Free resource
The four sections every
dashboard build
begins with.
A short PDF reference sheet - KPI selection, layout sections, data-source mapping, and a formula reference sheet - the four artefacts Data 85 ships on every dashboard build. One email so we can send the link is the only ask.
What’s inside
Four sections. One file. Repeatable.
Each row below is a section in the PDF and a pass Data 85 applies on every dashboard build. Read the list; if a row reads like it would have framed a problem in a dashboard you are about to ship, that is the magnet doing its job.
- 1
KPI selection
What to put on the dashboard and what to leave off; pick the few metrics that match the decision.
- 2
Layout sections
Header zone, KPI strip, primary chart, supporting tables; how each section frames the next.
- 3
Data-source mapping
Source columns to dashboard cells, with the refresh cadence stated next to each mapping.
- 4
Formula reference sheet
Canonical formulas with units suffix and window next to the label, so the dashboard is auditable on day one.
Order matters: KPI selection first so the dashboard does not drift, layout second so the chart placement is deliberate, data-source mapping third so each cell has a named source, formula references last so any reader can re-derive the numbers.
Want a real dashboard build instead of a template? Send a note about the source file - flat-scope reply the same business day.