What is a   Dashboard / Cockpit?

Folks,
These wonderful words have raised their heads in the last two years or so in the context of BW.
In your own company, what do the senior IT managers expect when they use these words?
Regards
Gill

In our company, the terms "dashboard" and "cockpit" are used pretty interchangeably. Generally, these refer to some sort of visual presentation (graphs, charts, maps, etc.) of key performance indicators for managers to allow them to quickly assess the current status and take appropriate action.
There is also a pretty good discussion of the "digital dashboard" (as opposed to the kind in an automobile) on Wikipedia at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_dashboard">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_dashboard</a>. The link to "Balanced Scorecard" (another popular term for this genre) from this page is also useful.
Hope this helps...
Bob

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