Tomasz Książyk

Tomasz is a Business Controller at Rittal Poland, the polish subsidiary of the world's leading system supplier for enclosures, power distribution, climate control, IT infrastructure and software & services. He is also a freelance consultant.

About

As a Business Controller at Rittal, Tomasz is responsible for business reporting, financial modelling, BI system development and business partnering. Additionally as a freelance consultant, he assists companies of all industries and sizes with their business management, financial modelling, strategy creation, and growth support.

Through the use of various tools (such as financial models, IT software) he helps companies to understand complex financial and management issues and supports them in decision making processes.

IBCS® Certified Consultant

Tomasz Książyk has successfully completed the IBCS® certification for successful design of reports and presentations at the HICHERT+FAISST IBCS Institute in December 2021.

WORK SAMPLES

  • Work sample 1 - before Introductory: Monthly sales report by business categories.
    Explanation: Typical report table that we can see in companies of all sizes and industries. There is so much clutter and lack of clear message.

  • Work sample 1 - after Introductory: Monthly sales report by business categories.
    Explanation: Usage of one of the IBCS templates changes everything and shows how much more information we can convey in a simple report page. Clearer and easier to understand key metrics.

  • Work sample 2 - before Introductory: Monthly sales forecast.
    Explanation: Simple table showing forecast data. Cluttered, bad layout, generic comments without actual meaning.

  • Work sample 2 - after Introductory: Monthly sales forecast.
    Explanation: Simple table showing forecast data. Cluttered, bad layout, generic comments without actual meaning.

  • Work sample 3 - before Introductory: Allegro.eu group profit and loss statement.
    Explanation: P&L in a typical table format as can be seen in financial statements of public companies.

  • Work sample 3 - after Introductory: Allegro.eu group profit and loss statement.
    Explanation: Another proof that IBCS templates can be successfully used and adopted to real world scenarios to increase information density and to help users of reports in understanding their data. Much more information for the same space used.

  • Work sample 4 - before Introductory: Extensive statistical data – interest rates.
    Explanation: Statistical table that we can see in many reports and studies published by institutions such as banks. It is incredibly hard to spot any trends and analyse the data properly (for example, compare between countries).

  • Work sample 4 - after Introductory: Extensive statistical data – interest rates.
    Explanation: Using IBCS principles (correctly scaled and sized step charts with carefully placed labels) helps in spotting trends in data as well as in easier comparisons of information from different countries. With IBCS it is much easier to understand the data.

  • Work sample 5 - before Introductory: Stock prices data.
    Explanation: Typical page from annual financial report of a public company showing stock prices over time.

  • Work sample 5 - after Introductory: Stock prices data.
    Explanation: Using non-typical chart type with IBCS principles can help in visually analysing the stock prices and in determining the trend over time. After applying IBCS principles it is much easier to spot the trend and volatility of a stock prices over time.