Live Challenge closes on the 8th of December 2024 at 23:59pm UK time
Live Challenge closes on the 8th of December 2024 at 23:59pm UK time
Participate in the ZoomCharts Challenge to showcase skills, gain recognition, network, and boost your professional profile.
The ZoomCharts team provides personalized feedback to EVERY report entry that meets the requirements. This gives all participants the chance to hone their skills and adjust their report before deadline, giving you an extra competitive edge in the challenge.
Upon signing up for the challenge, you will receive a FREE Drill Down Visuals Developers License that lets you access the full Drill Down Visuals PRO library. This license remains active for a year after the last challenge you take part in. Meaning, you can access the latest advanced data visualization tools to enhance your projects for a full year.
Participants receive all the latest information on upcoming workshops and events, demonstrating how our team of proven professionals approaches visualizing the given dataset for the challenge. You also have the chance to book 1:1 calls with a Power BI mentor who will analyse and give specific suggestions to improve your report.
Last but not least, entering the challenge with ZoomCharts puts you in the running for an additional $300 Amazon gift card.
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Are you ready to embark on a data-driven journey through the tantalizing world of candies? In this challenge, you'll dive deep into the sugary seas of market share data, uncovering hidden trends and gaining insights to drive strategic decisions in the confectionery industry.
A leading European market research company collects comprehensive market data on the confectionery industry. The data covers major manufacturers, their brands, packaging, and sales volumes for one of the regional markets. Contestants are tasked with examining and visualizing market shares and their changes across key players, conducting category analysis, and exploring consumption volumes.
1. What are the top 10 candy items by sales volume in terms of weight in 2022 and 2023?
2. What are the top 10 candy items by sales volume regarding money value in 2022 and 2023?
3. What is the candies’ sales volume in terms of weight trend by month from 2022 to 2023?
4. What manufacturer had the most sales volume in the euro dollar in 2022?
5. What manufacturer had the fewest sales volume in weight in 2023?
6. Which package type of candy is the most popular to sell by weight?
7. Which candy category is the most popular to sell by revenue?
8. Which candy brand sold the most chips in 2022?
9. Which candy brand sold the most chocolate-related candies in 2023?
10. What is the most profitable distribution channel to sell candies?
Know more about the judging criteria and other requirements
1. Is too much text used for explanation?
2. Are the indicative colors in charts understandable?
3. Does it tell a story?
1. Cross-chart filtering implementation
2. across the report. Can other visuals provide relevant data as the user explores the rep
3. Response time
4. Drill Down: multi-layer data exploration. Can the user drill down and gain additional insights within the report?
5. Use of tutorial overlays and other elements to assist new users. Can a new user start using this report straight away with just the guidance provided within the report itself?
1. Visual design: is the overall look consistent, no empty spaces, no overcrowding?
2. Interface design: are there unnecessary visualisations, buttons, complexity in use?
3. UX design: is the produced report usable?
4. Report design: is the main challenge answered?
5. Technical: are all the fonts used the same, are the sizes readable?
All tools are permitted for the challenge.
For ZoomCharts Challenge: create a Power BI report including at least 2 ZoomCharts Drill Down Visuals in one report page.
Reports are restricted to a maximum of 3 pages including drill-through pages.
Canvas size is 16:9 (Default Power BI size) or Full HD size = w:1920 - h:1080.
Business users use reports to make data-driven decisions. That’s why reports are called effective if they enable users to drill down and filter data quickly and intuitively to find answers to any question they might have and analyse data in all possible directions and dimensions.
1. Use-Case Gallery: Try live demos and download reports made by the ZoomCharts team
2. Video tutorials: Watch engaging video guides on how to set up and use the visuals
3. Documentation: Technical deep-dive about ZoomCharts visuals
4. ZoomCharts Blog: Useful tips & tricks for data visualization and report creation
5. Visuals Gallery: Explore all the possible customization options for Drill Down Visuals.
1. An Excel spreadsheet with 1 tab.
2. PDF with the Intro and Brief in English.
3.PDF with the Intro and Brief in Spanish.
To submit your two-page report, please follow these steps, if you want to be considered for the Zoomcharts' prize, otherwise post your entry in the challenges group.
Your report will undergo validation to ensure it meets all the technical requirements. If the report is validated, you will receive a 'Publish to Web' link. If it does not meet the requirements, you will receive a rejection reason and will have the opportunity to resubmit your report.
1.Upload the report as a PDF document on your LinkedIn feed.
2. Use the caption "I am participating in FP20 Analytics Challenge 20”, along with screenshots from your report.
3. Include a summary of your report's key insights and publish it to the web or NovyPro link.
4. Use the hashtags #FP20MarketShareAnalysis, #builtwithzoomcharts, tag @Federico Pastor and @Zoomcharts.
5. *Additionally, post your report in the FP20 Analytics LinkedIn Community Group.
Click on the link below to get your dataset: The files contain all the necessary data and information to create your report.