Dashboards That Deliver: How to Design, Develop, and Deploy Dashboards That Work

A comprehensive guide to building and deploying dashboards that deliver.

Dashboards That Deliver: How to Design, Develop, and Deploy Dashboards That Work teaches you a complete process of dashboard creation, from the initial spark, through discovery and prototyping, to release and maintenance. Its guidance addresses the human and social factors in making successful dashboards. You'll learn how to apply the process whether you're a sole data analyst, or the head of business intelligence in a large enterprise. Also included are over a dozen detailed chapters featuring real-world dashboards from different industries (healthcare, transportation, etc.), departments (finance, marketing, human resources), and platforms (print, desktop, cellphone, etc.). There are dashboards designed for different audiences, including one that has had 2.5 billion views. Each one has a unique creation story you can learn from and apply.

The expert authors have a combined fifty-plus years of hands-on experience helping people in hundreds of organizations build effective dashboards. They have seen multiple successes and failures, bringing their own stories and empathy to help readers survive and thrive in a rapidly changing data landscape.

You'll learn to:

• Understand the needs of your users and apply those to the language of data analytics. Create wireframes and mockups to make the most efficient user experience. Choose the appropriate data visualizations for each purpose.
• Release and then measure the success of your dashboard implementation. How AI might change how dashboards are developed. Whether you are a Chief Data Officer, Head of Business Intelligence, or a data analyst, this book will help you succeed in sharing actionable, data-informed insights.