Data-Driven Visualization

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Data-Driven Visualization

This course is part of Microsoft Visio Workflow Design and Automation Professional Certificate

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10 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Advanced level

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8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

10 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Advanced level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Learn to connect external data sources to Visio diagrams for clearer, data-driven visual communication
Create dashboards, data graphics, and project visuals to effectively present status, trends, and insights
Validate data accuracy and ensure visualizations consistently reflect underlying information and dependencies

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Taught in English

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This course is part of the Microsoft Visio Workflow Design and Automation Professional Certificate

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There are 10 modules in this course

Build expertise in linking data to Microsoft Visio diagrams to create accurate, insightful, and dynamic visualizations. This course focuses on importing external data sources, configuring Data Graphics, building interactive dashboards, and validating that visual outputs accurately reflect underlying datasets. You will practice linking CSV and Excel data to diagrams, applying conditional visual indicators, creating Gantt charts with dependencies, and exporting data for integration with tools such as Microsoft Project. The course also emphasizes validation techniques to ensure data integrity, correct field mapping, and visualization accuracy. Through hands-on labs and evaluation activities, you will analyze discrepancies, refine visual mappings, and test dashboard effectiveness. By the end of this course, you will be able to create data-driven diagrams and dashboards that support real-time decision-making and professional reporting.

This module enables learners to integrate external data into Visio and apply visual elements for intuitive data representation.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

Ensuring Visual and Data Integrity focuses on validating visual data integrity in Visio to ensure all graphics truthfully reflect underlying data characteristics.

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2 videos1 reading3 assignments

This module teaches efficient methods for linking Visio diagrams with Excel data to enable dynamic visual updates, ensuring diagrams reflect real-time data changes.

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2 videos1 reading2 assignments

Learn how to confirm that all data links are accurately mapped and that visualizations are correctly updated to reflect input data.

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1 video1 reading3 assignments

Building Gantt Charts in Visio focuses on using Visio to construct Gantt charts that clearly illustrate project phases, task dependencies, and timelines.

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2 videos1 reading2 assignments

Learn to export Gantt charts from Visio to Microsoft Project, ensuring they align with project baseline schedules to facilitate broader project management.

What's included

2 videos1 reading3 assignments

Industry Best Practices explores the best practices across different platforms to improve data accuracy and reporting.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

Ensuring Integration Accuracy ensures data is error-free and well-integrated, providing consistent visuals across platforms.

What's included

2 videos1 reading3 assignments

Creating Interactive Dashboards guides learners in developing dashboards using robust data sources for enhanced insights.

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2 videos1 reading3 assignments

User Testing for Effectiveness engages learners to test and review dashboard impacts on user interaction and insight generation.

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2 videos1 reading2 assignments

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