Performance Dashboards : Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business - Tapa dura

This book contains tips, techniques, and trends on how to use dashboard technology to optimize business performance. Business performance management is a hot new management discipline that delivers tremendous value when supported by information technology. Through case studies and industry research, this book shows how leading companies are using performance dashboards to execute strategy, optimize business processes, and improve performance. Wayne W. Eckerson (Hingham, MA) is the Director of Research for The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), the leading association of business intelligence and data warehousing professionals worldwide that provide high quality, in depth education, training, and research. He is a columnist for SearchCIO.com, DM Review, Application Development Trends, the Business Intelligence Journal, and TDWI Case Studies and Solution.

Praise for Performance Dashboards

"The best way that executives can drive their business today is through an interactive dashboard that contains both historic and forward-looking measures. Eckerson's book, with its practical advice, is essential reading for anyone moving forward with a dashboard initiative. Even if you are not yet ready to make the move, it is fascinating to read his insights into how some of the industry's smartest competitors keep their finger on the pulse of their business."
?Craig Schiff, President and CEO, BPM Partners, Inc.

"Wayne Eckerson, in his new book on performance dashboards, has defined what business intelligence really is in a practical and prescriptive manner. His book serves anyone who is looking to understand this complex subject and especially provides value to leaders looking to apply business intelligence at their firm. Wayne defines the subject, explains the methodology, and provides the reader with the incentive to take on this challenging effort."
?Irving H. Tyler, Vice President, Information Services and Chief Information Officer, Quaker Chemical Corporation

"The time is right for a definitive guide to building, managing, and sustaining dashboard and scorecard solutions, and this book fits the bill. As a key ingredient in business performance management, dashboards make it easier to monitor the execution of business strategies and plans, and deliver insight and information to workers across the enterprise. This book is a must-read for business leaders and would-be chief performance officers who want to learn about the tools and techniques needed to harness information and optimize performance."
?Godfrey Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hyperion Solutions Corporation

"This book explains what dashboards are, where they can be used, and why they are important to measuring and managing performance. Wayne uses his deep knowledge of the BI market and examples from leading practitioners to show how any organization can use performance dashboards to achieve a competitive advantage."
?Mark Smith, CEO and Senior Vice President of Research, Ventana Research

"Performance dashboards are essential to business success. This book provides a complete and thorough overview of performance dashboards for both business users and IT staff who want to be successful in managing the performance of their business."
?Colin White, founder, BI Research