The Digital Boardroom has set a new trend for board meetings. Not only does it support the traditional presentation method in which board members sit together in a meeting room to analyze business performance and set future directions, it also has the potential to go beyond the corporate boardroom to allow members sitting in any part of the world to attend the meeting online. Just like local participants, these remote members can actively participate in the discussion and play with live data by setting filters, changing dimensions and measures, drilling into details, and more, using their own devices.

This chapter briefed you on two aspects of the Digital Boardroom: creating agendas and setting up an online meeting. In the Digital Boardroom agenda, you provide some basic information, such as the name, date, and venue for the meeting. Then you add sub-items, which are stories...