From Factory Floors to Finance, How Yodeck + Power BI + riivo Changes the Game
By Nic Bowman, CEO of riivo
At riivo, we’re big believers in using data to make better decisions. But we also believe that data shouldn’t be trapped in spreadsheets, locked away in systems only analysts understand, or hidden behind complex logins. It should live and breathe on your office walls, your shop floor screens, your team’s lunchroom TV.
That’s why we use Yodeck in our own business. It’s how we communicate everything from our company values to our leave schedules. It’s how we track our team goals. And it’s how we drive accountability without needing endless emails, check-ins, or dashboards no one ever looks at. Yodeck, combined with Power BI dashboards built by riivo, gives us super clear internal comms and a business intelligence setup that actually changes behaviour.
We offer the same to our clients - surfaced live data, visually, across your business, using tools that are cost-effective, flexible, and high-impact.
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First of All, What is Yodeck, and Why Do We Love It?
Yodeck is a digital signage platform that turns any TV or screen into a smart display. It lets you show dashboards, updates, announcements, or even videos across your business, securely, reliably, and without needing a whole IT department to set it up.
At riivo, we’ve got it running across our offices. One screen shows our company values. Another loops through our team OKRs and leave calendar. A third one? That’s live-tracking how we’re doing on key goals using Power BI dashboards. And the best part? It updates itself. No need for a team member to fiddle with USBs or remote logins.
Benefits of Yodeck
Cost-effective: Use a Raspberry Pi and one screen for free. Scale up affordably.
Easy to deploy: Plug in, connect, and manage from a central dashboard.
Secure: Show dashboards behind login walls, like Power BI, without compromising security.
Flexible content: Mix data dashboards with video, messaging, or announcements.
Always up-to-date: Set content to auto-refresh so teams see the latest info.
For companies needing better communication, real-time updates, or visibility across departments, Yodeck is a no-brainer.
Power BI Makes Your Data Work Harder
Of course, what’s on the screen matters too. That’s where Power BI comes in. It’s Microsoft’s data visualisation platform and we’ve been using it for years to help clients turn their data into clear, beautiful, and interactive dashboards.
But here’s the key difference: at riivo, we build dashboards that connect to your actual business operations, so you’re not just getting charts. You’re getting answers. Whether it’s procurement data, sales figures, factory outputs, or financial targets, our Power BI builds are purpose-built to help people make decisions, not just reports.
And when we surface those dashboards through Yodeck screens in key areas of your business, things start changing. Teams respond to what they see. They align faster. They act quicker. It’s no longer a spreadsheet someone opens on a Friday. It’s a living dashboard your staff can’t miss.
Benefits of Power BI
Integrates with almost any data source: Excel, SQL, ERPs, CRMs, you name it.
Clear, interactive dashboards: Easy for anyone to understand.
Automated data updates: Stay current without the manual work.
Permission-based access: Show the right people the right data.
Supports better decision-making: Turn insight into action.
riivo Brings It All Together
So how does this all connect?
At riivo, we’re a digital transformation and AI consultancy with a sharp focus on solving real-world business challenges. One of the areas we specialise in is building integrated, low-maintenance business dashboards for operational and strategic use, whether that’s in production, finance, sales, HR, or supply chain.
We then help you surface those dashboards in the most effective way possible: via Yodeck screens placed where your teams work. Why? Because when data is visible, it drives action. And when that data updates in real time, it keeps people focused on the next right thing—not yesterday’s report.
How our clients use this approach
Track factory performance and downtime in real time
Monitor sales performance and regional targets across branches
Display HR leave calendars and onboarding updates in team spaces
Surface financial KPIs to leadership and accounting teams
Highlight safety stats and compliance updates in production areas
The riivo advantage
We build dashboards that are business-first: You tell us the challenge, we find the metrics that matter.
We surface data where it matters: On screens, in your space, not buried in files.
We use low-code to move faster: Our builds are agile, efficient, and scalable.
We make it stick: Change management, internal comms, and team habits are all part of the rollout.
Ready to See the Difference?
If you're tired of data being locked in spreadsheets, if you're frustrated that teams don’t act on reports, or if you just want to improve visibility across your business, let’s talk.
Ask us to
Build the dashboards that matter
Connect them to your existing systems
Surface them securely across your organisation using Yodeck
Because, when you combine Power BI’s insight, Yodeck’s visibility, and riivo’s know-how, data becomes a force for change.
👉 Book a demo with the riivo team and let’s get your data working for everyone.
FAQs
What does a CEO want to see in a dashboard?
A CEO wants clarity on what’s driving the business forward, and what’s not. That means top-line KPIs, trends over time, red flags, and progress against strategic goals, all in one clean, interactive view. If you want to give your CEO real-time insight without the fluff, chat to riivo about building an executive dashboard that works.
What is the best way to distribute dashboards and reports to your whole organisation?
The most effective way is to surface dashboards where people actually see them, on shared screens using tools like Yodeck, in team-specific Power BI views, or via embedded widgets in apps they already use. Don’t wait for people to go looking for reports, let riivo help you bring the data to them.
How to create an effective dashboard?
Start with the decisions your team needs to make, then work backwards to choose the right metrics, layout, and data sources. An effective dashboard is one that’s simple, focused, and updated in real time. Riivo works with you to design dashboards that drive action.
How to show professional dashboard?
A professional dashboard is well-structured, visually clean, and aligned to the audience’s needs, whether that’s execs, managers, or frontline staff. It should be live, accurate, and accessible from the right places. If you want to level up your dashboard game, we’d love to show you how we do it at riivo.