The Big Book of Dashboards - by Steve Wexler & Jeffrey Shaffer & Andy Cotgreave (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"In The Dashboard Book, the authors will lay out a variety of examples of successful dashboards so that the reader can find a scenario that closely matches what he or she is tasked with visualizing"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The definitive reference book with real-world solutions you won't find anywhere else</b> <p><i>The</i> <i>Big Book of Dashboards</i> presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards. <p>Comprising 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) <i>The</i> <i>Big Book of Dashboards</i> is the only book that matches great dashboards with real-world business scenarios. <p>By organizing the book based on these scenarios and offering practical and effective visualization examples, <i>The Big Book of Dashboards</i> will be the trusted resource that you open when you need to build an effective business dashboard. <p>In 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? <p>The 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. <p>A 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. <i>The Big Book of Dashboards</i> gives you the tools, guidance, and models you need to produce great dashboards that inform, enlighten, and engage.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>Praise for THE BIG BOOK OF DASHBOARDS</b> <p>"<i>The Big Book of Dashboards</i> 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. <b>This book will spend more time on my desk than on my shelf--incredibly practical</b>."<br> <b>--Jeffrey Camm, </b> Inmar Presidential Chair, Associate Dean of Business Analytics, Wake Forest School of Business <p>"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. <b>If you've ever found yourself stuck when creating a dashboard, you will likely find a solution here.</b>"<br> <b>--Alberto Cairo, </b> author of <i>The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication</i> <p>"This book is full of beautiful dashboards along with uber-practical advice from three authors with many years of experience. <b>It is a treasure chest for hardcore data-viz geeks and business leaders</b> needing to get smart on how to present data to optimize operations."<br> <b>--J.D. Whitlock, </b> VP, Enterprise Intelligence, Mercy Health <p>"This book provides you with a vast array of real-world dashboards, and shares the thoughts and considerations that have gone into each example. The authors even provide a full explanation that acts as a user guide. <b>Mix and match these ideas, and you'll find what you need to visualize your data.</b>"<br> <b>--Josh Tapley, </b> Director of Data Visualization, Comcast Corporation <p>"The artful combination of technique and problem solving come together in <i>The Big Book of Dashboards</i> as the authors demonstrate powerful design principles using real world use cases. <b>Apply these principles to your next dashboard and watch your data come alive</b>."<br> <b>--Bruce Henry, </b> Managing Partner, False Peak Ventures<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>STEVE WEXLER</b> is the Founder and Principal of Data Revelations. He has helped scores of organizations worldwide understand and visualize their data. <p><b>JEFFREY SHAFFER</b> is the VP of Information Technology and Analytics at Unifund and Adjunct Professor teaching Data Visualization at the University of Cincinnati. <p><b>ANDY COTGREAVE</b> is Technical Evangelist at Tableau and writes the Living With Data column for <i>ComputerWorld</i>.
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