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
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1   Series 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

Effective Dashboard Design