... 11 1. 1.AllThatGlittersIsNotGold 12 1. 2.EvenDashboardsHavea History 14 1. 3.Dispelling the Confusion 15 1. 3 .1. WhatIsaDashboard? 26 1. 4.ATimelyOpportunity 28Chapter2.VariationsinDashboardUsesandData ... wereonceagainabletogrow.Whatreallycausedheadstoturninrecognition of dashboardsasmuchmorethanyoureverydayfledglingtechnology,however,was the Enronscandalin20 01.The aftermathputnewpressure on corporationstodemonstratetheirabilitytocloselymonitorwhatwasgoing on intheirmidstandtotherebyassureshareholdersthattheywereincontrol.Thisincreasedaccountability,combinedwith the concurrenteconomicdownturn,sentChiefInformationOfficers(CIOs) on amissiontofindanythingthatcouldhelpmanagersatalllevelsmoreeasilyandefficientlykeepaneye on performance.MostBIvendorsthathadn'talreadystartedofferingadashboardproductsoonbegantodoso,sometimesbycleverlychanging the name of anexistingproduct,sometimesbyquicklypurchasing the rightstoanexistingproductfromasmallervendor,andsometimesbycobblingtogetherpieces of productsthatalreadyexisted. The marketplacesoonofferedavastarray of dashboardsoftwarefromwhichtochoose. 1. 3.Dispelling the ConfusionLikemanyproductsthathit the high‐techscenewithasplash,dashboardsareveiledinmarketinghype.Virtuallyeveryvendorin the BIspaceclaimstoselldashboardsoftware,butfewclarifywhatdashboardsactuallyare.I'mreminded ofthe earlyyears of datawarehousing,wheneagertolearnaboutthisnewapproachtodatamanagementIaskedmyIBMaccountmanagerhowIBMdefined the term.Hisresponsewasclassicandrefreshinglycandid:"BydatawarehousingweatIBMmeanwhatever the customerthinksitmeans."Irealizethatthiswasn'tIBM'sofficialdefinition,whichI'msureexistedsomewhereintheirliterature,butitwasmyblue‐suitedfriend'sway of sayingthatasasalesperson,itwasusefultoleave the termvagueandflexible.Aslongasaproductorserviceremainsundefinedorlooselydefined,itiseasytoclaimthatyourcompanysellsit.Thoseraresoftwarevendorsthathavetaken the timetodefine the termintheirmarketingliteraturestartwith the specificfeatures of theirproductsas the core ofthe definition,ratherthanagenericdescription.Asaresult,vendordefinitionstendtobeself‐validatinglists of technologiesandfeatures.Forexample,Dr.GregoryL.Hovis,Director of ProductDeploymentforSnippetsSoftware,Inc.,asserts:www.it-ebooks.info ... criticalislostwhenyoulosesight of somedatabyscrollingorswitchingtoanotherscreentoseeotherdata.Part ofthe problemisthatwecanholdonlyafewchunks of informationatatimeinshort‐termmemory.Relying onthe mind'seyetorememberinformationthatisnolongervisibleisarockyventure.One ofthe greatbenefits of adashboardasamedium of communicationis the simultaneity of visionthatitoffers: the abilitytoseeeverythingthatyouneedatonce.Thisenablescompari...
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