Arne-Kristian Schulz

As Associate Partner at Blueforte, Arne-Kristian Schulz shapes the evolution of reporting and data-driven performance management. As co-author of IBCS studies, he provides new perspectives on modern reporting standards and their role in effective decision-making.

About

Arne-Kristian Schulz develops reporting systems that enable decision-makers to steer their organizations with confidence and on the basis of clear, reliable information. As Associate Partner at Blueforte, co-author of IBCS studies in collaboration with the IBCS Institute and Managing Director Product Management of the IBCS Association, he helps shape the standards that guide how organizations approach reporting and decision-making today.

He drives the evolution of modern reporting principles, combining clear information structures with AI-based analytics and relevant use cases to strengthen decision-making. His work advances both the application and the understanding of effective reporting practice.

His contribution

Arne advances reporting as a consistent management framework for organizations. At its core is a shared information base that provides a common foundation for decisions across the organization.

For Arne, reporting is more than the delivery of information. Data must provide direction and create a shared understanding across the organization.

SPEAKER

As a speaker, Arne contributes his perspective to the professional discourse on standardized reporting, Visual Business Analytics and decision logic.

IBCS® Certified Consultant

Arne-Kristian Schulz is an IBCS® Certified Consultant since April 2014. His work stands for the rigorous application of standardized principles in reporting and corporate performance management.

Work samples

His work samples demonstrate how reporting can serve as an effective instrument for management and decision-making.

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  • ProSiebenSat.1mediaFACTS landing page Users enter mediaFACTS and the reports via the landing page shown here. A highlighting function allows them to mark those reports that are suitable for their current analytical questions. The reports are clustered into specific topical families such as slot, channel or competitor analyses.

  • ProSiebenSat.1 mediaFACTS slot analysis This report shows a slot analysis for the channel ProSieben. For a pre-selected target group (here adults between 14-49 years), users can visually compare the market shares of a channel in six time slots. Frequently used functions such as time jumps of 1 year or 3 months into the past can be carried out with a single click using the "quick jumps" offered next to the date menu.

  • ProSiebenSat.1 mediaFACTS structural comparison Users can use this report to make a structural comparison across the entire channel landscape for the current day, month-to-date and year-to-date. The channels are structured hierarchically into channel networks.

  • Segment earnings 2014 The EBIT margin and turnover for the company as well as for the four business segments are displayed by quarter. The EBIT margin is shown for both quarters of the year as well as the forecast for the following quarters. The EBIT margin is visualized as a line with the percentage value of the segment revenues in the same chart. The trend in turnover of the company and its business segments is visualized in the charts below. Each of the four quarter values are compared with the value for the previous quarter. The absolute and relative deviations from the previous year are displayed above the charts.

  • Waterfall income statement 2013 The upper chart is a waterfall chart on the consolidated financial statements. A subtotal is derived from the expenses (Total Operating Expenses). Moreover, the chart shows the absolute and relative deviations from the previous year. The trend in earnings per share for the previous year, the current year, and the budget value for the following year as well as the corresponding percentage deviations are displayed on the left below the waterfall chart. In addition, the viewer also sees the employee count as a total number as well as a value for the individual regions. A pin chart without pin heads is used since this does not involve financial indicators.

  • Book: "Mehr als nur ein Standard" Arne and his team worked together on a scientific study which analyzed the extent to which an IBCS-compliant design of reports facilitates the analysis. The study was carried out in the research laboratory of the TU Munich (the experimenTUM). Here, the participants analyzed different reports on the computers. The study examines both the IBCS as a whole and the individual SUCCESS rules. The complete study (in German) is available on Amazon as paperback and eBook.