Dashboards
To even start discussing dashboards, you need to know what they are. Let’s begin with the idea that dashboards are somewhat like a data collection center. For example, in movies, when they show the main villain’s room, there is usually a huge wall with various indicators. Now we can have such a wall (and here is the moment for an evil laugh!). To illustrate this more, look at the following image:
Figure 8.25: Executive dashboard (sample)
As you can see, there are a lot of bars, colors, and data. So, in simple terms, a dashboard is a tool that enables the presentation of data from various reports in one place. For users, they often serve as a main source of information, which is immediately available, goes through many objects at the same time, and provides knowledge on many levels of the business.
It is worth mentioning that companies usually have several dashboards, and there is a simple explanation for this. Large, medium...
