Module Review Practical Exercise 4 Instructions Digital Dash

Module Review Practical Exercise 4 Instructionsdigital Dashboards Are

Digital dashboards are dynamic Graphical User Interface (GUI) tools that are utilized in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and other information systems that depict a company’s performance metrics in real-time. Digital dashboards enable managers to view disparate data without having to open up and view multiple applications in different windows or on different screens. Budget allocation balances, sales trends, departmental employee performance, and other metrics are often displayed on digital dashboards. Digital dashboards can be implemented out-of-the-box or customized to fit a manager’s purposes and desires.

Microsoft® Dynamics CRM, Salesforce, and other cloud-based solutions that utilize digital dashboards to assist managers in achieving the goals of increased sales, improved customer service, and efficient business processes. The following is an example of an executive digital dashboard: Requirements For this exercise, hypothetically, you are a recent ERAU graduate and the newly-hired assistant to the VP of Sales at a large-scale wholesale aviation parts business. You have been tasked to create a document depicting a mock-up of a proposed digital dashboard that the executive will utilize in her day-to-day tasks. Once she approves the design, your data will be given as a graphical concept to an IT consulting firm that has been retained to implement a Microsoft Dynamics CRM® solution at the company.

The plan is to have the consulting firm utilize your data to customize the out-of-the-box information system solution to include a tailored digital dashboard for the executive. The following are the dashboard requirements: · Submit the digital dashboard mock-up in a Microsoft Word® document. · Provide a total of SIX charts in the digital dashboard mock-up. · Chart examples are a pie chart, line chart, column chart, bar chart, stock chart, or histogram chart. · Present ALL SIX charts on ONE page. · Submit the page in a Landscape orientation. · Present ONE chart type a MAXIMUM of TWO times. · Label the X and Y axes by creating Axis Titles on each chart. · Replace the chart default numerical data with new numerical data.

Steps to Create The Digital Dashboard. To create the mock-up of the dashboard, you will need the Microsoft Word® and the Microsoft Excel® applications. You will utilize one of the two following methods to create your digital dashboard mock-up, depending on the version of Microsoft Word® that you have: Local Version of Microsoft Word® Method (NOTE: A 'local' version is one where the software is installed directly on the system. This method will NOT work with the cloud-based version of Microsoft Word® that is included in Microsoft Office 365®) · Open a Microsoft Word® document and select Landscape in the Orientation selection of the Layout tab on the toolbar. · Select a chart type from the Chart selection area in the Insert tab on the Microsoft Word®toolbar. · Select OK and a Microsoft Excel® worksheet labeled Chart in Microsoft Word automatically opens with cells containing default numerical data. · Replace the default numerical data by inserting new numerical data using any combination of four digits. · Select the Plus (+) icon and then select Axis Titles. · Create X and Y Axes Titles to reflect your specific data types. · Repeat the process to create a TOTAL of SIX charts. · Arrange the SIX charts in an orderly fashion in a similar fashion to the dashboard example above.

Cloud-Based Version of Microsoft Word® Method (NOTE: This method will work with the cloud-based version of Microsoft Word® that is included in Microsoft Office 365®) · Open a Microsoft Excel® spreadsheet. · Create each of the SIX charts one-at-a-time on a separate worksheet tab in the spreadsheet. · Enter the data into the cells that you intend to present in the chart. · Select a chart type from the Chart selection area in the Insert tab on the Microsoft Excel®toolbar. · Select the Plus (+) icon and select Axis Titles. · Create X and Y Axis Titles to reflect your specific data types. · Left-click process anywhere outside of the chart to finish the chart. · Open a Microsoft Word® document and select Landscape in the Orientation selection of the Layout tab on the toolbar. · Copy and paste each of the SIX charts, one at a time, into the Microsoft Word® document. · Arrange the SIX charts in an orderly fashion in a similar fashion to the dashboard example above.

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Module Review Practical Exercise 4 Instructionsdigital Dashboards Are

Module Review Practical Exercise 4 Instructionsdigital Dashboards Are

Digital dashboards serve as vital tools in contemporary business management, providing real-time visual representations of key performance indicators (KPIs). Their implementation spans various enterprise systems such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). This exercise involves creating a mock-up digital dashboard tailored for an executive in a wholesale aviation parts business, emphasizing clarity, data visualization, and usability.

The task entails conceptualizing a dashboard that consolidates six different charts on a single page in landscape orientation. These charts can include pie charts, line charts, column charts, bar charts, stock charts, or histograms, with a maximum of two instances for each type. An essential aspect of this exercise is replacing the default numerical data with custom data relevant to the business context and properly labeling axes with titles to enhance interpretability.

The process involves using either a local version or a cloud-based version of Microsoft Word and Excel, with specific steps outlined for each. In the local version, charts are inserted directly into Word, replacing default data with custom figures, and arranged coherently on one page. For the cloud-based approach, charts are created separately in Excel, then copied into Word, ensuring the mock-up reflects a professional and functional dashboard layout.

This exercise aims to develop skills in data visualization, familiarity with Microsoft Office tools, and the ability to translate business metrics into effective graphical representations. The final deliverable is a single-page, landscape-oriented Word document featuring six distinct charts, each labeled appropriately, that emulate a realistic, functional digital dashboard to aid decision-making processes.

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