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3/4/2013 Confessions of a Dashboard-a-holic • So you’ve been tasked with creating an organizational dashboard. You have a lot of great data, but don’t know where to start. Dashboards are a great management tool. They can combine management data, both subjective and objective and put it in a visual perspective that makes it easier to understand. Confessions of a Dashboard-a-holic • This breakout will give you practical tools to take back to your organization. You’ll learn what data can be used in a dashboard, how to create and develop a dashboard given the size of your budget, how to keep your dashboards current and of course, the pitfalls to avoid along the way. 1 3/4/2013 Confessions of a Dashboard-a-holic Educational objectives are: • Learn what data can be converted into a dashboard presentation • Understand the different ways a dashboard can be created • Explore how all sizes of associations can create dashboards – from the smallest to the largest • Learn how dashboards can be used to convey important information to your board and external stakeholders • Avoid the pitfalls common to most dashboard projects Confessions of a Dashboard-a-holic • What’s your excuse for not measuring past, current and future data? – IT staff uses tech ”NO” speak – Membership numbers are old once you see them – Finance takes weeks to give you an updated financial statement – You don’t have the vision 2 3/4/2013 Confessions of a Dashboard-a-holic • Measure, Measure, Measure: You cannot improve what's not measured! Confessions of a Dashboard-a-holic • Microsoft Data Mining Add-In for Excel • Read post here: http://associationthoughts.com/blog/archives /30 • Note: The Data Mining Add-ins require a connection to SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services 3 3/4/2013 Confessions of a Dashboard-a-holic 4