IBM Business Analytics Dashboarding Tips > Cresco International
1 like571 views
The document outlines a dashboard webcast hosted by Cresco International, emphasizing the importance of effective dashboard design for data visualization and analytics. Key considerations include choosing relevant metrics, ensuring visual appeal, and facilitating user interactivity while maintaining accessibility. The presentation also highlights upcoming workshops and webinars related to business intelligence and analytics.
IBM Business Analytics Dashboarding Tips > Cresco International
- 1. Dashboard Webcast Hosted by Sanjeev Da0a > Prac6ce Director for Cresco Interna6onal Moderated by Candace Taylor > Director of Marke6ng for Cresco Interna6onal February 11, 2015
- 2. Cresco Interna1onal > Brings your data and business together via business intelligence consul6ng, analy6cs soIware, training and support, as well as cloud. > crescointl.com > Call me at 844.6.CRESCO > info@crescointl.com
- 4. Dashboard Recipe? ü Chose Metrics that Ma-er ü Keep it Visual ü Make it Interac6ve ü Keep it Current ü Easy Access
- 5. Dashboard Receive? ü Chose Metrics that Ma-er
- 6. Dashboard Receive? ü Keep it Visual
- 7. Dashboard Receive? ü Make it Interac6ve
- 8. Dashboard Receive? ü Keep it Current
- 9. Dashboard Receive? ü Easy Access
- 10. Considera1ons about your Audience ü Role – Factors that help make the decisions ü Delivery Method – Desktop or Device ü Skills Match – Data, Dashboard Technology, Skills, Comfort Zone ü Workflow & Experience Check – KPI Familiarity, Data Residence, Terminology
- 11. The Perfect Dashboard Checklist ü Scope à Broad or Focused ü Approach à Strategic or Opera6onal ü Time Period à Historical, Snapshot, Real-‐Time, Predic6ve ü Customiza6on à Single view or Customizable ü Detail Style à Top view or Drillable
- 12. The Building Blocks Ø Form Ø Structure Ø Design Principles Ø Func6onality Timeliness Connec1vity Data Density Aesthe6c value Data Detail Interac6vity Mobility Collabora6on Flow Rela1onship Grouping
- 13. Dashboard Building Blocks Ø Design Principles Ø Func6onality Compactness Gradual Reveal Guide AFen1on Casual use Lead to Ac6on Customizable Basics Advanced Considered for any Dashboard. Drill, Filters, Comparison, Alerts Differen6ate Dashboard and provide excep6onal user control and value
- 14. The Design Interface Design Informa6on Display
- 15. The Design – Interface Design Ø Simplicity Ø Web Design Techniques Ø Page Organiza6on – § Top & LeW § Down LeW Side § Center Ø Grid System
- 17. The Design – Interface Design Ø White Spaces Ø Color – Earth Tones -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐> Ø Display Colors § Sequen6al § Divergent § Categorical Ø Typography Ø Background
- 18. The Design – Informa1on Display Ø Data à Story à Solu6on Ø What Chart is Right? Ø Dimensions and Measures Ø Lines connect related items Ø Avoid 3D Sca-er plots and Pies Ø Propor6onal Scales of Bars
- 19. The Design – Informa1on Display Chart Type Chart Sugges1ons Rela6onship Sca-er Chart – Two Variables Bubble Chart – Three Variables Distribu6on Column Histogram – Few Data Points Line Histogram – Many Data Points Sca-er Chart – Two Variables 3D Area Chart – Three Variables
- 20. The Design – Informa1on Display Chart Type Data Type Chart Sugges1ons Composi6on Dynamic Data – Few Periods Stacked 100% Column Chart Stacked Column Chart Dynamic Data – Many Periods Stacked 100% Area Chart Stacked Area Chart Sta6c Data Pie Chart Waterfall Chart Stacked 100% Column Chart
- 21. The Design – Informa1on Display Chart Type Data Type Chart Sugges1ons Comparison Two Variables per Item Variable Width Column Chart Many Categories Table Width Embedded Chart Few Categories – Many Items Bar Chart Few Categories – Few Items Column Chart Many Periods – Cyclical Data Circular Area Chart Many Periods – Non-‐Cyclical Data Line Chart Single or Few Categories Column Chart Few Periods – Many Categories Line Chart
- 22. The Design ?
- 23. The Design ?
- 24. The Design ? Ø Too Complex Ø Metrics no one understand Ø Bad Graphics Ø Underes6ma6ng the need to maintain the dashboard
- 25. The Design – Fundamentals Ø Reduce Chart Junk and Increase Data to Ink Ra6o
- 26. The Design – Fundamentals Ø Maximize Contrast between data and background
- 27. The Design – Fundamentals Ø Readable labels – Avoid Rotated labels
- 28. The Design – Fundamentals Ø Repe66on is bad
- 29. The Design – Fundamentals Ø Avoid Smoothing and 3D
- 30. The Design – Fundamentals Ø Use Color Variants
- 31. The Design – Advanced Fundamentals Type Tips Display Sparklines Embed in tables to spot trends and values in data Treemaps Box size and colors give a quick visual appeal and understanding of data Geographic Maps Used for High Level Details Alerts Prevent Over aler6ng – too many flash lights are distrac6ng
- 32. Dashboard Design – Closing Statements Ø Dashboards are ROI calculators of your Data Ø Dashboard is not a Report Ø Successful Dashboard Measurement Ø Internal Dashboards & Logos Ø Get a be-er grasp on your data
- 33. Sources IBM Analy6cs Zone, IBM Many Eyes, IBM Watson Analy6cs, Juice Analy6cs, Google Cognos Images
- 34. Dashboard Styles
- 35. Dashboard Styles
- 36. Dashboard Styles
- 37. Cognos Reports > Ac1ve Reports Promo > We are running a promo6on of conver6ng your regular Cognos Reports into Ac6ve Reports > Provides next genera6on visuliza6on > Provides dashboard 6ps and tricks that you saw in my presenta6on today. For more informa6on email me at sda0a@crescointl.com.
- 38. Q & A
- 39. Upcoming Events > Ø Live in Texas? Ø Texas SPSS and TM1 Workshops: February 24 – TM1 Workshop in Aus6n February 25 – SPSS Workshop in Houston February 26 – SPSS Workshop in San Antonio > March 11 – Watson Analy6cs Webcast (Hosted by IBM & Cresco) > March 25 – Varicent/Incen6ve Compensa6on Management Webcast For more informa6on or to register for these events, contact Candace Taylor at ctaylor@crescointl.com.