Welcome! The purpose of this book is to help you learn about Qlik® Sense and Qlik®'s self-service visualization platform. Our aim is to help you get more from your data by applying Qlik Sense and its unique capabilities to your analytic needs. At the beginning of this book, we'll cover why Qlik chose to develop Qlik Sense, what data discovery is and can do, and the strategy and vision behind the product. In the subsequent chapters, we'll address practical considerations, including the Qlik Sense application life cycle, how to meet the needs of different types of users, how to develop and administer engaging Qlik Sense applications, data modeling, and getting the most out of the QIX engine. This book concludes by outlining a series of example applications built using Qlik Sense, to address analysis needs in sales management, HR, management, and demographics.
Chapter 1, Why Develop Qlik Sense?, covers why Qlik chose to develop Qlik Sense, what data discovery is and can do, and the strategy and vision behind the product.
Chapter 2, What is Data Discovery?, covers the fundamental difference between traditional business intelligence and data discovery, and how it facilitates users who need this information in their daily work.
Chapter 3, The Vision of Qlik Sense, covers the vision informing Qlik Sense, and the evolving requirements that are compeling organizations to readdress how they deliver business intelligence and support data-driven decision-making.
Chapter 4, Overview of a Qlik Sense Application's Life Cycle, covers the Qlik Sense application life cycle overview as a backdrop to highlight key features and benefits of Qlik Sense. There are thousands of features in Qlik Sense, and this chapter will serve as a guide to the major components, features, and benefits to start your exploration of the software.
Chapter 5, Empowering Next Generation Data Discovery Consumers, highlights key features in the context of specific requirements that Qlik has identified as a consumer.
Chapter 6, Contributing to Data Discovery, highlights key features in the context of specific user requirements that Qlik has identified as a contributor, or someone who seeks to share key findings from their analysis.
Chapter 7, Creating Engaging Applications, shows you how to build engaging applications to meet your business problems.
Chapter 8, Administering Qlik Sense, covers the administration of Qlik Sense applications within an organization.
Chapter 9, Sales Discovery, shows how to apply Qlik Sense to the challenges of analyzing sales performance within your organization.
Chapter 10, Human Resource Discovery, guides you through applying Qlik Sense to the challenges of analyzing human resource data.
Chapter 11, Travel Expense Discovery, takes us through applying Qlik Sense to the challenges of analyzing travel expense management within an organization.
Chapter 12, Demographic Data Discovery, ends the book by demonstrating how Qlik Sense can be applied to the challenges of analyzing demographic data.