What you need to see.
A must to cut through all of the junk. What senior managers a looking for is dynamics not eye candy. This methodology linked through OLAP or Cloud, well, more than one person has tried to "borrow" it from my desk!

This is one the best books on how to present massive data in a crisp fashion to:
1. Inform
2. Deliver your ideas3. Guide the discussion towards results
4. Sell you ideas to audience
I am teaching my high school twins to use in their personal projects for the IB program. I mentioned the book to their teacher, she is going to include the key learnings from the book into her teaching aids.
I have used some the key learning to help my colleagues craft an effective message...In the past they had difficulty in selling their ideas to their decision makers. It worked like charm. 

You really should buy this book, and then go to www.fyivisual.com and read the article entitled:
Information Dashboard Design- The Emperor Has No Clothes

Review: Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

This book is very interesting, I work in BI/IM and so the subject matter appeals to me right off the bat. I'm also building dashboards at work and so there's a timely element in this book too. I'm a ... Read full review

Review: Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

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This book was not about what I thought. This book is for Graphic Designers or people who want to organize their information on the dashboard so that it is easier to understand. I already know using ... Read full review

Review: Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

A quick read but worth it for people communicating lots of data with dashboards. Read full review

Review: Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

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Review: Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

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Review: Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data

I was not very impressed. Read full review