Practical design patterns, metric-setting guidance, and distribution routines that help people create dashboards that prompt clear decisions and follow-up.
Welcome — Build Dashboards That Actually Lead to Decisions. If your dashboards are pretty but ignored, or they spark blame instead of action, you’re not alone. Dashboards become useful when they answer the question teams actually need: "What should we do next?" This resource helps you move from descriptive reporting...
Dashboard Design Blueprint: From Decision to Visual. Design dashboards by starting with the decision you want the viewer to make. This guide walks you through the core steps—from framing the decision to choosing metrics, visuals, layout, and follow-up routines—so your dashboards become action engines instead of...
Distribution & Rhythms: Getting Dashboards into Regular Use. Even a well-designed dashboard will fail if it isn't seen at the right time, by the right people, with a clear expectation of what to do. This short playbook helps you choose distribution channels, embed dashboards in routines, and set escalation paths...
Metric Patterns & Example Metrics Library. Use these metric patterns and examples as starting points. For each, consider whether it directly supports a decision and whether a leading indicator is available. Common patterns. Volume + Quality — e.g., number of transactions + error rate. Useful for operations and...
Dashboard Health & Pre-Launch Checklist. Run this checklist before you publish or promote a dashboard. Aim for green on the first 8 items; address the others in follow-ups. Decision clarity: Each top-level panel answers a specific decision or question. Audience defined: Primary viewers and viewing rhythm are...
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A practical, decision-first collection of dashboard patterns, component guidelines, owner and cadence rules, alerting templates, accessibility and mobile guidance, and ready-to-use distribution messages to help teams build dashboards that prompt clear actions.
A practical pattern library of dashboard layouts, component blueprints, metric-to-action wiring diagrams, distribution routines, and permission models. Designed to help creators deliver decision-focused dashboards for operational teams, leaders, and analysts — with reusable JSON templates and example Figma layouts to accelerate build and handoff.
An actionable, role-aware pre-publish checklist that captures decisions, owners, and remediation notes. Converts the review into a saved record so teams can track fixes, assignments, and publish readiness.
A pragmatic, interactive checklist that helps dashboard creators evaluate whether a dashboard drives decisions, reduces cognitive load, and reaches the right people in the right format. The form captures per-item scores, supporting notes, owners, recommended actions, and distribution details so teams can track improvements and follow up.
A practical, scored rubric to evaluate dashboards for clarity, audience fit, data quality, and actionability — with examples, remediation tasks, scoring guidance, and recommended next steps to turn a review into measurable improvement.
A guided, auditable checklist to validate that a dashboard is accurate, actionable, accessible, maintainable, and ready to publish. The interactive form records reviewer verdicts, evidence, required follow-up, owners, and sign-off to create a repeatable acceptance practice.
An interactive checklist to evaluate whether a dashboard reliably informs decisions, stays accurate, and reaches the right audience — with space for troubleshooting and handoff notes.
A practical, ready-to-use dashboard wireframe and component checklist that prioritizes immediate actions, clear ownership, and root-cause probes so teams can move from insight to follow-up. Includes component definitions, short copy guidance, distribution and alert rules, and an implementation checklist.