IBCS Version 1.2

IBCS Version 1.2 provides practical guidelines for the consistent design of reports, presentations, dashboards and the charts and tables they contain. The further development of IBCS is an ongoing process, which is managed by the not-for-profit IBCS Association.


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The SUCCESS formula of IBCS

Business communication meets IBCS when it complies with the rules of the seven areas that form the acronym “SUCCESS”:

AY  Convey a message

NIFY  Apply semantic notation

ONDENSE  Increase information density

HECK  Ensure visual integrity

XPRESS  Choose proper visualization

IMPLIFY  Avoid clutter

TRUCTURE  Organize content

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all the contributors and sponsors who helped to transform the first drafts of the IBCS Standards into today’s version 1.2. Please find a list of all contributors on page 8 of the document below.

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