The metrics chosen for a dashboard are metrics that an influential person thought were interesting. This is how a data puke gets created.
When choosing the core metrics to include on the dashboard, it is important to consider the dashboard’s audience and objective.
Once you have selected the core metrics, you have to create a hierarchy for the information. This can be done with the following practices:
Sizing widgets/sections accordingly – The point of a dashboard is to share complex company information in a way that’s easy to understand. Start by putting the most important information in the largest section and making the other sections smaller accordingly. You should use at most three relative sizes of widgets to make sure the dashboard isn’t overwhelming.
Group data logically – Grouping like data together will allow users to navigate through the information easily, especially when multiple users from different levels or departments are looking at the same dashboard.
Dashboards are great data management tools. However, it takes a more than putting a bunch of data points in one spot. You have to present the data effectively to make a dashboard a useful one.
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