Kpi Dashboard Design

by secondsky88378361314fMIT227 starsListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026Repository updated 10 days ago

Designs effective KPI dashboards with proper metric selection, visual hierarchy, and data visualization best practices. Use when building executive dashboards, creating analytics views, or presenting business metrics.

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AI-generated overview

Guides the design of KPI dashboards, covering metric selection, layout, chart choice and visual hierarchy.

What it does: This skill provides guidance for designing KPI dashboards, including a framework for choosing good KPIs, a table of common business KPIs by goal, and a sample dashboard layout. It also covers visual design principles such as status colors and hierarchy, chart selection by data type, interactivity features, best practices and common mistakes. It produces design guidance rather than files or code.
When to use it: Use it when building executive dashboards, creating analytics views, or presenting business metrics to stakeholders. It suits planning stages where metric selection, layout and chart choices need to be decided.
Requirements: No tools, packages or credentials are required; the skill is instructions only and ships no scripts.

KPI Dashboard Design

Design effective dashboards that communicate key metrics clearly.

KPI Selection Framework

Good KPIs are:

Relevant to business goals
Measurable and quantifiable
Influenced by the team
Updated frequently
Simple to understand

Common Business KPIs

Dashboard Layout

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│              Executive Summary                  ││  [Revenue ▲12%]  [Users ▲8%]  [Churn ▼2%]      │├─────────────────────┬───────────────────────────┤│                     │                           ││   Revenue Trend     │    User Acquisition      ││   (Line Chart)      │    (Bar Chart)           ││                     │                           │├─────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┤│                     │                           ││   Retention Funnel  │    Top Products          ││   (Funnel Chart)    │    (Table)               ││                     │                           │└─────────────────────┴───────────────────────────┘

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│              Executive Summary                  ││  [Revenue ▲12%]  [Users ▲8%]  [Churn ▼2%]      │├─────────────────────┬───────────────────────────┤│                     │                           ││   Revenue Trend     │    User Acquisition      ││   (Line Chart)      │    (Bar Chart)           ││                     │                           │├─────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┤│                     │                           ││   Retention Funnel  │    Top Products          ││   (Funnel Chart)    │    (Table)               ││                     │                           │└─────────────────────┴───────────────────────────┘

Visual Design Principles

css

/* Traffic light colors for status */.metric-good { color: #22c55e; }    /* Green */.metric-warning { color: #f59e0b; } /* Amber */.metric-bad { color: #ef4444; }     /* Red */
/* Visual hierarchy */.metric-primary {  font-size: 2.5rem;  font-weight: 700;}
.metric-secondary {  font-size: 1.5rem;  font-weight: 500;}

/* Traffic light colors for status */.metric-good { color: #22c55e; }    /* Green */.metric-warning { color: #f59e0b; } /* Amber */.metric-bad { color: #ef4444; }     /* Red */
/* Visual hierarchy */.metric-primary {  font-size: 2.5rem;  font-weight: 700;}
.metric-secondary {  font-size: 1.5rem;  font-weight: 500;}

Chart Selection

Interactivity Features

Drill-down to detailed views
Date range selection
Filtering by segment
Export to CSV/PDF
Scheduled email reports

Best Practices

Limit to 5-7 KPIs per dashboard
Show trends, not just snapshots
Use consistent color coding
Include comparison periods (vs last month)
Update data in real-time or hourly
Review dashboard relevance quarterly

Common Mistakes

Too many metrics (information overload)
No clear visual hierarchy
Missing context (no comparisons)
Outdated or stale data
Metrics without ownership

Source and attribution

Source:secondsky/claude-skillsinplugins/kpi-dashboard-design/skills/kpi-dashboard-designat commit8837836

License: MIT

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Goal	KPIs
Revenue	MRR, ARR, Revenue Growth
Acquisition	CAC, New Users, Conversion Rate
Retention	Churn Rate, NPS, DAU/MAU
Efficiency	LTV:CAC, Burn Rate
Quality	Error Rate, Response Time

Data Type	Chart
Trend over time	Line chart
Comparison	Bar chart
Composition	Pie/Donut
Distribution	Histogram
Correlation	Scatter plot
Funnel stages	Funnel chart

Kpi Dashboard Design

KPI Dashboard Design

KPI Selection Framework

Common Business KPIs

Dashboard Layout

Visual Design Principles

Chart Selection

Interactivity Features

Best Practices

Common Mistakes

Source and attribution

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