Friendly persuasion: an introduction to grpahic report design

摘要

Capacity and performance information can be very complex to analyze. However, once the analysis is complete, the capacity planner or performance analyst is faced with the equally-daunting task of communicating the results of teir analysis to implement the indicated recommendations. Graphical reports can be an excellent selling tool in such situations. This paper presents the basics of persuasive graphical presentation as it applies to capacity planning and performance analysis.