ISO 24896 Notation for business reporting

ISO 24896 establishes a consistent notation for business communication with written reports, live presentations, and analytic dashboards. It specifies requirements for the visual appearance of recurring aspects such as the labelling of content, the layout of charts and tables, the representation of data values, as well as the visualization of their characteristics.

ISO 24896 on www.iso.org

ISO 24896 published

After unanimously passing the enquiry phase with ISO member bodies worldwide, ISO 24896 was published on June 11, 2026: ISO 24896 Press Release.

Roots in IBCS notation

ISO 24896 is based on suggestions for consistent business reporting notation developed by the International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) Association (mainly the UNIFY and CHECK parts of IBCS’ SUCCESS formula). They have been successfully used in practice for many years.


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IBCS Association is an A-liaison of ISO

The IBCS Association makes an effective contribution to the development of ISO 24896 as an A-liaison of ISO.

Several IBCS Certified Consultants and Trainers represent their national standards bodies on ISO Technical Committee 37, which is responsible for developing ISO 24896:

Diego Berea

Diego Berea is a consultant, author, and speaker. He is managing partner of Ozona Consulting and project leader of ISO 24896:2026. His work connects service management, IBCS, performance management and clear business communication.

Dr. Jürgen Faisst

Managing Partner at IBCS Institute and Co-Editor of ISO 24896 Notation for business reporting

Matthias Giger

Matthias works as a Senior Data & Analytics Consultant at plus-IT AG. He advises companies in a wide range of industries on the creation of business-relevant information dashboards in compliance with the IBCS® standard.

Esin Özkan

Trainer and Consultant in Data Analytics, Business Communication Standards (IBCS®) and Generative AI | Founder of 4e Academy

Simone Verza

Simone Verza works as freelance Consultant and Trainer in Management Control and Reporting. He helps companies and Controllers to implement and optimize Planning, Control and Reporting systems.