Start with decisions, not charts
Dashboards fail when they try to show everything. Begin with the weekly decisions leadership needs to make, then map metrics to those decisions.
- Are we on-track for revenue targets?
- Is pipeline coverage healthy?
- Which channels are improving or deteriorating?
- Where are conversion constraints emerging?
Use a simple hierarchy: outcomes → drivers → diagnostics
Most executives want three layers: the score, what drives the score, and what to investigate if it changes.
- Outcomes: revenue, pipeline created, pipeline coverage, win rate.
- Drivers: leads, meetings, opportunities, average deal value, cycle time.
- Diagnostics: channel-level CPL/CAC, CVR by stage, response-time SLA.
Define one source of truth
If marketing and sales disagree on numbers, the dashboard becomes political. Pick a primary system for each metric and document the definitions.
- CRM for opportunity and revenue stages
- Ad platforms for spend and delivery
- Analytics for web-to-lead conversion
Cadence beats complexity
The fastest way to build adoption is to run a 20-minute weekly review with the same agenda every time. Make the dashboard the meeting template.
- 2 minutes: headline outcomes
- 8 minutes: driver trends and biggest movers
- 8 minutes: decisions and owners
- 2 minutes: risks and next actions
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