Indicator System
Introduction
In computer information systems, a dashboard or dashboard is a type of graphical user interface that often provides quick views of data relevant to a particular objective or process through a combination of "Visualization (graphical)") and summary information displays.[1][2][3][4] In another use, "dashboard" is another name for "progress report" or "report" and is considered a form of data visualization.
The dashboard is usually accessible through a web browser and is usually linked to data sources that are updated regularly.[1][3] Dashboards are usually interactive and make it easy for users to explore the data themselves.[1][3].
The most popular dashboards include Google Analytics, used on 55% of all websites,[5] which show the activity on a website, such as visits, entry pages, bounce rate and traffic sources.
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic brought other dashboards to the fore, with the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker[1][6] and the UK government's coronavirus tracker[7] being good examples. In the United States, all 50 state governments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used dashboards on their websites to communicate information about COVID-19 to the public.[3].
The term dashboard originates from the automobile dashboard, where drivers monitor the main functions at a glance through the instrument panel.
Types of indicators
Business management requires a system of indicators (KPIs or Key Performance Indicators) that facilitate decision-making and control. A complete analysis system is required.
There are countless possible indicators that we can use. Some ratios or indicators are very general in use. The most common are, for example:
Other indicators must be developed expressly to analyze a specific company.
The indicator system must be organized in a dashboard. The dashboard collects the main indicators and presents them in a clear and useful way. The dashboard is a system that informs us of the evolution of the fundamental parameters of the business.
The dashboards must present only that information that is essential, in a simple and, of course, synoptic and summarized way.