15 Diagrams MBAs Should Know
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The document outlines 15 essential diagrams for business school students, highlighting their purposes and applications. Each diagram, such as pie charts, scatter plots, and process diagrams, serves a unique function in analyzing and presenting data effectively. The author includes various sources and attributions for each diagram, emphasizing their relevance in business contexts.
15 Diagrams MBAs Should Know
- 1. 15 DIAGRAMS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE LEAVING BUSINESS SCHOOL janice fraser. janice@luxr.co For Presidio GSB, Sept 2010
- 2. WITH DIAGRAMS YOU CAN COMPARE THINGS (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 3. THE PIE CHART compares subjects on one dimension of data ...like market share Source: Flurry (c)2010 janice@twotopLABS.com
- 4. ...or lines of business. (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 5. SCATTER PLOT Compares items on two dimensions of data. Good for demonstrating messiness. Source:: services.alphaworks.ibm.com (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 6. also good for making fun of artists. source: thisisindexed.com (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 7. TWO X TWO my favorite (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 8. it’s the King of market positioning. source: Dave McClure, 500hats.com (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 9. ...and competitive analysis source: unknown...if it’s you email me and I’ll give attribution. (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 10. COMPARISON CHART many items, many variables source: Watt Bike (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 11. ...good for product comparisons source: unknown...if it’s you email me and I’ll give attribution. (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 12. EXAMINE THE RELATEDNESS OF THINGS (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 13. VENN DIAGRAM source: laughingsquid.com the classic. (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 14. PROTIP You want to be here (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 15. CYCLE DIAGRAM source: unknown...if it’s you email me and I’ll give attribution. (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 16. shows how components connect to make a workable system. source: Eric Reiss, The Lean Startup (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 17. THE VALUE PYRAMID Pyramid symbol can either represent quantity source: Dave McClure, 500Hats.com (top = small, bottom = large) (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 18. ...or the pyramid can represent ideas like “foundation” and “pinnacle” (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 19. MIND MAPS help you figure things out source: unknown...if it’s you, send email and I’ll give attribution (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 20. ...and can communicate a lot of information, loosely structured, in a dense format that’s easy to digest. source: XMind (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 21. PUT THINGS IN ORDER (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 22. PROCESS DIAGRAM (This is a process diagram for defining the strategy of a startup.) (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 23. value chain “this is our opportunity” “critical point of failure” source: Unknown...if it’s you, send email and I’ll give attribution (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 24. ROOT CAUSE MAP Like a process diagram, but instead of sequence, arrows point away from causes. Last one is it. source: http://www.clarkeching.com/aggressive_schedule_crt-thumb.jpg (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 26. COUNT THINGS (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 28. Power curve of men who would date an 18- year-old woman, mapped by age source: blog.okcupid.com (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 29. Power curve of contributions to UGC websites, by effort required. source: Ross Mayfield, Chairman, Social Text (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 30. THE BELL CURVE can help you describe identify outliers source: edgehopper.com (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 31. and regular liars. source: blog.okcupid.com (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 32. HISTOGRAM is a bar chart for counting things. source: Flickr, Phil Gyford (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 33. “ROI” of User Experience Projects GENERIC BAR CHARTS can be very revealing. source: nngroup.com/reports (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 35. For showing audience growth. source: “Glam Media $200M Private Placement” (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 36. For showing revenue growth. source: unknown...if it’s you email me and I’ll give attribution. (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 37. source: unknown...if it’s you email me and I’ll give attribution. (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 38. source: unknown...if it’s you email me and I’ll give attribution. (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 39. for poking holes in business models. (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 40. Cause or effect? “I’m gonna cut myself with this Lexus key.” source: thisisindexed.com (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com
- 41. THANKS Y’ALL source: thisisindexed.com (c)2010, janice@twotopLABS.com