Book · 440 pages

The Big Book of Dashboards

Steve Wexler, Jeffrey Shaffer, Andy Cotgreave Paid Intermediate

Instead of theory, this book shows dozens of real dashboards across sales, finance, support, and operations, then explains why each layout works. When you are stuck arranging ten metrics on one screen, you can find a comparable example and borrow its structure. It is the closest thing to a pattern library for laying out a busy dashboard.

  • Lead with the answer, then let supporting numbers sit below it
  • Group related metrics so the eye reads them as one block
  • Copy a proven layout rather than inventing one under pressure
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The question it answers

  1. How do I make a data-heavy dashboard readable instead of an overwhelming wall of numbers?

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