  Background: There is a growing awareness of the importance of human values
(e.g., inclusiveness, privacy) in software systems. However, there are no
practical tools to support the integration of human values during software
development. We argue that a tool that can identify human values from software
development artefacts and present them to varying software development roles
can (partially) address this gap. We refer to such a tool as human values
dashboard. Further to this, our understanding of such a tool is limited. Aims:
This study aims to (1) investigate the possibility of using a human values
dashboard to help address human values during software development, (2)
identify possible benefits of using a human values dashboard, and (3) elicit
practitioners' needs from a human values dashboard. Method: We conducted an
exploratory study by interviewing 15 software practitioners. A dashboard
prototype was developed to support the interview process. We applied thematic
analysis to analyse the collected data. Results: Our study finds that a human
values dashboard would be useful for the development team (e.g., project
manager, developer, tester). Our participants acknowledge that development
artefacts, especially requirements documents and issue discussions, are the
most suitable source for identifying values for the dashboard. Our study also
yields a set of high-level user requirements for a human values dashboard
(e.g., it shall allow determining values priority of a project). Conclusions:
Our study suggests that a values dashboard is potentially used to raise
awareness of values and support values-based decision-making in software
development. Future work will focus on addressing the requirements and using
issue discussions as potential artefacts for the dashboard.
