Strategic Web-Based Data Dashboards as Monitoring Tools for Promoting Organizational Innovation
Knowledge extraction and sharing is one of the biggest challenges organizations face to ensure successful and long-lasting knowledge repositories. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) commissioned a web-based knowledge management program called Communicate Lessons, Exchange Advice...
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| description | Knowledge extraction and sharing is one of the biggest challenges organizations face to ensure successful and long-lasting knowledge repositories. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) commissioned a web-based knowledge management program called Communicate Lessons, Exchange Advice, Record (CLEAR) for end-users to promote employee-generated innovation and to institutionalize organizational knowledge. Reusing knowledge from an improperly managed database is problematic and potentially causes substantial financial loss and reduced productivity for an organization. Poorly managed databases can hinder effective knowledge dissemination across the organization. Data-driven dashboards offer a promising solution by facilitating evidence-driven decision-making through increased information access to disseminate, understand and interpret datasets. This paper describes an effort to create data visualizations in Tableau for CLEAR’s gatekeeper to monitor content within the knowledge repository. Through the three web-based strategic dashboards relating to lessons learned and best practices, innovation culture index, and website analytics, the information displays will aid in disseminating useful information to facilitate decision-making and execute appropriate time-critical interventions. Particular emphasis is placed on utility-related issues, as data from the NCDOT indicate that approximately 90% of projects involving utility claims experienced one or two such incidents. These claims contributed to an average increase in project costs of approximately 2.4% and schedule delays averaging 70 days. The data dashboards provide key insights into all 14 NCDOT divisions, supporting the gatekeeper in effectively managing the CLEAR program, especially relating to project performance, cost savings, and schedule improvements. The chronological analysis of the CLEAR program trends demonstrates sustained progress, validating the effectiveness of the dashboard framework. Ultimately, these data dashboards will promote organizational innovation in the long run by encouraging end-user participation in the CLEAR program. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c4c12399c35645448d4eac3e84ece5cb2025-08-20T03:17:04ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-06-011513220410.3390/buildings15132204Strategic Web-Based Data Dashboards as Monitoring Tools for Promoting Organizational InnovationSiddharth Banerjee0Clare E. Fullerton1Sankalp S. Gaharwar2Edward J. Jaselskis3Department of Civil Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768, USAJacobs, Jacksonville, FL 32207, USALexis Nexis, Raleigh, NC 27606, USADepartment of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USAKnowledge extraction and sharing is one of the biggest challenges organizations face to ensure successful and long-lasting knowledge repositories. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) commissioned a web-based knowledge management program called Communicate Lessons, Exchange Advice, Record (CLEAR) for end-users to promote employee-generated innovation and to institutionalize organizational knowledge. Reusing knowledge from an improperly managed database is problematic and potentially causes substantial financial loss and reduced productivity for an organization. Poorly managed databases can hinder effective knowledge dissemination across the organization. Data-driven dashboards offer a promising solution by facilitating evidence-driven decision-making through increased information access to disseminate, understand and interpret datasets. This paper describes an effort to create data visualizations in Tableau for CLEAR’s gatekeeper to monitor content within the knowledge repository. Through the three web-based strategic dashboards relating to lessons learned and best practices, innovation culture index, and website analytics, the information displays will aid in disseminating useful information to facilitate decision-making and execute appropriate time-critical interventions. Particular emphasis is placed on utility-related issues, as data from the NCDOT indicate that approximately 90% of projects involving utility claims experienced one or two such incidents. These claims contributed to an average increase in project costs of approximately 2.4% and schedule delays averaging 70 days. The data dashboards provide key insights into all 14 NCDOT divisions, supporting the gatekeeper in effectively managing the CLEAR program, especially relating to project performance, cost savings, and schedule improvements. The chronological analysis of the CLEAR program trends demonstrates sustained progress, validating the effectiveness of the dashboard framework. Ultimately, these data dashboards will promote organizational innovation in the long run by encouraging end-user participation in the CLEAR program.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/13/2204data dashboardsinformation visualizationTableaudata analyticslessons learnedconstruction industry |
| spellingShingle | Siddharth Banerjee Clare E. Fullerton Sankalp S. Gaharwar Edward J. Jaselskis Strategic Web-Based Data Dashboards as Monitoring Tools for Promoting Organizational Innovation Buildings data dashboards information visualization Tableau data analytics lessons learned construction industry |
| title | Strategic Web-Based Data Dashboards as Monitoring Tools for Promoting Organizational Innovation |
| title_full | Strategic Web-Based Data Dashboards as Monitoring Tools for Promoting Organizational Innovation |
| title_fullStr | Strategic Web-Based Data Dashboards as Monitoring Tools for Promoting Organizational Innovation |
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| title_short | Strategic Web-Based Data Dashboards as Monitoring Tools for Promoting Organizational Innovation |
| title_sort | strategic web based data dashboards as monitoring tools for promoting organizational innovation |
| topic | data dashboards information visualization Tableau data analytics lessons learned construction industry |
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