Why Driving a Car is the Wrong Metaphor for Business Dashboards
April 16, 2019 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentBusiness dashboard design is based on the metaphor of driving a car: dials, gauges, traffic lights, rear-view mirrors. But there is a huge fault with this metaphor that is driving business performance in reverse (pardon the pun).
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Performance Reporting and Dashboards
The Absence of Proper KPI Training
April 11, 2017 by Stacey Barr | Leave a Commentby Mark Hocknell, PuMP Partner
Mark has an insight about why we struggle with KPIs and measuring performance: we don't recognise KPIs as management or leadership skill, and so we fail to provide the proper KPI training.Filed Under: Getting Started, Performance Culture, Performance Leadership
Three Questions to Design Your KPI Reports
November 1, 2011 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentUnless your performance reports are focused on answering three critical questions, they're likely to bore you sleep, lead you astray, or confuse the begeesus out of you. (more…)
Two Principles For Reporting Your Performance Measures
February 18, 2014 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentHow Many KPI Data Points Do You Need To Use And Interpret Them?
August 16, 2018 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentThere is a statistically proven sweet spot for how many KPI data points you need before you can start using them and accurately interpreting signals from them.
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Analytics and Data Analysis, Interpreting Performance Results
12 Easy Steps to Get Started With a Lean KPI Methodology
March 6, 2018 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentStarting with a lean KPI methodology is the simple and practical way for the beginner, the busy, and the budget-constrained to measure what matters for business performance. (more&...
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Are Sparklines Smart Lines?
September 25, 2012 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentThey're so hot right now, sparklines. They thankfully bring some sanity to performance dashboards (goodbye goofy gauges). But they do have a limitation no-one seems to be talking about. (more…)
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How to Build an XmR Chart for Your KPI
March 20, 2018 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentThe most useful way to see true signals of change in your KPI is to use an XmR chart. Here are five easy steps to build an XmR chart for your KPI. (more…)