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Keeping Visual Simplicity in Sight: The Right Visuals for Your Message

by Marya Kaska | Apr 15, 2021 | Building, Data Visualization

When it comes to visualizations, simpler is often better. If you decide to use too realistic of a visual the viewer’s brain creates a bottleneck.

Manage, Discover or Tell a Story with Data: One Dashboard Does Not Rule Them All

by Marya Kaska | Mar 23, 2021 | Building, Data Visualization

When a client requests a dashboard, they might not know how many types there actually are. Knowing what they plan to do with the data helps decide which type to use.

The Curious Case of Finding the “Who” – Set Your Dashboard’s Audience

by Marya Kaska | Mar 8, 2021 | Groundwork

Before you begin designing, you must first lay the groundwork. That’s why it makes sense to understand your dashboard’s audience and goals.

Problems, Goals and Timing: Getting at the “What” of Your Dashboard Solution

by Marya Kaska | Feb 28, 2021 | Data Visualization, Groundwork

Getting at the “what” of your dashboard is important for both sides of the designing table. Find out how to set expectations and timing goals.

Training Day: What to Cover Before Dashboard Release

by Marya Kaska | Feb 10, 2021 | Release

Getting users trained and ready to use a new dashboard is essential to successful release and ensuring that it gets adopted easily. What should you do?

Ultimate Dashboard Survival: Fending Off Zombies

by Marya Kaska | Jan 28, 2021 | Data Visualization, Monitoring

The dreaded zombie dashboard. How do we avoid it? Here are 3 responsibilities of the new dashboard owner to ensure the data stays fresh and up-to-date.

Keeping Dashboards Fresh – Why Every Dashboard Needs a Gardener

by Marya Kaska | Jan 20, 2021 | Monitoring

A lot of work goes into building dashboards. You need to set the stage so it doesn’t stagnate and become forgotten as the business changes and moves on.