Dashboards

The Dashboard or Control Panel is a tool that visually represents the most important information about a company, department or specific project through metrics and indicators facilitating the decision-making process. The objective is to compile the most important information in a single panel so with just one glance it's possible to absorb a large amount of information.
They are characterized by being customizable frameworks to respond to the specific needs of each organization and its particular areas. For a dashboard to work effectively it must be connected to the company's different systems and databases.
Companies increasingly have access to a large volume of data and it is important to transform this data into relevant information to help make decisions and define strategies.
For this reason it's not enough to simply look at the data you need to know how to interpret and visualize it in an organized and structured way. This is the purpose of a dashboard it's easier to monitor metrics, indicators with reliability and guarantee than to look at a large amount of data and draw conclusions.

MAIN OBJECTIVES OF A DASHBOARD

• Show indicators and metrics in a clear and objective way;

• Increase efficiency with quick access to BI (Business Intelligence);

• Improve the decision-making process;

• Monitor the company's performance;

• Monitor data in real time;

• Promote effective communication in teams;

• Improves alignment between areas of the company;

• Data is accessible anywhere.

THE BENEFITS OF A DASHBOARD

It is the most efficient way to monitor multiple data sources as it provides, in real time and in a single location, all the information necessary to monitor an organization's performance. As the data is displayed in real time, long hours are not needed to interpret all indicators and the time to communicate results is shorter and more efficient.

HOW A DASHBOARD WORKS

Not all organizations use dashboards in the same way. Each business creates the tool according to the objectives and purposes defined by the management and technology team. Its development must be careful and based on the questions that need to be answered to monitor performance.
The best data dashboards answer questions from business areas that need answers. They are developed to provide quick analyzes with total data reliability reflecting the most relevant information for the specific analysis.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A DASHBOARD

• Presents information in an organized clear and objective way through metrics and performance indicators (KPI);

• Represents information mainly through graphics;

• It is fully customizable;

• Delivers information efficiently, interactively and automatically;

• Consolidates information from multiple sources;

• Presents information intelligently and in real time;

• Synthesizes information in a panel;

• It is essential in all areas of a company: Operations, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources among others.