Archive for March, 2012

Key Word: Accountability

During my tenure working in the BI data visualization space, I have encountered common experiences without consideration to any specific vertical. I find that although the primary purpose for implementing a BI dashboard is to increase visibility into an organizations’ operations, support their strategic initiatives, and ultimately help them to make better, more actionable, decisions. [...]

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Anybody Can Build a Dashboard*

*Three talents are highly recommended: Data, Design and Business. The qualifications for being able to build a dashboard vary; depending on how deep visual KPIs are going to penetrate your business. I’ve seen a variety of students with varying talents learn iDashboards. The most successful students have knowledge in three areas: Data, Design and Business. [...]

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Mobilizing Your Decision Making

Most of us live in a world where we struggle to keep up with technology; an environment that progresses so quickly most of us simply cannot afford to always have the latest and greatest. The problem though is what that next greatest thing can bring us, how we can improve our quality of life simply [...]

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