Contest: Visualize KPI data

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Here is a quick visualization challenge for you.

There are 25 KPIs and each has a base value, current month, corresponding month values. The KPIs also have targets.

The data looks like this:
kpi-contest-data

Download the data:

Click here to download the data for this contest.

Rules for this contest:

  • Visualize this data using one Excel chart (one chart per KPI is ok too).
  • You may omit any data
  • You can use interactive charts.
  • Do not use add-ins or VBA to make your charts

Go ahead and make your chart(s).

Last date & how to submit:

  • Last date for this contest is 1st November, 2015 (Sunday).
  • Once your chart is ready, email the workbook to chandoo.d@gmail.com with the subject “KPI contest
  • Winners will be announced in 2nd week of November, 2015.

What do winners get?

After carefully reviewing all the charts, 2 winners will be selected by our panel of judges. Each of them will get $100 Amazon gift card.

So what are you waiting for. Go ahead and visualize the data and show us how awesome you are.

Thanks to shaikhrulez @ Chandoo.org forum

Thanks to shaikhrulez at Chandoo.org forum for the data & question that became this contest.

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  19. Chandoo says:

    @All: thanks everyone 🙂

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