Chart types to analyze performance vs. target

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A KPI number on its own cannot be judged. It needs a target, a set of bands, or its own recent history.

We put together a guide to the charts that supply that reference: bullet chart, gauge, variance column chart, sparkline, and waterfall. For each one, the question it answers, where it misleads you, and what to reach for when it does not fit.

👉 Performance vs. Target Charts: Showing If You Are On Plan

(The choices are tool-agnostic and read the same in Qlik Sense, of course.)

[priscilarubim]

Great article! This kind of content is always a pleasure to read. I love how it starts from the question each chart answers instead of the chart type itself. Thanks for sharing!