What do various terms like Dashboard, KPI, Operational BI, Analytics, OLAP?
An executive dashboard is a user interface, usually Web-based and often with a BI system/data warehouse on the backend, that organizes and presents information in a way that is easy to read and interpret. Somewhat akin to an automobile’s dashboard, executive dashboards often have graphical elements, such as color-coding, gauges and charts. Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a measure of performance which are commonly used to help an organization define and evaluate how successful it is, typically in terms of making progress towards its long-term organizational goals. KPIs can be specified by answering the question, “What is really important to different stakeholders?”. KPIs are monitored using BI to assess the present state of the business and to assist in prescribing a course of action. KPIs are frequently used to “value” difficult to measure activities such as the benefits of leadership development, engagement, service, and satisfaction. KPIs differ depending on the nature of the org
