The Essential Guide to Analytic Dashboards

The proliferation of different types of BI tools in the marketplace has understandably contributed to confusion about what constitutes a portal, a dashboard, and a scorecard. A primary reason for this confusion is the visual similarity of these tools—especially the similarity of scorecards and dashboards. Both can be used for BI analysis andinclude a visual representation of key performance indicators (KPIs) integrated with related graphs and reports. The following descriptions differentiate between portals, analytic dashboards, and scorecards to help create a context for this Essential Guide.