{"product_id":"business-dashboards-9780470413470","title":"Business Dashboards","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on designing the right dashboards for use in an organization, this timely, full color book reveals how to successfully deploy dashboards by building the optimal software architecture and dashboard design. In addition, it describes the value of this popular technology to a business and how it can have a significant impact on performance improvement. A unique collection of more than 120 dashboard images are organized by category. One of the chapters provides a step-by-step description of the key performance indicator (KPIs) design process. One of the appendices contains more than 1,000 examples of KPIs to help design the content of dashboards. The book also describes all the steps in a dashboard implementation and offers related advice.  \u003cp\u003eNils Rasmussen (West Hollywood, CA) is cofounder and Principal of Solver, Inc. Claire Y. Chen (Long Beach, CA) is a Senior Business Intelligence Architect at Solver, Inc. Manish Bansal (Irvine, CA) is Vice President of Sales at Solver, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book tackles the question from the ground up, explaining what dashboards are and what they're for, before diving deeply into data architecture and visual design, with tons of examples and illustrations. It even explains why dashboards are so popular.\" (\u003ci\u003eAccounting Today\u003c\/i\u003e, June 1-14, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook Summary. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1. Introduction to Dashboards.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Dashboards Definition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Dashboards' Role in a Business Intelligence Solution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Why Dashboards Have Become so Popular.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Types of Dashboards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Designing Metrics and Key Performance Indicators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Dashboard Scenario: Use Case.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Getting Ready for the Implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2. Summary and Readiness Checklist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two. Creating the Right Business Intelligence Architecture for Dashboards.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Why a Good Architecture Is Important.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Data Warehouse Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Data Replication and Delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Query Language and Interactivity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Dashboard Paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Mobile Business Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two. Summary and Readiness Checklist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3. Dashboard Design.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Design Tips.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Dashboard Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three. Summary and Readiness Checklist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4. Managing a Dashboard Project.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Planning the Project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Engaging the Users.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18. Project Tips.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19. Training and Deployment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four. Summary and Readiness Checklist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A. Software Selection Tips.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B. Installation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C. Hardware Recommendations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D. Security Authentication Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E. Metrics and Key Performance Indicator Examples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402329039191,"sku":"9780470413470","price":56.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470413470.jpg?v=1730480084","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/business-dashboards-9780470413470","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}