EFFECTIVE
DASHBOARD
DESIGN
AARON HURSMAN

WHERE
DO WE
BEGIN?
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“
A dashboard is a visual display of
the most important information
needed to achieve one or more
objectives, consolidated and
arranged on a single screen so
the information can be
monitored at a glance.
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FOCUS
ON THE
USER
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DESIGN
TECHNIQUES
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KEY
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WEEKS OF
SUPPLY
BEGINNING INVENTORY
ENDING INVENTORY
TURNOVER
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CREDIT: MICROCHARTS FROM BUENA VISTA SYSTEMS
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CREDIT: MICROCHARTS FROM BUENA VISTA SYSTEMS
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CREDIT: STEPHEN FEW, PERCEPTUAL EDGE
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CREDIT: MICROCHARTS FROM BUENA VISTA SYSTEMS

CREDIT: MICROCHARTS FROM BUENA VISTA SYSTEMS

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CHALLENGES
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1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
6 3rd Qtr
5 4th Qtr
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2 Series 1
1 Series 2
0 Series 3
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2 4-6
Series 3
0 2-4
Series 1
0-2
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Aaron Hursman Dashboard Spy
http://aaron.hursman.com http://dashboardspy.com/
Hitachi Consulting Dashboards by Example
http://hitachiconsulting.com http://tinyurl.com/6kktla
Perceptual Edge (Stephen Few) Junk Charts
http://www.perceptualedge.com/ http://tinyurl.com/453a2t
BonaVista (MicroCharts) Bad Charts & Dashboards
http://www.bonavistasystems.com/ http://tinyurl.com/3mdcw3
Edward Tufte Dundas Data Visualization
http://www.edwardtufte.com/ http://dundas.com/
Juice Analytics BI Scorecard Blog
http://juiceanalytics.com/ http://tinyurl.com/3tjkxe
Jorge Camoes Charts SNL’s Bad Idea Jeans
http://charts.jorgecamoes.com/ http://tinyurl.com/63rxqz
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thx
AARON HURSMAN