Live Challenge closes on the 21st of May 2025 at 23:59pm UK time
Live Challenge closes on the 21st of May 2025 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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A hands-on opportunity to sharpen your skills in interpreting and visualizing financial performance. In this scenario, you’ll be analyzing the financial operations of a dynamic SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) company using real-world structured data. The dataset contains two essential perspectives: the actual financial outcomes recorded over time, and the original budgetary expectations set by the company.
Your objective is to bridge the gap between planned and actual figures, offering a clear, data-driven narrative through a well-designed financial statement report. Consider not only the totals, but also trends, variances, and patterns that reveal the business’s financial health and operational effectiveness.
As you work through this challenge, think like a financial analyst or CFO: What do the numbers say about growth? Where is the company overspending? Which areas are underperforming or exceeding expectations? Your insights will empower decision-makers to take informed action.
Now’s your chance to explore, build, and present compelling financial stories using data. Analyze, Visualize, Deliver clarity. Accept the challenge and showcase your analytical expertise today!
A. Financial Overview & Performance.
1. Over the year, did the company spend more or less than planned?
2. Was the company profitable each month, or did expenses exceed income at any point?
3. Which categories or accounts show the most significant difference between budget and actual figures?
B. Revenue Insights.
4. What are the primary revenue sources, and which generates the most income?
5. How does revenue change over time — are there any seasonal peaks or slowdowns?
6. Which clients or deals brought in the highest individual payments?
7. Were there specific months when revenue was noticeably lower than planned?
C. Expense Insights.
8. What are the top 5 spending categories by total amount?
9. Which vendors or service providers (e.g., AWS, Stripe) received the most money overall?
10. Are there any expense categories that regularly exceeded their budget?
11. In which months did spending increase sharply, and what caused it?
D. Trends & Patterns.
12. Are there any repeating monthly or seasonal patterns in revenue or spending?
13. Which months show the best alignment between budgeted and actual figures?
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 the ZoomCharts Challenge, create a Power BI report that includes at least 2 ZoomCharts Drill Down Visuals on one report page.
Reports are restricted to a maximum of three 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. Reports are 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 two tabs.
2. PDF with the Intro and Brief in English.
3.PDF with the Intro and Brief in Spanish.
To submit your three-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 must be verified 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 criteria, 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 26” and screenshots from your report.
3. Include a summary of your report's key insights and publish it on the web or via a NovyPro link.
4. Use the hashtags
#FP20Analytics, #FP20Financial Statements Reporting & Analysis, #builtwithzoomcharts,
tag @Federico Pastor, @Zoomcharts and @EnterpriseDNA
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.