Rasmussen / Bansal / Chen Business Dashboards

A Visual Catalog for Design and Deployment
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-46069-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, E-Book

Focusing on designing the right dashboards for use in anorganization, this timely, full color book reveals how tosuccessfully deploy dashboards by building the optimal softwarearchitecture and dashboard design. In addition, it describes thevalue of this popular technology to a business and how it can havea significant impact on performance improvement. A uniquecollection of more than 120 dashboard images are organized bycategory. One of the chapters provides a step-by-step descriptionof the key performance indicator (KPIs) design process. One of theappendices contains more than 1,000 examples of KPIs to help designthe content of dashboards. The book also describes all the steps ina dashboard implementation and offers related advice.
Nils Rasmussen (West Hollywood, CA) is cofounder and Principalof Solver, Inc. Claire Y. Chen (Long Beach, CA) is a SeniorBusiness Intelligence Architect at Solver, Inc. Manish Bansal(Irvine, CA) is Vice President of Sales at Solver, Inc.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rasmussen, Nils H.

Bansal, Manish

Chen, Claire Y.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Book Summary.
Part 1. Introduction to Dashboards.
Chapter 1. Dashboards Definition.
Chapter 2. Dashboards' Role in a Business IntelligenceSolution.
Chapter 3. Why Dashboards Have Become so Popular.
Chapter 4. Types of Dashboards.
Chapter 5. Designing Metrics and Key Performance Indicators.
Chapter 6. Dashboard Scenario: Use Case.
Chapter 7. Getting Ready for the Implementation.
Part 2. Summary and Readiness Checklist.
Part Two. Creating the Right Business IntelligenceArchitecture for Dashboards.
Chapter 8. Why a Good Architecture Is Important.
Chapter 9. Data Warehouse Techniques.
Chapter 10. Data Replication and Delivery.
Chapter 11. Query Language and Interactivity.
Chapter 12. Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence DashboardParadigm.
Chapter 13. Mobile Business Intelligence.
Part Two. Summary and Readiness Checklist.
Part 3. Dashboard Design.
Chapter 14. Design Tips.
Chapter 15. Dashboard Examples.
Part Three. Summary and Readiness Checklist.
Part 4. Managing a Dashboard Project.
Chapter 16. Planning the Project.
Chapter 17. Engaging the Users.
Chapter 18. Project Tips.
Chapter 19. Training and Deployment.
Part Four. Summary and Readiness Checklist.
Appendix A. Software Selection Tips.
Appendix B. Installation.
Appendix C. Hardware Recommendations.
Appendix D. Security Authentication Techniques.
Appendix E. Metrics and Key Performance Indicator Examples.
About the Authors.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

NILS RASMUSSEN, BA, MBA, is the CEO at Solver, Inc., aninternational company that provides implementation of comprehensiveperformance management, planning, analytics, scorecard, anddashboard solutions. He is the coauthor of three titles publishedby John Wiley & Sons.
CLAIRE Y. CHEN is the Chief Business IntelligenceArchitect at Solver, Inc., and the Microsoft Virtual TechnologySpecialist in Southern California region. She is well experiencedin providing data warehouse and business intelligence solutions viamultiple technologies in various industries.
MANISH BANSAL, BE, MS, is the Vice President at Solver,Inc., and advises companies on various ways to improve performanceby leveraging technology solutions. He is an experienced managementconsultant who has worked across various industries and functionalareas, with a special focus to deliver value.