We welcome recommendations!
Business Intelligence
Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI a Killer App | Cindi Howson | A guide that helps get you thinking beyond just the technology involved in your Business Intelligence initiative, because you will need more than that make it a success.
Data Warehousing
The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Complete Guide to Dimensional Modeling | Ralph Kimball and Margy Ross | Dry as all get-out, a classic and a necessity for data warehousing.
Product-specific
Crystal Xcelsius for Dummies | Michael Alexander | A thorough guide, including valuable best practices and tips & tricks, though somewhat dated since the release of Xcelsius 2008.
Data Visualization
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information | Edward Tufte | The seminal work in modern data visualization.
Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data | Stephen Few | Influenced by Tufte, Few discusses similar principles in a more practical/less esoteric way that makes them easier to apply to your actual job.
Other Books
Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery | Garr Reynolds | Get the point across better in your mind-numbing slide decks.
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future | Dan Pink | A compelling case why what you do now won’t always be good enough and what you can do about it.
