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Executive Dashboard

CORDA CenterView an enterprise dashboard solution that allows for rapid prototyping, cloning and deployment from any and all databases, business intelligence, spreadsheet or operational applications throughout an organization.

What Is an Executive Dashboard and Why Do I Need One?

Everyone who drives a car understands the importance of a dashboard. How fast are you going? How much gas do you have left? Are there any warning lights flashing?

Would you like to have a dashboard that told you at a glance the key information you need to run your company? How fast is revenue coming in? Where are we on expenses for this quarter? Are we running low on inventory?

An executive dashboard can give you that kind of information -

in real time
at a glance

An executive dashboard runs on your computer, uses graphs and maps as a primary display device and is connected to databases which are updated regularly so you aren't looking at old information. Just like car dashboards, executive dashboards can vary in appearance.

View an example of an executive dashboard that a retailer might use:
Retail Executive Dashboard

Characteristics of an Executive Dashboard

The design of executive dashboards varies depending upon the needs of the executives for which they are designed. However, well-designed executive dashboards commonly have the following characteristics:

The executive dashboard is accessed with a web browser.
The executive dashboard is highly graphical in nature. It takes three seconds, not three hours, to understand the key information you need to do your job.
The executive dashboard is tailored to the needs of the executive who uses them. The VP of Sales probably doesn't need to see the total sick days taken this quarter like the VP of Human Resources may.
The executive dashboard starts with a 30,000 foot view and, by clicking on the relevant graph or map, the user can drill down into more detail. Navigation is easy and intuitive. One working finger on a mouse can move you almost anywhere.
The executive dashboard is automatically updated with the latest available data so you're not making decisions based on old information.
The executive dashboard lets the user print or save all or part of the dashboard so the information can be shared with those who don't have access to the information.

View an example of an executive dashboard for financial reporting:
Financial Reporting Executive Dashboard

Corda's Executive Dashboard Can:

Provide up-to-the-minute sales data
Include P & L information from your accounting system
Break down business data by product, sales region, manufacturing plant
Use data from multiple databases simultaneously
Provide just the right format to display the data in the best format for you

For more information on an executive dashboard for your company, contact us.

Other examples of Corda Executive Dashboards:

National Gas Prices Executive Dashboard
Human Capital Management Executive Dashboard
Supply Chain Management Executive Dashboard

Third party articles about executive dashboards:

Boxes and Arrows - Executive Dashboards
Thread - Executive Dashboards: an Information Design Approach

Testimonial

"Corda CenterView is a vital tool for the success of our business. Our business model relies on our ability to drive all inefficiencies from a hospital's operations. Before CenterView, we would spend days compiling data to identify underperforming processes within the hospital. Now we actually have all of that information day-to-day at our fingertips. CenterView allows us to have insight into performance like we've never had before."
– Michael Duke, managing partner of The Crito Group