Chaos: Why Are There 5 Dashboards?

The mystery of the 5 dashboards discovery, 5 dashboards, one business question, many charts, where will this discovery go?

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Chaos: Why Are There 5 Dashboards?
The Chaos / Discovery Log

Why Are There 5 Dashboards?

Is the latest discovery by the blue blob exploring the modern work place.

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Five dashboards, one business question and many charts.

Discovery

The blue explorer walks into a bright office lobby and finds a wall of dashboards all measuring same metric.

The dialogue

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Blue BlobWhy are there five dashboards?
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OperatorDifferent teams built them at different times.
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Blue BlobDo they answer different questions?
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OperatorSometimes. Sometimes they answer the same question.
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Blue BlobWhy?
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OperatorDifferent teams calculate it differently.
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Blue BlobWhich one is correct?
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OperatorThat depends.
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Blue BlobInteresting.

Related Vieews paths for this discovery

Blue Blob moves on to next discoveries. Vieews follows the thread through Signals, Guides, and occasional Playbooks.

Signal

Signal: Dashboard Sprawl Is Operational Fragmentation

Vieews follows the pattern and translates it into operational meaning.

Guide

Guide: Clean Up Dashboard Sprawl Without Starting a Dashboard War

A light, practical guide for the first move without starting a programme.

Playbook

Digital Work Portfolio

Use the heavier system when the pattern is ready for structure.

The scenarios in The Chaos are relatable narrations of the modern organisational workplace patterns; details are illustrative and not references to any specific employer, client, person, or live incident.