IBCS

The International Business Communication Standards (IBCS®) are guidelines for the conceptual and visual design of clear and consistent business communication. They provide a framework for presenting data effectively, ensuring that insights are both accurate and easy to understand.

Young Generation workshop

On March 26th, at Villa Poranek, IBCS Institute held Young Generation workshop – an experimental project created for students and young professionals eager to explore clear business communication through data visualization and smart information design.

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How the young generation see IBCS principles?

The article presents the young generation’s perspective on the International Business Communication Standards (IBCS). It explores which IBCS principles are considered the most important by young people and why they matter to them.

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IBCS article

A guide to IBCS certifications | Professional skills & software compliance

An article on IBCS Institute certifications, designed to help professionals enhance clear and effective business communication. Learn about certification levels, benefits for BI professionals, and how IBCS-aligned tools can transform business decision-making.

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Benefit of IBCS membership

Free IBCS Standards PDF

Members of the IBCS Association get a free personal copy of the IBCS Standards PDF transcript: 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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Consistent report notation

Solid, outlined, hatched

Get to know the consistent IBCS notation and learn how to apply it to your charts and tables in this self-paced video course.

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