Gareth Cross
SAP User Group, November 2011
Delivering Value through SAP Dashboards
MAXIMISE VALUE
BETTER BUSINESS DECISIONS DELIVER VALUE
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HOW DO DASHBOARDS SUPPORT VALUE?
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A dashboard is a visual display of the most important information needed to achieve objectives
on a single screen
Simple
Actionable
Relevant
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD DASHBOARD
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Insert "Title, Author, Date"
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PLANNING
CLEARLY ARTICTULATE YOUR VISION
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CHARTS
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INTERPRETING TRENDS IN DATA
Month Exchange Rate Average
USE DASHBOARDS FOR IDENTIFYING ACTION AND NOT RECONCILING DETAIL
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INTERPRETING TRENDS IN DATA
MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE DECISIONS Delivering Value with SAP Dashboards | Gareth Cross
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INTERPRETING TRENDS IN DATA
MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE DECISIONS
INTERPRETING TRENDS IN DATA
THE SIMPLEST SOLUTION IS OFTEN BEST FOR DECISIONS Delivering Value with SAP Dashboards | Gareth Cross
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INTERPRETING TRENDS IN DATA
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INFORMATION TO SUPPORT DECISIONS
MISLEADING CHARTS
Survey: Have you learnt something new today?
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COLOURS
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USE THEMES AND COLOURS THAT ARE EASY TO READ
FOCUS ON ACTION
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Don’t waste space
Positioning
Logically group KPI’s
Keep your information to a single screen
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DASHBOARD DESIGN
INFORMATION ADDS VALUE, USE YOUR SPACE WELL
User Experience
Information Latency
Modelling Dataflow
Data Harmonisation
PERFORMANCE
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Empower the User
Deliver Solutions that are Flexible
Deliver Solutions that are Scalable
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DEPLOYMENT
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BUILD SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
Access to High Volume, Real Time Data with SAP HANA is here
New Measures
Improved Action
Improved Value
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LOOKING AHEAD
INFORMATION TO SUPPORT DECISIONS
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More information
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Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies.
Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that boost their freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working, the Collaborative Business ExperienceTM. The Group relies on its global delivery model called Rightshore®, which aims to get the right balance of the best talent from
multiple locations, working as one team to create and deliver the optimum solution for clients.
Present in 40 countries, Capgemini reported 2010 global revenues of EUR 8.7 billion and employs around 110,000 people worldwide.
More information is available at: www.capgemini.com
About Capgemini
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