Geraldi, Joana G.,  1979- <br/><br/>
Visuals matter! :  designing and using effective visual representations to support project and portfolio decisions / 
Joana Geraldi, Mario Arlt. 
 - Newtown Square, Pa. :  Project Management Institute, Inc.,  c2015. 
 - xi, 143 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-142). 
<br/><br/>Introduction : Research problem and purpose ; Research area and approach ; Research phases ; Target audience, structure -- The challenge: project portfolio decisions : PPM context and its challenges ; Structural complexity ; Emergent complexity ; Socio-political complexity -- The opportunity: visuals : Portfolio decision as a sensemaking process ; The power of visuals ; Visuals: friends or foes? ; Research focus -- Tapping into the potential: visual literacy : Visual literacy ; Design ; Use ; User ; Relationship between visual literacy areas ; Guiding principles for visual design ; Concluding notes -- Research design : Methodological challenges ; Experimental rational ; The decision task ; Key variables and introduction to the dashboards ; Subjects ; Location and workflow of the experiment ; Validity and reliability -- Data analysis : Research questions and propositions ; Demographics ; Proposition 1. Impact of visual design on cognition and confidence ; Proposition 2. Impact of visual use on cognition and confidence ; Proposition 3. Impact of familiarity on cognition of data and confidence ; Proposition 4. Relationship between visual design, use, and user ; How do different users react to different visuals? Exploring visual preferences and adoption ; How do people use visuals? Useful visual skills ; Summary, discussion and implications of key findings -- Summary, conclusions, and recommendations : Implications for practitioners ; Implications for teaching and learning ; Implications for research ; Toward a mindful use of visuals -- Appendices : Historical overview and current trends in the literature ; Validation of relevant perspectives for portfolios ; Survey. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781628250787 (pbk.) 162825078X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Visual communication.<br/>Project management.<br/>Communication in management.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P93.5  / .G473 2015