While both reports and dashboards present statistics, charts, and figures tailored to the needs of the user, they differ in their format. Reports are built as static PDFs and Excel spreadsheets, and are ideal for focused, single-use tasks with a shorter turnaround time.
Dashboards are a dynamic, interactive service, built in the intuitive but powerful business intelligence package Tableau®. Dashboards are published to a server, where they are accessible by specified users from anywhere within the Dana-Farber network. They are equipped with customizable filters and drilling options that can be adjusted by the user and reconfigured by the department’s business steward, drawing from data sources that can be configured to update as frequently as once per night.
Both dashboards and reports can be used to inform day-to-day operations, assist in the completion of internal and external reporting requirements, and evaluate the effectiveness of operational policy.
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