Essential Elements
Discussion Resources
The following resources will help you complete this discussion and may be useful in completing your third assignment.
Hewitt, F. (2015). Storytelling: The heart of leadership. New Zealand Management, 62(1), 2627.
This article is a brief account of the importance of using personal connections to make data accessible in presentations.
Nussbaumer Knaflic, C. (2015). Storytelling with data: A data visualization guide for business professionals. Wiley.
Chapter 1, “The Importance of Context.”
The components of context are who, what, and how. This chapter offers strategies for interpreting context so you can communicate visually with data.
Stikeleather, J. (2013, Apr 24). How to tell a story with data [Blog post]. https://hbr.org/2013/04/how-to-tell-a-story-with-data
This short post highlights five steps to tell a good story with data from the journalistic perspective, including a helpful categorization of the different types of audiences that you may be addressing with your data visualization.
Watson, H. J. (2017). Data visualization, data interpreters, and storytelling. Business Intelligence Journal, 22(1), 510.
This cautionary reading gives specific examples of what not to do when creating an executive presentation with data visualizations.
Instructions
Use the discussion resources and your own research in the Capella University Library or on the Internet to complete the following:
Identify the elements or sections that are essential to include in a detailed analytics report.
Explain why these elements or sections are essential and support your explanations with references from the resources and your own research.
Describe any best practices you found in your research that you think are necessary or helpful for this type of report.
USE THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING FOR ME PLEASE!!!
