Dashboards Design

Dashboards allow you to display information graphically or to display several forms simultaneously. Designing effective dashboards requires a thoughtful approach to ensure that they are user-friendly, insightful, and aligned with business objectives.

Follow the design best practices in these topics for successful dashboard design:

• Concepts in Designing Dashboard 2.0 Dashboards
• Considerations for Dashboard 2.0
• Dashboard Design Guidelines
• Recommendations for Improving Dashboard Design

Also consider these high-level guidelines when designing dashboards:

• As a best practice, balance the number of components on the dashboard to ensure that it is visually pleasing to the user.

• You can design interactive multi-chart dashboards to enable users to analyze their plan or forecast data.

• You can also display a grid and a graph together, or you can combine multiple grids.

• Use dashboard settings to combine dimensions into a common POV.

Figure 3-3 Example Dashboard with a Grid and Charts

Figure 3-4 Example Geomap - World Sales Using Color Highlight