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Episode 002 finds Michael, Tim and Jim tackling one of the most important, powerful and sometimes frustrating deliverables to any business analyst: the dashboard. What exactly is a dashboard? What are they for? What should they accomplish? Why can't Tim and Jim agree on anything? Prepare for lots of strong opinions and stories from the trenches in this week's 40-minute power hour.

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