Dashboard planning and preparation

The most challenging aspect of developing a dashboard is creating one that is targeted enough to deliver meaningful information to its users while providing quick navigation and clear methods to support further analysis. The most successful dashboards display high-level information, typically in the form of charts and gauges, with clear supporting metrics to either invoke or support business decisions.

Even though the goal of creating a dashboard is to provide a view of the overall health of a business, it is important to avoid the trap of a one-size-fits-all dashboard. While Interactive Reporting provides the ability to store massive amounts of content inside a single document with interactivity and drill-down operations, the maintenance and processing speed will become a burden over time and document ...