IBCS - International Business Communication Standards

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Apply the consistent design of the IBCS guidelines

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IBCS Annual Conference 2025

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IBCS Version 1.2

98 rules for comprehensible reports and dashboards illustrated with 180 instructive figures. For the first time also in Spanish.

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The book is out: A practical guide for those who want to know how visual consistency helps better understand reports, presentations and dashboards. From the need for a common visual language to concepts, templates and notation manuals to practical examples from Coca-Cola, Daimler, Philips, SAP and many more.

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Jürgen Faisst & Diego Berea

IBCS goes ISO

Watch the recording of live-talk about the registration of a project leading to a new ISO standard for the notation of business reports.

Solid, outlined, hatched (online with exercises)

Learn how a consistent notation ensures that your reports and dashboards are read and understood. About 30 short lessons with interactive videos, questions, tests and a workbook with practical exercises.

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Upcoming online course for IBCS Certfified Analyst

Understand the SUCCESS formula of IBCS and learn how to apply it in practice.

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Developing ISO 24896 in Takamatsu, Japan

The ISO Technical Committee 37 continued working on the ISO24896 inspired by IBCS SUCCESS formula. The final version is currently being developed. The next stage will be the Final Draft (FDIS), followed by official publication as an ISO standard, expected in 2026.

IBCS consultant certification in Sydney, Australia

The IBCS Certified Consultant course was held in Australia – for the first time outside Europe. Special thanks to Bluetree for organizing the event, and to our expert, Jürgen Faisst, leading this course.

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Esin Özkan

Optional: Analyst certification course with exercises using SAP Analytics Cloud

Watch this video to see how our IBCS Certified Analyst training using SAC can transform your organization.

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IBCS Annual Conference 2025

IBCS Annual Conference is a meeting where Certified Consultants, Analysts, and Software vendors exchange experience. Thank you to all who attended and participated in making this year's edition a remarkable event.

Recertification Longview Analytics

Longview Analytics is the ideal environment for the creation and distribution of highly customized business intelligence and reporting solutions for mobile and desktop deployment.

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Recertification CP Reporting Studio

With Reporting Studio, it takes you just a few mouse clicks to produce powerful reports and dashboards directly from within Corporate Planner. Combine the tried and trusted planning, operational management and consolidation functions in Corporate Planner with a state-of-the-art reporting tool and generate clear and comprehensible reports in the blink of an eye.

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Recertification Reporting Studio for Power BI and Qlik

Faster, Simpler, Smarter. - Your Comprehensive, Seamlessly Integrated Reporting Solution.
With Reporting Studio, you can create professional management reports, presentations and interactive dashboards in seconds. The tool intelligently recognizes business data and context to immediately recommend the best visualization and provides you with meaningful graphics based on your data. It then only takes you a few clicks to transform these charts and tables into easy-to-understand analyses and entire business reports complete with highlighting, comments and messages. The Reporting Studio is available as a stand-alone solution or as an extension for Corporate Planner, Power BI, and Qlik.

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Recertification Inforiver Charts & Matrix

Inforiver is the only IBCS® certified solution that offers one-click templates for Business and Management Reporting. It is a Low Code/No Code analytics suite that provides superior capabilities in terms of self-service, personalization, and collaboration features.

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IBCS® Standards (PDF)

PDF transcript of the IBCS® Standards, 150 pages illustrated with more than 180 instructive figures, covering all conceptual, perceptual, and semantic rules for the design of comprehensible reports, presentations, and dashboards.

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Editable template

Notation manual (PPT)

Editable PPT template for the creation of a company specific notation manual covering the major design principles for IBCS compliant charts and tables.

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Selected resources

IBCS goes ISO

IBCS notation becomes ISO standard | What it means for business leaders and CFOs

An article on why IBCS notation is shaping ISO 24896 covers its impact on business reporting and traces its journey from ISO approval to global development.

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IBCS article

A guide to IBCS certifications | Professional skills & software compliance

An article on the certifications provided by the IBCS Institute to ensure clear and effective business communication.

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IBCS video

IBCS - Fostering comprehension

A video showing how, by applying the International Business Communication Standards (IBCS), we can understand our reports, presentations and dashboards faster and better.

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