{"id":9235,"date":"2015-06-22T14:32:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T19:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/?p=9235"},"modified":"2015-06-22T15:52:49","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T20:52:49","slug":"webinar-replay-dashboards-101-how-to-create-effective-dashboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/webinar-replay-dashboards-101-how-to-create-effective-dashboards\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar Replay: Dashboards 101&#8211;How to create effective dashboards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-725\" alt=\"Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Education.jpg\" width=\"76\" height=\"100\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><em>Summary: While a business dashboard will help you make sense of your data, not all dashboards are created equal. Typical dashboards are inflexible\u2013displaying a pre-determined set of metrics in a pre-set layout. Learn how to create flexible dashboards that your users love, while avoiding the common problems found in many modern dashboards.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"20150616\"><\/a><!--more--><br \/>\nA powerful reporting and BI tool, dashboards combine essential business metrics together on a single page. They provide a live overview of business operations and help business leaders make quick, informed decisions.<\/p>\n<p>But, not all dashboards are created equal. Some display too much data. Others offer limited features. Still others are flat-out confusing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>But, perhaps the biggest problem facing dashboards: Inflexibility.<\/strong> Typical dashboards display a pre-determined set of metrics in a set layout. <\/p>\n<p>For instance, a sales dashboard might display metrics like daily\/monthly product sales, geographical sales numbers, top customers, and salesperson performance, to name a few. If one sales manager needed additional metrics, or metrics that differ from the other sales manager\u2019s dashboards, they run into problems. They must either create a brand new dashboard themselves, or request a new dashboard from the IT department.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to learn how to build flexible dashboards that avoid this problem?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to create great dashboards, check out this webinar replay. In this webinar, you will:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"arrow-list colored\">\n<li>Learn 5 key features of good dashboards<\/li>\n<li>Walk through a demo user-defined dashboard, and learn how this approach solves the problem of inflexible dashboards<\/li>\n<li>Watch a sample dashboard build process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To watch the webinar replay, click here: <a onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Blog', 'Inside Link', 'Dashboard Webinar Replay']); \" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc-productivity.com\/research\/videos\/video-dashboard.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: red;font-weight: bold\">Webinar Replay: Dashboards 101&#8211;How to create effective dashboards<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: While a business dashboard will help you make sense of your data, not all dashboards are created equal. Typical dashboards are inflexible\u2013displaying a pre-determined set of metrics in a pre-set layout. 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