The Ultimate Guide to TV Dashboards
Display your KPI dashboards on TVs around the office and transform your office into a data-driven and motivated workplace.
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1. Improved Transparency
TV dashboards improve transparency, and a transparent work culture in which management freely shares information with employees has been shown to improve employee commitment, engagement, and performance.
Visualizing real-time performance data where everyone can see it sends a clear message that management has nothing to hide, fostering feelings of inclusion and trust – and a collaborative environment where employees feel accountable, empowered to find solutions, and motivated to deliver their best work.
2. Visualized, Real-Time Performance Insights
A TV dashboard gives employees and their managers real-time visibility into their most important KPIs in a conspicuous format that’s easily understood – and difficult to ignore. Real-time performance dashboards eliminate the need for manual reporting while providing up-to-the-minute data in visual formats that distill complex information into more accessible and easy-to-understand formats.
This clear, instant, and actionable performance data helps keep employees focused on the right metrics, so they’re more likely to identify issues early on and make quick, agile decisions when they’re needed.
3. Better Collaboration
Putting important data where everyone can see it promotes open communication, alignment toward goals, a chance to discuss challenges, and the opportunity to share in one another’s successes. Well-placed TV dashboards, particularly in common areas, can be an effective cross-departmental conversation starter. Placed within individual departments, they can be an effective catalyst for strategic collaboration around goals and new initiatives.
4. Improved Motivation
Displaying key metrics out in the open where everyone can see them sends a clear message about which goals are the most important. Showing employees how they’re contributing to the company’s real-time success helps to build camaraderie as everyone works together to inch toward those important targets while watching their progress.
This also creates accountability because nobody wants to be on a team that didn’t hit its goals – in fact, people are more likely to try and outperform their targets when they know their peers are watching.
A TV dashboard can also provide the perfect platform for introducing gamification features, like leaderboards and instant notifications. People love recognition, and these tools are scientifically proven to improve engagement and boost individual as well as team motivation
5. Better Focus and Alignment on KPIs
With a TV dashboard, there’s no gray area around the most important KPIs because everyone is looking at them all day, every day – and they know exactly how they’re performing. With this information front and center, KPIs become a central part of the workplace culture – and working toward them becomes second nature.
6. A Data-Driven Culture
With up-to-the-minute data, a TV dashboard empowers employees to make informed decisions quickly based on the current situation. Instead of waiting for month-end reports, employees can instantly see how today’s efforts are impacting progress toward goals. This creates a more dynamic workplace by empowering people to take action now and get instant feedback on its impact.
Video: How to Build a Dashboard in Plecto
Why Plecto is the perfect visualization tool
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By putting your KPIs up on TVs for all the team to see, your employees will be more motivated than ever to hit their targets and achieve record results.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. Plecto's dashboards can be visualized on an unlimited number of TVs at no extra cost.
Yes! By creating a slideshow, you simply select the dashboards that you want to display on your TV. These will automatically rotate throughout the day.
Data on slideshows refreshes as fast as it does on a desktop - typically every two minutes!
Yes! It's not just dashboards that you can visualize on a TV. Easily visualize your contests on TVs around the office for a motivated team.