Known by various names, dashboards come in all types. Business intelligence front-ends, scorecards, enterprise dashboards, executive dashboards, digital dashboards, KPI reports, just to name a few.
Whatever you call them, the intuitive nature of business dashboards have become the universal "face of business intelligence". Dashboards allow at-a-glance understanding of the business situation and makes for easier decision making.
The easiest way to learn about enterprise dashboards is to study examples of them. That's what the Dashboard Spy is all about. Take a look at the screenshots gathered here. You'll learn a LOT about dashboards and business intelligence.
No matter how many dashboard projects you’ve been involved with, I think you’ll agree that the article below is a GREAT refresher in the fine art of dashboard design. It looks at the approach you should take to ensure that your dashboard designs are user centric and user experience focused. The article is destined to [… Read More]
Dashboards work best when they are laid out on a design grid that makes sense from both an aesthetic and functional point of view. With the popularity of out-of-the-box business intelligence dashboard applications, the dashboard designer often enjoys the luxury of not having to worry about grid alignment or underlying grid design. However, for those [… Read More]
