The What and Why of Measurement Dashboards

In the context of our organizations, dashboards showcase metrics and data on various initiatives and overall performance of business functions so that leaders can take stock of the current situation and chart a path forward. Before we start work on the design of our executive dashboards, we need to understand some related concepts and ideas. 

Let’s start by looking at the fundamentals: data and metrics. The simplest way to explain data and metrics is this: Data are what we have, and m