Digital dashboards are dynamic Graphical User Interface $($GUI$)$ tools that are utilized in Customer Relationship Management $($CRM$),$ Enterprise Resource Planning $($ERP$),$ and other information systems that depict a company$$s performance metrics in real$-$time. Digital dashboards enable managers to view disparate data without having to open up and view multiple applications in different windows or on different screens. Budget allocation balances, sales trends, departmental employee performance, and other metrics are often displayed on digital dashboards.

Digital dashboards can be implemented out$-$of$-$the$-$box or customized to fit a manager$$s purposes and desires. Microsoft$$ Dynamics CRM$,$ Salesforce, and other cloud$-$based solutions that utilize digital dashboards to assist managers in achieving the goals of increased sales, improved customer service, and efficient business processes.

The following is an example of an executive digital dashboard: