Create a comprehensive information dashboard for a retail company using Excel. The dashboard should visualize the company’s sales data over the past year, including monthly sales figures, product category performance, and regional sales distribution. Your dashboard should include the following features:
At least three different types of charts or graphs (e.g., line chart, bar chart, pie chart) to represent the data.
Key performance indicators (KPIs) that are relevant to the retail industry.
Contextual metadata, such as data sources and last updated date.
Alerts/exceptions prioritization to highlight critical issues.
Space for business-user comments to add context to the data.
Ensure your dashboard adheres to best practices in design, including presenting information in three different levels (monitoring, analysis, management) and validating the design with usability principles.
Submission Guidelines:
Submit your Excel file with the completed dashboard.
Provide a brief (300-500 words) accompanying document explaining your design choices, the data represented, and how the dashboard can be used to support decision-making.