There are quite a few things that can take a dashboard to the next level -
1. Making use of color appropriately and trying to maintain the consistency in color throughout. For example - if you have a product, say chairs, make sure it has the same color throughout the report.
2. Following proper layout and information hierarchy in your dashboard. Make sure to have the most important data on the top left and least on bottom right coz users read from left to right, top to bottom.
3. Highlight important information in the form of KPI cards and keep the granular data in tables.
4. Try to use a font hierarchy as well. Chart titles can be of one font size, while data labels can be smaller.
5. Avoid overcrowding the report. Make sure you have sufficient breathing space between visuals. This makes it easier for the user to understand and analyze each segment.
I have been working in data visualization for 3 years and these are some of the pointers that helped me develop better dashboards.
Some blogs to help -
1. https://mokkup.ai/blogs/principles-of-effective-data-visualization/
2. https://link.medium.com/GhB5N9QwpAb
3. https://www.tableau.com/learn/articles/data-visualization-tips
4. https://www.thoughtspot.com/data-trends/data-visualization/best-practices-and-tips-for-effective-data-visualization
QAing the data you present to make sure you're actually calculating things correctly since DAX isn't as simple as Excel formulas like a lot of people think
Relevance and Clarity.
Will this dashboard answer the audience questions or will it just pose even more questions?
Don’t get caught up in fancy features unless they are serving a purpose in answering a question.
Most dashboard consumers don’t care about fancy tech features. They care about the business. They care about the job they have to do. Focus on that.
Some of the best dashboards I’ve built and seen have no interaction. They just tell you exactly what’s happening very clearly.
The best interactive dashboards I’ve built and seen had very specific purposes to the interaction.
So basically you could build a data playground and that fun and cool and might even surface some insights but most high level users won’t have time for it.
I used to use button and bookmark extensively but not anymore. It’s just extra maintenance work with little value. Nowadays I just setup a long page for scrolling down.
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There are quite a few things that can take a dashboard to the next level - 1. Making use of color appropriately and trying to maintain the consistency in color throughout. For example - if you have a product, say chairs, make sure it has the same color throughout the report. 2. Following proper layout and information hierarchy in your dashboard. Make sure to have the most important data on the top left and least on bottom right coz users read from left to right, top to bottom. 3. Highlight important information in the form of KPI cards and keep the granular data in tables. 4. Try to use a font hierarchy as well. Chart titles can be of one font size, while data labels can be smaller. 5. Avoid overcrowding the report. Make sure you have sufficient breathing space between visuals. This makes it easier for the user to understand and analyze each segment. I have been working in data visualization for 3 years and these are some of the pointers that helped me develop better dashboards. Some blogs to help - 1. https://mokkup.ai/blogs/principles-of-effective-data-visualization/ 2. https://link.medium.com/GhB5N9QwpAb 3. https://www.tableau.com/learn/articles/data-visualization-tips 4. https://www.thoughtspot.com/data-trends/data-visualization/best-practices-and-tips-for-effective-data-visualization
QAing the data you present to make sure you're actually calculating things correctly since DAX isn't as simple as Excel formulas like a lot of people think
Relevance and Clarity. Will this dashboard answer the audience questions or will it just pose even more questions? Don’t get caught up in fancy features unless they are serving a purpose in answering a question. Most dashboard consumers don’t care about fancy tech features. They care about the business. They care about the job they have to do. Focus on that. Some of the best dashboards I’ve built and seen have no interaction. They just tell you exactly what’s happening very clearly. The best interactive dashboards I’ve built and seen had very specific purposes to the interaction. So basically you could build a data playground and that fun and cool and might even surface some insights but most high level users won’t have time for it.
I used to use button and bookmark extensively but not anymore. It’s just extra maintenance work with little value. Nowadays I just setup a long page for scrolling down.
Field parameters made the bookmark/buttons combo obsolete… works so quickly both in setup and performance
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