Problem Statement

Organizations need an advanced tool that provides a clear, comprehensive, and dynamic visualization of sales and profit data. The current reporting systems fail to deliver an intuitive and interactive graphical representation of this data, leading to challenges in:

Identifying High-Performance Areas: Businesses require a method to quickly identify regions and products with the highest and lowest sales and profit contributions.
Comparing Sales Trends: Effective comparison of current sales with previous years' data is essential for forecasting and trend analysis.
Handling Large Data Sets: Managing and visualizing large datasets in a way that maintains performance and clarity is a significant challenge.
Customizing Data Views: There is a need for customizable views to focus on specific data points and perform detailed analyses.
Dynamic Data Interaction: Users need an interactive tool that supports real-time data updates and offers features such as tooltips and detailed legends for deeper insights.

To address these issues, a Sales Velocity visualization tool is required. This tool should:

Provide Clear Visualization: Utilize a Sales Velocity Chart with components like needles, pie regions, and circles to represent sales and profit data clearly.
Support Dynamic Interaction: Allow users to interact with the data, including viewing tooltips for detailed information and using dropdowns for filtering and selecting specific data points.
Handle Large Datasets: Efficiently manage and visualize large volumes of data with smooth performance.
Offer Customization: Include features such as dropdowns for viewing top data, Voronoi diagrams, and a legend for easy identification of products.
Include Animation: Use animations to enhance understanding and engagement with the data.
Handle Data Variability: Address issues such as varying sales trends and profit margins across different products and regions.
Provide Comparative Analysis: Include a middle dot feature to compare current and previous year sales data, with color-coding to indicate trends.
Offer Premium Features: Allow for logo removal and additional customization options in the premium version.

The successful implementation of the Sales Velocity tool will enable organizations to:

Gain a clear and comprehensive view of sales and profit performance.
Make informed strategic decisions based on interactive and dynamic data visualizations.
Efficiently manage and analyze large datasets.
Customize data views to meet specific analytical needs.

Conclusion

Sales Velocity is a graphical approach of highlighting the prominent area where the sales and profit contribution highest and lowest. This view is achievable with the help of colors.

Components of Sales Velocity Chart

Needles
- Purpose: Represent the sales and profit data for each product.
- Length: Indicates the percentage of global sales for each product. Longer needles represent higher sales percentages.
- Width: Reflects the profit margin of the product. Broader needles indicate higher profit.
Pie Region and Circle
- Purpose: Visualize the overall sales of each product.
- Radius: The size of the circle or pie segment represents the overall current sales of the product. Larger circles or pie segments denote higher sales.
- Color:
  - Green: Highest profit
  - Yellow: Moderate profit
  - Red: Lowest profit
Middle Dot
- Purpose: Compare current year sales with the previous year’s sales.
- Color:
  - Green: Sales have increased
  - Red: Sales have decreased
  - Gray: No data available or 50-50% change in sales across countries

Basic Features

Visual Clarity: The chart ensures clear visibility and easy data identification.
Animation: Includes animations for better visualization and understanding of data trends.
Size: Resizable and dynamic to fit different screen sizes and resolutions.
Dynamic Data Handling: Efficiently manages large datasets, ensuring smooth performance and quick rendering.
Data Required: Requires data on country, product, sales, and profit.
Tooltip: Provides detailed data on hover, showing specific product or country information.

Premium Features

Logo Removal: Option to remove the logo for a cleaner presentation.
Dropdown (Top N):
- Top Data: View the top countries or products based on overall sales contribution.
- Top Sales: Filter to see top-selling products or regions.
Specific Voronoi: View a Voronoi diagram specific to selected data or legend.
Legend: Located on the right-hand side to show available products and their corresponding details.

Use Cases

Business Management
- Identifies prominent regions and products based on sales and profit.
- Helps in making strategic decisions about resource allocation and marketing efforts.
Financial Analysis
- Highlights areas with the highest and lowest profit and sales.
- Provides insights for financial forecasting and budgeting.

For more information visit our Microsoft app source link https://appsource.microsoft.com/sv-se/product/power-bi-visuals/officesolution1640276900203.sales_velocity_compass_by_office_solution?tab=overview

Product Detail

Sales Velocity Chart

Problem Statement

Conclusion

Components of Sales Velocity Chart

Basic Features

Premium Features

Use Cases

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