Posted: 3/8/2011
Many of my projects are for executives that are hungry for BI, particularly the C level person that wants a dashboard. The problem I've faced several times is: "I know I want a dashboard and I want to see these metrics and KPIs, but I don't know how I want it to look and feel, can you put something together that shows me some options?"
I work purely with the Microsoft stack, SSAS and PPS(SharePoint) so graphics that are Microsoft control centric would be best for me.
I have two that I have used but am curious to know what everyone on this community has used or recommends, or can comment on the below: \
The 2 are:
- Expression Studio Ultimate (pricey, but includes everything I need)
- Balsamiq (functionality is very limited, have about 4 chart graphics that are not very configurable)
Comments are much obliged!
Posted: 3/11/2011
I have used a website called http://dashboardspy.com/ to find examples to show executives. It has a lot of examples of different industry dashboard types. It's usually a good starting point so you don't have to build a whole dashboard and then find out it's not what they're looking for.
Posted: 3/12/2011
Thanks Devin. So based on this link, do you just ask them to show you what they want it to look like? Maybe combining a few?
Posted: 3/14/2011
Exactly. I usually give them some examples of what others in the same industry are doing.
Posted: 3/19/2011
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Posted: 7/1/2011
MockupTiger Dashboard Mockups demo link is here
Clickable prototype - Demonstrates how to create static dashboard and share it with the world or just your team
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