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Dat Data a da dashbo shboards: ards: Pu Purpo pose, se, proc process ess, , and and pr prin inci ciples ples
April Hendrickson, MA ahendrickson@omni.org Jen Shepherd, PhD jshepherd@omni.org What is a dashboard? What are some key features and benefits of a dashboard? How to decide if a dashboard is right for you Overview of the dashboard development process Important design factors to consider
WHA WHAT IS IS A A DAS ASHBO HBOARD? ARD?
"Performance dashboards are vi visual sual and inter eract active displays
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critical cal infor format ation you need to to mak make better d r deci cisi sions, , lai aid o d out ut s strate ategical ally wit within in the c confi fines s of f a a sc scree reen" "
- Dundas Data Visualization, Inc.
"Visual display of the most important information needed to achieve one or more objectives consolidated on a single screen (or page) so it can be monitored and understood at a glance" "
- Stephen Few
“Vi Visual al and inter teract activedisplays of the most cr criti tical cal infor format mation you nee eed t to mak make bett e better er deci ecisions, , lai aid out t str trat ategi egical cally withi hin th the e co confi fines es of f a a scr cree een" "
- Dundas Data Visualization, Inc.
"Visual display of the most important information needed to achieve one or more objectives which fits entirely on a single computer screen so the information can be monitored at a glance" "
- Stephen Few
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