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Getting Mileage Out of Your Dashboard

Adam Froman, P.Eng. MBA Net Gain 7.0CEO January 2013

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The Rise of Dashboards

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a customer-centric philosophy,

data-driven insights,

visual storytelling, and

emerging digital platforms.

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Customer Journey

USER REQUIREMENTS PLANNINGDetermined the communication objectives and detailed the requirements and constraints gathered during a series of requirements meetings.

DATA GATHERING & ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENTWeather Network provided the appropriate data to support the design.  Through a series of meetings, the data was reviewed and scrubbed in order to identify duplication and gaps.

DASHBOARD DESIGNDesigned the user experience and creative elements to satisfy the project requirements and conceptual direction. 

DASHBOARD PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENTTranslated the creative into a working prototype built on dashboard technology including algorithm design for data presentation of the pages / functions listed in the requirements phase.

ApproachOur Customer-Centric Process

FULL DASHBOARD DEVELOPMENTBased upon the prototype success, commence full development of the dashboard.

Responsive Design

5 Steps to Ensuring a Successful Digital Dashboard

1) Clearly define who is your user audience• What is their role?• What kind of decisions do they make?• What kind of information do they need to make these decisions?

2) Gather and analyze existing data and reporting tools• What kind of data are you collecting today?• What kind of gaps in the data or reports exist? • What are other sources for this information?• Can you make assumptions when the data doesn’t exist?• Decide if you need to correlate or consolidate the data?

3) Ensure that user interface design is a collaborative process• How should the data be displayed to be meaningful and quick to read?• How often will the data need to be updated?• Do you need to consider designing for mobile and tablets?

4) Don’t let technology lead: try before you buy• What are the limitations of the technology platform?• Is the technology platform prepared to support your development without a large upfront investment?

5) Realize that it’s just the beginning…• Does the dashboard achieve the user’s expectations?• Do you have a plan to append new data sources?• Can you measure an ROI?• What are the new ways to visualize data?

THANKS!

Adam FromanCEO, Delvinia & AskingCanadians

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