Dashboards: Where We've Been and Where We're Going

Dashboards help inform the end-user community of progress on major IT initiatives and also help the IT community keep focused on the status of less intensive projects. Dashboard interface uses can range from an individual campus-wide initiative dashboard to a one showing multiple projects occurring simultaneously. A dashboard not only can enhance a website's visual appeal, but it can also give project managers (and IT and other campus leaders) information at a glance that helps them understand the current status of the IT organization's priorities and its future direction.