{"product_id":"effective-dashboard-design-gail-la-grouw-9781468168747","title":"Effective Dashboard Design: Design Secrets to Getting More Value From Performance Dashboards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEffective Dashboard Design \u003c\/b\u003eis about performance dashboards - taking the reader on a journey of converting typical reporting style dashboards into dashboards specifically designed \u003cb\u003eto promote improvement in strategic performance\u003c\/b\u003e. This is not a book about screens for system monitoring or how to develop the backend data infrastructure. Both these topics are expert areas in themselves - this is a book about dashboards that are action focused to effectively \u003cb\u003eimprove productivity and increase profit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDD\u003c\/b\u003e suits businesses of all sizes - with tips on helping medium-sized and smaller businesses gain access to the powerful insight by using simple, inexpensive tools to create the latest innovations in graphs, designed specifically for higher performance outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the brain sees a dashboard; using pre-attentive attributes to \u003cb\u003erapidly upload insight\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to apply Gestalt principles of design to dashboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to \u003cb\u003eselect more meaningful KPI\u003c\/b\u003e that provide more insight than most KPI used today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy selecting the correct graph is so important to \u003cb\u003eproviding a true performance story\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe best way to \u003cb\u003eget users involved\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to transform hardened report users to dashboard disciples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe key differences between different types of dashboards, and how to \u003cb\u003epersonalize dashboards for individual roles.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical tips you can apply today for \u003cb\u003einstant dashboard improvement \u003c\/b\u003e- to deliver greater insight in less time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe best way to use pre-packaged KPI and grid templates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to\u003cb\u003e transform your current dashboards\u003c\/b\u003e into a performance management system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003estep-by-step walk through of a real-life scenario \u003c\/b\u003edashboard design; learn how small tweaks to graphs significantly improve their output\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA quick and inexpensive way to \u003cb\u003edevelop proformas\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to \u003cb\u003erepurpose existing Microsoft Excel functionality\u003c\/b\u003e into innovative graph formats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe limits of dashboard software, and how to work around them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe most \u003cb\u003ecommon mistakes in dashboards\u003c\/b\u003e; and how to avoid them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to integrate dashboards into SharePoint to get the best value from your real estate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsiderations for \u003cb\u003esmall screens\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBest practices in \u003cb\u003emanaging change\u003c\/b\u003e with the deployment of dashboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy standard user testing doesn't work for dashboards - how to get more value from a \u003cb\u003esimpler, new approach\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical advice on \u003cb\u003emanaging dashboard design programs\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just a design book - it's a \u003cb\u003e'how to book'\u003c\/b\u003e. It provides \u003cb\u003e real-life examples\u003c\/b\u003e, independent of the type of software being used.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDashboard design is not intuitive and goes beyond the way a dashboard looks. Effective dashboards perform well because they \u003cb\u003ehave the right KPI\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003evisualized in the best possible way\u003c\/b\u003e. This book covers both of these elements. Starting from a proven theoretical background from visualization experts such as Edward Tufte and Stephen Few - it then takes a step further into the detailed thought processes behind tweaking every graph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn spite of strong opinions \u003cb\u003ebased on factual research\u003c\/b\u003e, EDD is no 'listen to me, I'm an expert' kind of book. It gets to the raw heart of what makes a dashboard perform - not just look good. The design concepts in this book are \u003cb\u003efounded on proven practices \u003c\/b\u003e- not just personal preferences. They make sense. They constantly aim to give the end user more value. 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