In the previous steps we built a pivot table-style Income Statement Matrix, created dynamic calculations for MTD/QTD/YTD and applied conditional formatting on the variance columns based on a measure.
One of the key aspects of storytelling with data, however, is to make it easy for the reader to see performance at a glance and understand what is driving that performance. For this we will a set of ‘pimped up’ card visuals showing the key Income statement numbers, a comparison to the value last year and a visual, conditionally formatted arrow icon for each indicating whether the number has increased or decreased (and whether that increase is good or bad):
To understand the drivers behind performance we will also build a waterfall chart that will show the Income Statement line value (defaulting to Profit After Tax but responding to when a row on the IS is selected) at the start of the month/quarter/year, the change in the value for each organisational unit and the corresponding value at the end of the month/quarter/year:
To understand the drivers behind performance we will also build a waterfall chart that will show the Income Statement line value (defaulting to Profit After Tax but responding to when a row on the IS is selected) at the start of the month/quarter/year, the change in the value for each organisational unit and the corresponding value at the end of the month/quarter/year:
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Step 4 -Add KPI Cards and Waterfall Chart.pbix