{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-dashboards-isbn-9781119282716","title":"The Big Book of Dashboards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive reference book with real-world solutions you won't find anywhere else\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBig Book of Dashboards\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprising dozens of examples that address different industries and departments (healthcare, transportation, finance, human resources, marketing, customer service, sports, etc.) and different platforms (print, desktop, tablet, smartphone, and conference room display) \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBig Book of Dashboards\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book that matches great dashboards with real-world business scenarios.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy organizing the book based on these scenarios and offering practical and effective visualization examples, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Dashboards\u003c\/i\u003e will be the trusted resource that you open when you need to build an effective business dashboard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to the scenarios there's an entire section of the book that is devoted to addressing many practical and psychological factors you will encounter in your work. It's great to have theory and evidenced-based research at your disposal, but what will you do when somebody asks you to make your dashboard 'cooler' by adding packed bubbles and donut charts?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe expert authors have a combined 30-plus years of hands-on experience helping people in hundreds of organizations build effective visualizations. They have fought many 'best practices' battles and having endured bring an uncommon empathy to help you, the reader of this book, survive and thrive in the data visualization world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA well-designed dashboard can point out risks, opportunities, and more; but common challenges and misconceptions can make your dashboard useless at best, and misleading at worst. \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Dashboards\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the tools, guidance, and models you need to produce great dashboards that inform, enlighten, and engage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I A Strong Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Data Visualization: A Primer 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Scenarios\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Course Metrics Dashboard 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Comparing Individual Performance with Peers 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 What-If Analysis: Wage Increase Ramifications 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Executive Sales Dashboard 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Ranking by Now, Comparing with Then 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Are We on Pace to Reach Our Goals? 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Multiple Key Performance Metrics 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Power Plant Operations Monitoring 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Showing Year-to-Date and Year-over-Year at the Same Time 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Premier League Player Performance Metrics 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 RBS 6 Nations Championship Match Performance Analysis 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Web Analytics 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Patient History Analysis of Recent Hospital Admissions 156Chapter 15 Hospitality Dashboard for Hotel Management 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Sentiment Analysis: Showing Overall Distribution 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Showing Sentiment with Net Promoter Score 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Server Process Monitoring 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Big Mac Index 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Complaints Dashboard 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Hospital Operating Room Utilization 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Showing Rank and Magnitude 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Measuring Claims across Multiple Measures and Dimensions 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Showing Churn or Turnover 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Showing Actual versus Potential Utilization 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Health Care Provider Productivity Monitoring 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 Telecom Operator Executive Dashboard 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 Economy at a Glance 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29 Call Center 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Succeeding in the Real World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30 Want to Engage People? Make Your Dashboards Personal 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 31 Visualizing Time 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 32 Beware the Dead-End Dashboard 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 33 The Allure of Red and Green 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 34 The Allure of Pies and Donuts 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 35 Clouds and Bubbles 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 36 A Journey into the Unknown 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 425\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVE WEXLER\u003c\/b\u003e is the Founder and Principal of Data Revelations. He has helped scores of organizations worldwide understand and visualize their data. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEFFREY SHAFFER\u003c\/b\u003e is the VP of Information Technology and Analytics at Unifund and Adjunct Professor teaching Data Visualization at the University of Cincinnati. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDY COTGREAVE\u003c\/b\u003e is Technical Evangelist at Tableau and writes the Living With Data column for \u003ci\u003eComputerWorld\u003c\/i\u003e.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for THE BIG BOOK OF DASHBOARDS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Dashboards\u003c\/i\u003e provides a solid treatment of the fundamentals of data visualization, but the numerous examples are what set this book apart. The comments from the authors after each chapter remind the reader that creating influential dashboards is both a science and an art. \u003cb\u003eThis book will spend more time on my desk than on my shelf—incredibly practical\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jeffrey Camm,\u003c\/b\u003e Inmar Presidential Chair, Associate Dean of Business Analytics, Wake Forest School of Business \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Some books about visualization focus on principles and guidelines, but they don't devote enough pages to explain how to apply them to the design of complex, multi-section displays, like business dashboards. This book is the opposite of that. While the book contains an introduction to data visualization fundamentals, it is the numerous examples of real dashboards that sets it apart. \u003cb\u003eIf you've ever found yourself stuck when creating a dashboard, you will likely find a solution here.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Alberto Cairo,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThe Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is full of beautiful dashboards along with uber-practical advice from three authors with many years of experience. \u003cb\u003eIt is a treasure chest for hardcore data-viz geeks and business leaders\u003c\/b\u003e needing to get smart on how to present data to optimize operations.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—J.D. 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