Comments on: We Need To Talk About Dashboards

By: Your Dashboards Still Suck - Thomas LaRock

Your Dashboards Still Suck - Thomas LaRock — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:52:03 +0000

[…] already written a post about how dashboards are a horrible way to communicate. I’m here today to remind you that your dashboards still suck. Let’s start with the […]

By: Thomas LaRock

Thomas LaRock — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:39:54 +0000

Yep, that’s what the experiment show with regards to multi-tasking. I recall the first time I did the experiment I didn’t notice the gorilla at all. Crazy!

By: Robert L Davis

Robert L Davis — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:44:34 +0000

Excellent article! I had a different experience with the test (I was not familiar with it). I found myself focusing on the gorilla and completely lost track of the counting. Maybe It’s my ADHD. Either way, I think the point is the same.

By: Thomas LaRock

Thomas LaRock — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:27:48 +0000

Thanks for the comment! Drill-through and tooltips are an effective way to get more details to the consumer. But that still leaves a gap. The example I give regarding space for Netflix downloads is a better story than trends and spark lines, IMO.

By: koenverbeeck

koenverbeeck — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 21:25:39 +0000

Excellent points made in this article.
A suggestion how one could solve the example of the disk space KPI in a Power BI dashboard:
you have the KPI itself, which is flashing red. You hover over with the mouse, and the tooltip shows a small report that shows more info, like the total size of the disk, the trend, expected growth rate et cetera. This feature is available in the last edition of PBI Desktop.