The main task of this diploma paper was to evaluate the product "Microsoft Office Performance Server 2007" in terms of its usability for creating web dashboards. During the work, theoretical bases for the area of creating dashboards have been formed, suitable methodics for evaluating the product have been proposed and last but not least, some exemplary data have also been processed. The work can therefore be divided into two parts: theoretical and practical. In the beginning of the first part, the diploma paper introduces the most important facts from the areas of Business Intelligence a Corporate Performance Management. These facts are the most important starting points when creating dashboards. Following in this part is the dashboard technology itself. The analysis of current evaluating criteria for creating dashboards, and the creation of new criteria are the most important points of this diploma paper. The introduced criteria and their way of use have been designed concerning the various conditions and presumptions in organizations where the application of a dashboard is considered. The last chapter of the theoretical part then introduces the product "Microsoft Office Performance Point Server 2007". In the practical part of the paper, particular data is processed into a dashboard using the mentioned tool. The data used are data of a fictive firm which are used in the teaching subject Business Intelligence at the Economic University in Prague. The process of work with PPS 2007 is described rather in detail. This work can therefore be potentionally put to use also as a case study. In the conclusion, PPS 2007 is evaluated using the proposed criteria, whereas verbal commentary is added to each evaluation. For potential organizations which consider purchasing the product, conditions are added under which the purchase is recommendable.

Considerable effort has been put into the development of display technologies such as liquid crystal displays, vacuum fluorescent displays, CRTs and so on. In the aviation field in particular, much ergonomics effort has been expended on specific aspects of the display technology such as the contrast ratios, effects of glare, font and so on. However, very little is known about the ergonomics aspects of new display technology applications in cars. In a series of experiments reported in this thesis three electronic display designs for a car instrument panel comprising speedometer, tachometer and minor gauges were tested by potential users.

El propósito de la presente investigación es Determinar si la implementación de los Dashboard permitirá mejorar la productividad de la obra “Rehabilitación de la protección del perímetro del Terreno de la Universidad Nacional de Piura colindante con la margen izquierda del Río Piura”. Para ello se ha investigado con respecto a dos variables: Implementación de Dashboards y Productividad. El estudio partió de la hipótesis que la implementación de los Dashboards influye significativamente en la mejora de la productividad de la obra “Rehabilitación de la protección del perímetro del Terreno de la Universidad Nacional de Piura colindante con la margen izquierda del Río Piura. Para probar las hipótesis se utilizó el estadístico de prueba de T de Student. En el estudio se trabajó con una muestra de 85 registros documentales, los cuales fueron obtenidos de la obra en mención, la recolección de datos se realizó mediante la técnica de la observación y análisis documental; con ello se pudo crear los indicadores de rendimiento o Kpi’s para la elaboración de los Dashboards. El diseño investigativo es Cuasi Experimental y longitudinal. Como resultado se demostró que la implementación de los Dashboard influye significativamente en la mejora de la productividad del área de estudio, ello permitió tomar decisiones para mejorar productividad de la obra, como resultado final se redujo en 10% el costo total de la obra. / The purpose of this research is to determine if the implementation of the Dashboard will improve the productivity of the work "Rehabilitation of the perimeter protection of the land of the National University of Piura adjoining the left bank of the Piura River." For this, it has been investigated with respect to two variables: Implementation of Dashboards and Productivity. The study started from the hypothesis that the implementation of the Dashboards significantly influences the improvement of the productivity of the work "Rehabilitation of the protection of the perimeter of the land of the National University of Piura adjoining the left bank of the Piura River. To test the hypotheses we used the Student's T test statistic. In the study we worked with a sample of 85 documentary records, which were obtained from the work in question, the data collection was made through the technique of observation and documentary analysis; with this it was possible to create the performance indicators or Kpi's for the elaboration of the Dashboards. The research design is Quasi Experimental and longitudinal. As a result it was demonstrated that the implementation of the Dashboard significantly influences the improvement of the productivity of the study area, this allowed to make decisions to improve the productivity of the work, as a final result the total cost of the work was reduced by 10%. / Trabajo de investigación

Success is something different for every organisation and Business Intelligence can be a tool to achieve success. Today big data is everywhere and organisations are starting to use these data and transform it to information. Information has always been valuable and from an organisational view now more than ever. Transforming data into information is critical, due to the fact that it’s a lot of data to consider. To acquire information, visualization of data may be useful. Dashboards can help in the process but it isn’t an easy task.  Instead of putting focus on the problem and the underlying factors, this study intends to investigate the success factors that can be the base for the use of a successful dashboard as a Business Intelligence tool. Previous research shows that there is no legitimate framework for success factors in Business Intelligence tools and dashboards. Through a qualitative approach and semi-structured interviews, we examine what users perceive as the most important factors for a successful dashboard. This is done with a Business Intelligence focus. The study shows that the major success factors when using a dashboard is purpose, data quality, organisational knowledge and context. These factors will hopefully lead to success when using a dashboard.

Increased DHS mission requirements in a post 911 operating environment and federal mandates requiring measurable results dictate commanders of USCG Cutters and the chain of command employ the most efficient management mechanisms to best utilize scarce resources. United States Coast Guard Cutters have been challenged in a multi-mission environment to meet requirements including search and rescue, law enforcement, fisheries management, recreational boating safety, hurricane avoidance and response, and homeland security missions. The Commanding officers of U.S. Coast Guard Cutters are consummate process owners that require the most efficient and dynamic management model to best meet internal and external customers in an ever-changing operating environment.

Extensive solutions of Business Intelligence consist of wide range of projects. One of them is generating of reporting layer whose part is setting of dashboards. This diploma thesis deals with dashboards and tools serving to their formation. In the first part of the thesis there is explained the theory of dashboards in current company informatics. Consequently there is created a set of evaluative criteria helping with mutual comparison of the tool for the forming of dashboards, which is the primary aim of the thesis. In the last part of the thesis there is a presentation and evaluation of one selected tool (Dashboard Designer) according to the criteria stated in the thesis. During the evaluation of the tool it is possible to verify some of the criteria on the basis of practical experience. That is why the demonstrative implementation of Dashboard Designer over the test data is shown. Thus the second aim of the diploma thesis is completed. Aforementioned targets are achieved on account of pieces of knowledge about dashboards coming especially from the literature published by authorities in the line of business and from background research concerned with contemporary approach to the evaluation of tool for the forming of dashboards. In addition to formed criteria this diploma thesis can be instrumental to further discussion about dashboards and their role in current company informatics.

Rapid growing volumes of data demands new solutions in terms of analysing and visualizing. The growing amount of data contains valuable information which organizations in a more digitized society need to manage. It is a major challenge to visualize data, both in a static and interactive way. Through visualization of big data follows several opportunities containing risk assessment and decision basis. Previous research indicates a lack of standards and guidelines considering the development of interactive dashboards. By studying factors of success from a user-centered perspective we proceeded with a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews. In addition to this we performed a thorough examination of existing literature in this particular field of research. A total of eight interviews were held, all eight respondents had experience from using or developing dashboards. The results indicates that user experience is an important yet not a sufficiently used principle. They also indicates challenges concerning the management of big data and particularly visualizing it. The results developed into a model which illustrates guidelines and vital components to orchestrate when developing a dashboard. A user-centered approach should pervade the entire developing process. Interactive functionalities are rather a necessity than a recommendation. With interactiveness comes drill-down functionalities which leads to a more intuitively practice. User experience is an essential component of the model, bringing light to individual customisations as well as it makes allowances to a large target group. The last component highlights the importance of early prototyping and an iterative approach to software development. The conclusion of the study is our complete model which brings opportunities to transform big data to great knowledge.

Detta är en kandidatrapport utfärdad av sju studenter i kursen Kandidatprojekt i programvaruutveckling, TDDD96, på Linköpings universitet. Rapporten innefattar en sammanfattning av det arbete som har utförts i detta projekt. Slutprodukten resulterade i en dashboard som underlättar planeringen kring operationssalar för Region Östergötland. Produkten är en webbapplikation utvecklad i ramverket Angular. Utöver arbetet besvaras vad för värde som skapas för kunden, vilka intressanta erfarenheter, vad för stöd ges av en systemanatomi och hur ett planeringsverktyg som Asana underlättar, i ett mjukvaruprojekt. Slutsatserna av rapporten förklarar att produkten är redo att ersätta befintliga system hos kunden, samt med stor sannolikhet kommer att förbättra arbetsförhållanden för personalen hos kunden. Erfarenheter, som att arbeta i grupp och tekniska kunskaper kring webbutveckling, har införskaffats under projektets gång. En systemanatomi konstaterades att ha en positiv påverkan på projektet, genom att ge en bättre överblick och underlättade uppdelningen vid parallellutveckling. Slutsatsen av att använda ett planeringsverktyg visar att det har varit till stor hjälp under utvecklingen, främst för att fördela arbete som ska göras mellan gruppmedlemmarna och utvärdera vad som har gjorts. Planeringsverktyget ser också till att inget dubbelt arbete sker. I rapporten finns också individuella delar skrivna av gruppmedlemmarna, dessa innehåller djupgående analyser av olika ämnen.

Ingeniero Civil en Computación / El Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación (DCC) de la Universidad de Chile tenía la necesidad de un sistema que logre entregar información acerca de su propio desempeño, de modo de poder realizar una planificación estratégica efectiva. Un sistema de esta índole se hace especialmente importante durante las jornadas de reflexión y de planificación estratégica que realiza anualmente, y también durante los procesos de acreditación que exige el Ministerio de Educación. Debido a que no se contaba con una aplicación de estas características, durante el semestre Otoño 2015 un equipo de alumnos del curso CC5401 (Ingeniería de Software II) implementó una aplicación web llamada U-Dashboard. Ésta permitía a los usuarios crear métricas y gráficos acorde a las necesidades de la organización, junto con añadir, eliminar, modificar y validar datos según distintos permisos que poseyeran los usuarios. Si bien este software presentaba un gran avance respecto a la búsqueda y procesamiento manual de los datos, debido a las limitantes en la estructura de los datos almacenados (que sólo podían tener un valor por año) y de los gráficos que era posible mostrar (únicamente valor v/s año seleccionando los años a mostrar), no era factible que éste fuera puesto en producción. Dado lo antes expuesto, en este trabajo de memoria se desarrollaron soluciones a los problemas planteados. Para esto, se realizó una completa reingeniería del antiguo sistema con el fin de poder agregar soporte para nuevos gráficos, especialmente el permitir tener valores respecto a algo que sea distinto al año. También fue necesario rediseñar todo el sistema de permisos puesto que presentaba deficiencias respecto a su diseño. Junto con esto, se agregaron nuevas funcionalidades al sistema para hacerlo más integral respecto a los procesos del Departamento. Se incluyó el soporte para análisis FODA por año junto con su respectivo plan estratégico, objetivos y acciones para cumplirlos. Además, se creó la posibilidad de soportar presupuestos a nivel organizacional, mostrando los gastos actuales, los gastos esperados y los gastos máximos por cada área y sub-área del DCC. Con el fin de evaluar el sistema creado, se llevó a cabo una validación con información y usuarios reales, los cuales indicaron tanto aspectos positivos como falencias y también propusieron mejoras a la aplicación. Gracias a este proceso se logró evidenciar el incremento de visualizaciones soportadas por la aplicación gracias a la reingeniería y a su vez, se identificaron aquellas que aún no pueden ser generadas, ya sea porque el modelo no lo permite o debido a que dichas formas de graficar la información no fueron implementadas. Finalmente, el sistema fue puesto en producción, iniciando así el proceso de adopción por parte del Departamento y marcando el inicio de un nuevo ciclo para la aplicación. Se espera que gracias a su reingeniería junto a las nuevas funcionalidades implementadas, ésta logre ser utilizada por el DCC. De esta forma, la plana gerencial podrá tener un mayor conocimiento de lo que ocurre internamente de una forma más fidedigna, y así tomar las acciones propicias para seguir creciendo y mejorando como Departamento.

Kaplan and Norton have provided a framework to link control to an organization's vision-the balanced scorecard. This approach provides measures in four areas: (1) Customer, (2) Internal Business, (3) Innovation and Learning and (4) Financial. This article provides a starting point in adapting this method to a church by looking at four measurement perspectives: (1) Members/Attenders, (2) Internal Ministry Processes, (3) Ministering, and (4) Innovation and Learning. An example is then developed using a church's mission and visio.