Performance Dashboards (PDF)

Tips, techniques, and trends on harnessing dashboard technology
to optimize business performance

In Performance Dashboards, Second Edition, author Wayne
Eckerson explains what dashboards are, where they can be used, and
why they are important to measuring and managing performance. As
Director of Research for The Data Warehousing Institute, a
worldwide association of business intelligence professionals,
Eckerson interviewed dozens of organizations that have built
various types of performance dashboards in different industries and
lines of business. Their practical insights explore how you can
effectively turbo-charge performance-management initiatives
with dashboard technology.

* Includes all-new case studies, industry research, news chapters
on "Architecting Performance Dashboards" and "Launching and
Managing the Project" and updated information on designing KPIs,
designing dashboard displays, integrating dashboards, and types of
dashboards.

* Provides a solid foundation for understanding performance
dashboards, business intelligence, and performance management

* Addresses the next generation of performance dashboards, such
as Mashboards and Visual Discovery tools, and including new
techniques for designing dashboards and developing key performance
indicators

* Offers guidance on how to incorporate predictive analytics,
what-if modeling, collaboration, and advanced visualization
techniques

This updated book, which is 75% rewritten, provides a foundation
for understanding performance dashboards, business intelligence,
and performance management to optimize performance and accelerate
results.