Question

Please discuss the key characteristics of a good business report, also discuss some best practices for a dashboard design.

Answer 1

Key characteristics of a good business report .

A business report is a formal written document for a specific purpose. Presentation of facts and information regarding a particular activity will be documented in a particular format.

The key characteristics of a good business report are

1. The report should be simple, clear and understandable.

2. Accurate facts and details should be mentioned.

3. Every fact mentioned should be relevant to the main purpose of the report.

4. Purpose of the report should be clear and the intention should be communicated in a proper way.

5. Distinguished feature of a business report is to gather and maintain proper evidence for the given data.

6. A good report should be consice and to the point.

7. Language should free from any kind of errors and ambiguous statements.

8. Presentation of the report should be made attractive, smart and catchy .

9. Objective or unbiased recommendations should be given at the end of the report.

2. Best practises for a dashboard design.

1. Dashboards should display relevant information.

2. It should always save user time by being more efficient through display of information.

3. Audience or for whom the dashboards are designed should be first known and then design should be decided.

4. Accessibility is one of the most important principles in dashboard design

5. Visual representation through layout should begin with the big picture that will hold the audience attention.

6. Colors, logos and fonts play a most important role in design layout.

7. Interactive elements in a dashboard allows user to move deep down into more comprehensive information.