The point is that numbers in themselves means nothing to most people and are actually not actionable.
The purpose of a dashboard is to give instant feedback on something that requires it. (Driving a car, airplane, nuclear reactor, space station, server load) i.e. if something is wrong you should be able to see it right away so you can take action.
The dashboards we see today are more like vanity boards which feed our need for new information but doesn't really serve any other purpose.
The purpose of a dashboard is to give instant feedback on something that requires it. (Driving a car, airplane, nuclear reactor, space station, server load) i.e. if something is wrong you should be able to see it right away so you can take action.
The dashboards we see today are more like vanity boards which feed our need for new information but doesn't really serve any other purpose.
A really good read on the subject is this one
http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/smart-analytics-dashboard-mod...