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Dashboard Best Practices 2016 v.2 (Copy)
What do business-users want?
Why Dashboards?
2 types of BI users
Dashboards for the BI Consumer
1 - Purpose
Who is the dashboard for?
What data do you need?
4 - Functionality
How will the dashboard be used?
Planning your dashboard
Make dashboards an engaging experience
Examine data further with
TooltipsDrill BrushingFiltersDate SliderSeries SelectionMap Zoom & Layers
2 - Summarize
Single subject area per tabDon't overwhelm
Summary to Detail
Display important metrics with KPIs
3 - Relevance
Is it relevant to your audience
5 - Visual Fit
Right chart to tell your story
6 - Layout
Allocate layout by importance - Before
Reports in the wrong order
Athlete Regional Metrics - wrong shape
Bubble - not wide enough to be clear
Campaign effectiveness - clear
Agency Sales over Time - too small
Heat Grid - clear
Allocate layout by importance - After
Athlete Regional Metrics - correct shape & size
Bubble - double width now, easier to read
Campaign Effectiveness - slightly more space
Agency Sales over Time - double width, easier to read
Heat Grid - clear
7 - Clarity
Titles
What does this chart represent?
Descriptions
Conditional Formatting
Rank Flag Camp Country Invoiced Profit Cost Rating % of Max
1 Italy $8,882,013.53
2 Austria $7,447,954.66
3 USA $5,642,422.04
4 Australia $4,490,174.68
5 New Zealand $3,637,444.43
6 Japan $2,185,357.28
7 Germany $1,681,510.02
8 Canada $1,458,473.15
9 Armenia $1,296,521.07
10 Finland $1,145,911.31
Colours to highlight extremesIcon alertsFlags
Annotations and Reference Lines
Use annotation sparinglyAnnotations get more attention Higher dwell time
8 - Consistency
Consistency
9 - Trust
10 - Share
Any Platform, Any Device
Data-Driven Decisions