kpi-dashboard-design
Design effective KPI dashboards with metrics selection, visualization best practices, and real-time monitoring patterns. Use this skill when building an executive SaaS metrics dashboard tracking MRR, churn, and LTV/CAC ratios; designing an operations center with live service health and request throughput; creating a cohort retention analysis view for a product team; or debugging a dashboard where metrics contradict each other due to inconsistent calculation methodology.
Profile →npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill kpi-dashboard-design --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# KPI Dashboard Design Comprehensive patterns for designing effective Key Performance Indicator (KPI) dashboards that drive business decisions. ## When to Use This Skill - Designing executive dashboards - Selecting meaningful KPIs - Building real-time monitoring displays - Creating department-specific metrics views - Improving existing dashboard layouts - Establishing metric governance ## Core Concepts ### 1. KPI Framework | Level | Focus | Update Frequency | Audience | | --------------- | ---------------- | ----------------- | ---------- | | **Strategic** | Long-term goals | Monthly/Quarterly | Executives | | **Tactical** | Department goals | Weekly/Monthly | Managers | | **Operational** | Day-to-day | Real-time/Daily | Teams | ### 2. SMART KPIs ``` Specific: Clear definition Measurable: Quantifiable Achievable: Realistic targets Relevant: Aligned to goals Time-bound: Defined period ``` ### 3. Dashboard Hierarchy ``` ├── Executive Summary (1 page) │ ├── 4-6 headline KPIs │ ├── Trend indicators │ └── Key alerts ├── Department Views │ ├── Sales Dashboard │ ├── Marketing Dashboard │ ├── Operations Dashboard │ └── Finance Dashboard └── Detailed Drilldowns ├── Individual metrics └── Ro
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Concepts
- 1. KPI Framework
- 2. SMART KPIs
- 3. Dashboard Hierarchy
- Detailed worked examples and patterns
- Best Practices
- Do's
- Don'ts
- Troubleshooting
- MRR shown on dashboard contradicts finance's number
- Dashboard shows green but product team reports users complaining
- Retention cohort looks flat — no variation between cohorts
- Real-time dashboard hammers the database
What does the kpi-dashboard-design skill do?
Design effective KPI dashboards with metrics selection, visualization best practices, and real-time monitoring patterns. Use this skill when building an executive SaaS metrics dashboard tracking MRR, churn, and LTV/CAC ratios; designing an operations center with live service health and request throughput; creating a cohort retention analysis view for a product team; or debugging a dashboard where metrics contradict each other due to inconsistent calculation methodology.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill kpi-dashboard-design --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From wshobson/agents, a repository with 38,479 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.