measure-dashboard-requirements

What problem does it solve?

Dashboard projects often fail to deliver actionable insights due to vague or missing requirements. This Skill helps teams capture and formalize the goals, audiences, metrics, data sources, and visualization expectations that drive successful analytics dashboards.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Purpose & Scope: Define the problem to solve, audience, and decision rights.
• Metrics & Data Sources: Document business metrics, definitions, calculation method, data sources, and quality considerations.
• Visualizations & Interaction: Specify chart types, filters, time granularity, and interactivity.
• Artifact & Governance: Produce a reusable dashboard requirements document used to request dashboards from data teams, track KPI definitions, and govern reporting.
• Use Cases: Use this artifact when requesting dashboards from data teams, defining KPI tracking, or documenting reporting needs.

Quick Start

Create a new dashboard requirements document by filling in the sections with your target dashboard questions, data sources, audience, and delivery constraints.