A Dashboard is the visual display of the most important information needed to achieve one or more objectives for a specific audience which fits entirely on a single computer screen or even the front of a car so that it can be monitored at a glance to ensure you are on the right track, how far have you traveled on the journey and any course-correction / gas or oil refill that is necessary.

While there are several ways that a dashboard can be designed badly, there are a few guidelines that will help any developer / engineer design and build a great dashboard that serves the objectives / needs of the audience it is designed for, uses the data in the most appropriate way and displays only the necessary KPIs that drives better decisions using the right kind of visualizations is designed. Continue reading →