Developing your standards and guidelines
User interfaces are regularly judged on how they look before anyone takes notice of the content. If the user interface is intuitive and appropriate for the audience, they are more likely to adopt and use the solution.
Getting ready
Developing visualisation standards and guidelines is important to the business intelligence and data warehouse project. These standards will affect the way information is presented to the consumer, and ultimately the acceptance and usage of the information. Spending time defining and prototyping standards before any development work is started will save rework. Socializing the interface to key consumers before the project is completed will also reduce rework and set realistic expectations. The key reference material for this would include:
1. Research good visualization techniques. There are a number of visualization experts such as Stephen Few (http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/), Julie Steele (http://radar.oreilly.com...
