IBCS - International Business Communication Standards

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International Business Communication Standards

Conceptual, perceptual, and semantic design of comprehensible reports, presentations, and dashboards.

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Conference review

IBCS® 2018 ON JUNE 8 IN LONDON

At the Annual Conference in London, the IBCS® Community shared experience and discussed the further development of the Standards. The General Assembly of the IBCS Association took place the evening before.

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Free lecture @CIMA on June 6, 2018 in London

What management accountants can learn from musicians

Attend this free-of-charge presentation at CIMA in London on June 6, 2018 with Jürgen Faisst's lecture "IBCS notation standards - What management accountants can learn from musicians".

Program

IBCS® Version 1.1

BOOK AVAILABLE ON AMAZON

A paperback edition of IBCS® Version 1.1 is now available on Amazon in many countries. We decided to publish this book in order to offer hard copies globally and to serve as a qualified resource (including an ISBN number) for proper quotation.

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Maurice Verhagen in IMA Strategic Finance

The Philips journey toward IBCS

Maurice Verhagen, head of Reporting Services, talked recently with Jürgen Faisst about reporting at Philips, implementation of the IBCS, the benefits achieved, and his recommendations for readers of Strategic Finance.

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SAP Analytics Cloud gains IBCS® seal

SAP Analytics Cloud is an IBCS® certified solution for business intelligence and organizational planning; enhanced with the power of predictive analytics and machine learning technology.

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Cubeware C8 Cockpit became IBCS® Certified Software

The Cubeware Solutions Platform (CSP) provides an integrated - IBCS® certified - Business Intelligence and Performance Management software platform that allows users to independently create applications and reports based on the IBCS® SUCCESS rule set and make them accessible to different audiences.

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Zebra BI recertification

Zebra BI is an Excel add-in empowering users to create standardized, focused and impactful reports and presentations, which meet the IBCS® guidelines.

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Chart-me XLS recertification

The Chart-me XLS Excel add-in makes it fast and easy to create high quality reports and presentations based on the IBCS® Standards.

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LinkedIn Group

IBCS® Report Design Forum

This is the place to discuss real world challenges in the conceptual and visual design of reports and presentations, in particular the proper choice and design of business charts and tables. Post your questions, get answers, and share your thoughts.

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IBCS® Newsletter 2018|02

Main topics: Proceedings of IBCS® Annual Conference; new domain IBCS.com

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IBCS® Newsletter archive

Get an overview of the topics in earlier newsletters.

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98 before-and-after pictures

IBCS® with SUCCESS (poster)

Get our 'IBCS® with SUCCESS' poster explaining the 98 rules of the SUCCESS formula with before-and-after pictures.

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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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Free for members of the IBCS Association

IBCS® Standards (PDF)

PDF transcript of the IBCS® Standards as published on www.hichert.com/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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Selected resources

SAP IBCS® promotion and testimonial video

What business management can learn from musicians

Álvaro Alcolea, CFO at Prensa Iberica Media in Barcelona, and Jürgen Faisst talking about what business management can learn from musicians on how to benefit from a standard notation implemented with SAP Design Studio and graphomate charts.

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Testimonial video

Coca-Cola Içecek

Gökhan Kipçak, Group CIO of Coca-Cola Içecek (CCI) in Istanbul gives us his view on the benefits of implementing the IBCS® Standards. CCI has started an international project to implement a new standardized reporting based on Zebra BI in 2014.

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Rolf Hichert and Jürgen Faisst

Notation standards in business communication and their practical benefits

IBCS® white paper about the practical benefits of notation standards in business communication.

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Two minute trailer

Training impressions

This two minute trailer gives an atmospheric picture of the training "IBCS® with SUCCESS - Successful reports and presentations".

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Selected seminars

Successful reports, presentations, and dashboards

IBCS® with SUCCESS

Introductory one-day training with universal guidelines and numerous practical examples.

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Application of the SUCCESS formula

IBCS® workshop

Supplementary two-day workshop on the practical application of the IBCS® SUCCESS formula. Deepening the 98 conceptual, perceptual, and semantic rules for easier creation and better understanding of reports and presentations. With numerous practical examples and exercises.

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Columns, bars, and variances

Business charts with Excel, part 1

This training is currently held in German language only. Please switch to our German website if you are interested.

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IBCS® Certified Consultant

Certification course

Training on how to implement the IBCS® Standards in an organization. With a final exam and subsequent filing of work samples.

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Latest IBCS® Certified Software products

Zebra BI

Zebra BI is an Excel add-in empowering users to create standardized, focused and impactful reports and presentations, which meet the IBCS® guidelines.

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Cubeware

Cubeware C8 Cockpit

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SAP

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Analytics Cloud is an IBCS® certified solution for business intelligence and organizational planning; enhanced with the power of predictive analytics and machine learning technology.

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HI-CHART

Chart-me XLS

The Chart-me XLS Excel add-in makes it fast and easy to create high quality reports and presentations based on the IBCS® Standards.

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Latest IBCS® Certified Consultants

SBB

Felix Winterling

Felix Winterling is the deputy head of the Business Intelligence Office of the Safety and Quality Department at the Swiss Federal Railways SBB, the biggest transport company in Switzerland.

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University of Augsburg

Michael Schelkle

Michael Schelkle is Research Assistant at the Professorship of Business and Information Systems Engineering, in particular Management Support at the University of Augsburg. The chair’s research focus are human centered management support systems.

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fme

Nadine Köchermann

Nadine Köchermann works as a business intelligence consultant at fme AG, an IT service provider and specialist for digital transformation.

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Controlling Partner

Edyta Szarska

Edyta Szarska is CEO in Controlling Partner Sp. z o.o. This entity is an advisory and training company focused on controlling development for better decision making by improving communication between financials and business.

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