Business Intelligence Best Practices for Dashboard Design

Jan 14, 2009 in IT - Data Management

Appearances can be deceiving, sometimes the biggest challenge is getting the right data into the right dashboard in the most efficient way.
Dashboards help organizations make better business decisions. The way in which they are created is not trivial and attention must be paid to the details. Employing visual design standards and principles are important, but are only part of the journey. The way in which data is integrated from the enterprise is just as important. It requires proper planning to address what users need to see, where the data is coming from, how soon it can be delivered, and ensuring that it is accurate and consistent. This paper offers an overview of best practice business intelligence (BI) dashboard design principles and discusses data integration options for getting data into a dashboard.