[Note: This version was presented at the Big Design Conference on May 29, 2010] As enterprises and other organizations look to sift through and make sense of the all the structured and unstructured data available to them, dashboards are being positioned as the solution to their problems. However, a dashboard needs special attention to the visual design or the dashboard will fail to meet expectations. If not carefully designed, a new dashboard can leave consumers unsatisfied, frustrated, confused, and even overwhelmed. Aaron Hursman will share his experiences designing effective dashboards that deliver on the promise of targeted, accessible, and actionable information. He will discuss examples from both his personal work and contributions of thought-leaders in this space. Through these examples, he will present practical dashboard design techniques. He will also present effective approaches to take during design and construction. Finally, Aaron will explain the challenges and obstacles that dashboard designers face today, and how to mitigate the risks that result.

1. EFFECTIVE
DASHBOARD
DESIGN
why your baby is ugly

2. hello!
my name is aaron.
i live in dallas.
i do user EXPERIENCE.
i work @RACETOWIN.
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@hursman
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4. “ A dashboard ismost
display of the
a visual
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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5. CREDIT: MICROCHARTS FROM BUENA VISTA SYSTEMS

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TECHNIQUES
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Daily Monthly Quarterly Yearly
Executives   
District
Managers   
Store
Managers  
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Executives Monthly Quarterly Yearly
District Mgr Daily Monthly Quarterly
Store Mgr Daily Monthly
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MOBILE
CUSTOM APPS
Business intel
BUSINESS MGMT
ORG CHNG MGMT
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57. thx
@hursman
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58. RESOURCES
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59. Aaron Hursman Dashboard Spy
http://aaron.hursman.com http://dashboardspy.com/
Slalom Consulting Dashboards by Example
http://slalom.com http://tinyurl.com/6kktla
Perceptual Edge (Stephen Few) Many Eyes
http://www.perceptualedge.com/ http://tr.im/RU0s
Edward Tufte Tableau Software
http://www.edwardtufte.com/ http://tr.im/RTZY
BonaVista (MicroCharts) Junk Charts
http://www.bonavistasystems.com/ http://tr.im/RU05
Juice Analytics Bad Charts & Dashboards
http://juiceanalytics.com/ http://tr.im/RU0h
Jorge Camoes Charts Dundas Data Visualization
http://charts.jorgecamoes.com/ http://dundas.com/
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