It302-Unit4
Unit 4
Kerry Bridges
Kaplan University
IT302
Unit 4
Part1: Dashboard Design Ideas My first idea was to create a dashboard that was focused mainly Xeno Sales overall profit. This was a simple dashboard which was to show the user exactly how much profit or loss the Xeno Sales Company has for the year on a monthly basis. This dashboard would only have a couple of graphs that displayed the monthly profits throughout the year so the user can distinguish trends or trouble months. My second idea is a dashboard which focused on both Xeno Sales overall profit and the individual stores and their corresponding areas sales and expenditures. This is a complex dashboard which would provide the user with everything they would want to know as far as profit margins are concerned. This dashboard would consist of customizable graphs which can display the monthly sales, expenditures, the overall profit, the expected profit, and the average profit growth. I will choose my second dashboard design for this project. I chose this one because I feel the additional information with the complex dashboard is better suited for Xeno Sales needs. Being able to track profits and losses by areas and their respective stores will help Xeno Sales maintain healthy profits. If they are able to spot slow months and poor store performance, Xeno Sales can take corrective action to ensure it does not have a permanent effect on the company as a whole. It is also useful to be able to see which stores perform better so they can receive extra merchandise to sell to increase profits. Having customizable graphs is very useful for companies who want to track specific figures. I used the Flowchart conceptual design tool to assist me with this design. The reason why I chose to use the Flowchart is because I find it to be a more organized approach to amassing data. Being able to see all of the components of my dashboard and their relationships really help put a visual of what my dashboard will
Kerry Bridges
Kaplan University
IT302
Unit 4
Part1: Dashboard Design Ideas My first idea was to create a dashboard that was focused mainly Xeno Sales overall profit. This was a simple dashboard which was to show the user exactly how much profit or loss the Xeno Sales Company has for the year on a monthly basis. This dashboard would only have a couple of graphs that displayed the monthly profits throughout the year so the user can distinguish trends or trouble months. My second idea is a dashboard which focused on both Xeno Sales overall profit and the individual stores and their corresponding areas sales and expenditures. This is a complex dashboard which would provide the user with everything they would want to know as far as profit margins are concerned. This dashboard would consist of customizable graphs which can display the monthly sales, expenditures, the overall profit, the expected profit, and the average profit growth. I will choose my second dashboard design for this project. I chose this one because I feel the additional information with the complex dashboard is better suited for Xeno Sales needs. Being able to track profits and losses by areas and their respective stores will help Xeno Sales maintain healthy profits. If they are able to spot slow months and poor store performance, Xeno Sales can take corrective action to ensure it does not have a permanent effect on the company as a whole. It is also useful to be able to see which stores perform better so they can receive extra merchandise to sell to increase profits. Having customizable graphs is very useful for companies who want to track specific figures. I used the Flowchart conceptual design tool to assist me with this design. The reason why I chose to use the Flowchart is because I find it to be a more organized approach to amassing data. Being able to see all of the components of my dashboard and their relationships really help put a visual of what my dashboard will
References: Heim, S. (2007). The Resonant Interface: HCI Foundations for Interaction Design: Addison-Wesley. Pearson Education, Inc