Monthly Archives: March 2008

World’s Easiest Dashboard?

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Dashboard Spy

Here at The Dashboard Spy, we’ve been keenly tracking the increasing adoption by business intelligence applications, dashboards, and database reporting tools of RIA (Rich Internet Application) technologies. The promise of RIA to provide enriched user interaction and the concurrent trend … Continue reading →

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When a Dashboard Goes Red

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Dashboard Spy

Dashboard Design Topic: Using Colors for Business Dashboard Alerts You hear about a problem so you log on to your business dashboard looking for red alerts among your KPIs and metrics. Not an uncommon use case, right? Your dashboard should … Continue reading →

Do-It-Yourself-Dashboards-Alive-and-Well

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Dashboard Spy

Dashboard Topic: Excel Dashboards – A Report from the Trenches. Every once in a while, I get a submission of a business dashboard from a Dashboard Spy reader that makes me stop and really think about what dashboarding really is. … Continue reading →

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Citywide Performance Reporting Dashboard for NYC

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Dashboard Spy

Dashboard Topic: Municipal Performance Management Dashboards A city as large as New York City certainly has a large task ahead of it when it comes to reporting performance. Of course, city officials can produce key performance metrics (KPIs), that’s not … Continue reading →

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Drag and Drop Dashboard Configuration

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Dashboard Spy

Business Intelligence Dashboards show a smorgashboard of metrics and KPIs. Business users can peruse a range of statistics and pick out areas that warrant attention. Sometimes the metrics span across various business areas (common among CEO Dashboards), but more commonly, … Continue reading →