In this episode of the Let’s Talk Data Podcast presented by SAP, host Thierry Audas sits down with Jürgen Faisst and Kristian Rümmelin to explore how the International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) is transforming business reporting, dashboard design, and enterprise analytics.
The discussion highlights why inconsistent dashboards and reporting standards create confusion, slow decision-making, and reduce trust in analytics — especially in the age of AI and generative AI. The guests explain how IBCS establishes a common visual language for business reporting by standardizing charts, tables, colors, variances, and data storytelling conventions.
Listeners will learn how organizations can improve report comprehension, reduce interpretation errors, and accelerate executive decision-making using standardized analytics practices in SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Business Data Cloud. The episode also explores the newly approved ISO 24896 notation standard for business reporting and what it means for the future of AI-driven analytics.
Practical guidance includes how to launch an IBCS initiative, build executive-ready dashboards, create reporting governance, and scale visualization standards across finance, supply chain, sales, and HR teams.
5 Key Topics of Discussion
What Is IBCS and Why It Matters Understanding how standardized business reporting improves dashboard clarity, analytics consistency, and faster decision-making.
The Role of AI in Business Reporting Why AI-generated analytics requires strong visualization standards and semantic consistency to avoid “scaling confusion.”
SAP Analytics Cloud and IBCS Integration How SAP customers can operationalize IBCS standards using reusable templates, themes, dashboards, and reporting governance.
ISO 24896 and the Future of Reporting Standards The impact of the new international standard for business reporting notation and its importance for enterprise analytics.
Best Practices for Dashboard Design and Data Visualization Actionable strategies for CFO dashboards, KPI reporting, variance analysis, semantic consistency, and executive communication.
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