofollow">a rant</a> about personality testing. Excellent piece Jorge! I’ve referenced in a rant about personality testing.

]]> By: I Hate Personality Tests | A Stubborn Mule's Perspective http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-549 I Hate Personality Tests | A Stubborn Mule's Perspective Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:01:33 +0000 http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/the-consultants-chart-a-dilemma/#comment-549 [...] which looks fantastic up on the walls around the training room. Why circular? Well, circular charts are the special domain of the consultant because, let’s face it, you could never charge as much for a simple bar [...] [...] which looks fantastic up on the walls around the training room. Why circular? Well, circular charts are the special domain of the consultant because, let’s face it, you could never charge as much for a simple bar [...]

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