1 In the background
• Recipients:
The first difference I see between reporting and a dashboard is on target group. Most often reporting is for the hierarchy while the dashboard is for him to serve himself.
This is the case for example of the dashboard of a commercial service which is a tool used by the sales department to the manager, the pilot, lead change and especially achieve its objectives. However, the reporting done by the sales department is rather for the hierarchy that may be senior management or the parent company.
• Indicators
The 2nd difference is found most often in the indicators selected from one or the other. Generally in reporting it is mainly performance indicators while in the dashboard there is a balance between measures of leverage and performance indicators.
2 In the form
Dashboards are only a mix of tables and graphs (mini graphs) and should fit on one page or on one screen. Reporting (report) may also be a mixture of graphs and tables, but you can just as easily use charts only, depending on the model chosen.
3 The function:
Reporting aims to generally monitor the work of the subordinate. Reporting can also be used to monitor the performance of management or department. By against a dashboard allows the control, management and even change management in a company.
