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Software companies are in the business to manufacture software. This is a very complex business, requiring an effective process or methodology. Without this, a web dashboard can do little to solve the ills of this type of an organization. Even with an effective methodology, without proper focus the demands on a software organization can easily get out of balance. |
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| One characteristic about many of the people in the software industry is, generally speaking, they tend to over-analyze an issue before taking action. Thus, especially within this industry, dashboards should be designed to drive clarity of focus, maintain balance, and more quickly drive results. |
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| Managing with metrics is critical to keep a balanced focus in a software company. To compete effectively, the creation of an objective based metric, or "Value Metric" is essential to effectively deliver results. Without continuous monitoring of value metrics using a web dashboard, unforeseen problems, quality issues, and proficiency variations (to name just a few) will creep into any well defined software development process. Known as a 'scorecard,' this type of web dashboard can be implemented across the organization and at all levels within the organization. |
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| Scorecards are an effective tool to manage performance across a wide group of "communities" (development teams, managers and executives, sales teams, client support teams, quality teams, operations teams...), within an organization. Each community has a different context, or frame of reference, that must be understood and maintained when meeting that community's needs. Creating these metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is one of the first steps in design and delivery of a web dashboard solution that can make a difference in your software organization. |
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| Software Company Dashboards must be able to assist operational managers' needs to keep focus on what is truly important and to effectively drill-down to solve the issues at hand. Thus effective dashboards in a software company will transform how data is used to deliver focused results that positively impact accountability, alignment, productivity, and operational success. |
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| A Few Examples From Our Software Company Dashboards |
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“ The RightFoot Technology Web Dashboards provide the right information to all participants and help with organizational alignment, allowing everyone to be clearly aware of their accomplishments and the challenges that lay ahead.”
Phillip Lee
VP Client Operations
Virtual Premise, Inc |
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