By accident we saw this late addition to the programme, Mark Pamler from vizmetrics.com ran a presentation showing 'how to cut the fluff, visualise your programme and get results.
For a dash board project to succeed there are 5 essential D's.
Defined Need - The Audience and the stakeholders of the reports. Define the target of who will use the dashboard. A clear definition of the need for the information provided.
Decision Metrics - how do list you out the metrics. Bring all the reports an organsisation already being produced. Plus the collective wish list of new reports.
Data. Where is the data, erp, staff systems, clinical apps, offline sources such as spreadsheets. Keep focus on the need not where the data is persisted.
Design. The objective is create high density dashboards. The human eye can cash large amount of information - don't turn the dash board into individual power point slides or web screens. Select the correct chart type. Mark suggested not to ever use pie charts. Remember to use the real estate on the screen effectively. Try to bring the needs together in groups.
Delivery. Don't get carried away with technology. Some stakeholders need it on paper, others want real time whizz bang. Think about web delivery or PDF output.
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