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Metrics Dashboard Design by nandanosql

Name: Metrics Dashboard Design
Author: nandanosql

File contents

Purpose

Design a product analytics dashboard that the team actually uses daily — with the right metrics hierarchy, alert thresholds, and cadence. Avoids the "we built a dashboard and no one looks at it" trap.

Application

Question 1: Dashboard Purpose

Agent asks: "Who is this dashboard for and what decisions will it inform?"

Executive — Board/leadership visibility
Product team — Daily operational decisions
Growth team — Experiment monitoring
Engineering — System health and performance
Cross-functional — Shared alignment

Question 2: North Star

Agent asks: "What's your North Star Metric?"

(References skills/strategy/north-star-metric/SKILL.md)

Question 3: Metric Selection

Agent asks: "For each metric layer, which metrics matter most?"

**Dashboard Hierarchy:**

### Layer 1: North Star (1 metric)
- [NSM — the one number everyone watches]

### Layer 2: Input Metrics (3-5 metrics)
- [Metric that drives NSM — e.g., activation rate]
- [Metric that drives NSM — e.g., weekly engagement]
- [Metric that drives NSM — e.g., referral rate]

### Layer 3: Health Metrics (3-5 metrics)
- [Revenue/business health]
- [Technical health — errors, latency]
- [Customer health — NPS, support load]

### Layer 4: Experiment Metrics (variable)
- [Active experiment KPIs]

Output: Dashboard Specification

# Product Dashboard Specification

## Layout
| Row | Metric | Type | Alert Threshold |
|-----|--------|------|----------------|
| Hero | [NSM] | Big number + trend | If drops > [X%] |
| Row 1 | [Input Metric 1] | Line chart (7-day) | If below [threshold] |
| Row 1 | [Input Metric 2] | Line chart (7-day) | If below [threshold] |
| Row 2 | [Health Metric 1] | Gauge | Red if below [X] |
| Row 3 | [Experiment] | A/B comparison | If significance reached |

## Refresh Cadence
- Real-time: [Metrics that need live data]
- Daily: [Most metrics]
- Weekly: [Slower-moving metrics]

## Review Ritual
- **Daily standup:** Glance at Layer 1
- **Weekly review:** Analyze Layers 1-3
- **Monthly deep-dive:** Full analysis + action planning

References

Related Skills

skills/strategy/north-star-metric/SKILL.md — NSM definition
skills/analytics/funnel-analysis/SKILL.md — Funnel metrics
skills/analytics/saas-economics-efficiency-metrics/SKILL.md — Business metrics

Skill type: Interactive Domain: Analytics & Metrics

---name: metrics-dashboard-designdescription: Design an actionable product analytics dashboard — choosing the right metrics, layout hierarchy, alerts, and refresh cadence so the team uses it daily, not once.---## PurposeDesign a product analytics dashboard that the team **actually uses daily** — with the right metrics hierarchy, alert thresholds, and cadence. Avoids the "we built a dashboard and no one looks at it" trap.---## Application### Question 1: Dashboard Purpose**Agent asks:** "Who is this dashboard for and what decisions will it inform?"1. **Executive** — Board/leadership visibility2. **Product team** — Daily operational decisions3. **Growth team** — Experiment monitoring4. **Engineering** — System health and performance5. **Cross-functional** — Shared alignment### Question 2: North Star**Agent asks:** "What's your North Star Metric?"(References `skills/strategy/north-star-metric/SKILL.md`)### Question 3: Metric Selection**Agent asks:** "For each metric layer, which metrics matter most?"```markdown**Dashboard Hierarchy:**### Layer 1: North Star (1 metric)- [NSM — the one number everyone watches]### Layer 2: Input Metrics (3-5 metrics)- [Metric that drives NSM — e.g., activation rate]- [Metric that drives NSM — e.g., weekly engagement]- [Metric that drives NSM — e.g., referral rate]### Layer 3: Health Metrics (3-5 metrics)- [Revenue/business health]- [Technical health — errors, latency]- [Customer health — NPS, support load]### Layer 4: Experiment Metrics (variable)- [Active experiment KPIs]```### Output: Dashboard Specification```markdown# Product Dashboard Specification## Layout| Row | Metric | Type | Alert Threshold ||-----|--------|------|----------------|| Hero | [NSM] | Big number + trend | If drops > [X%] || Row 1 | [Input Metric 1] | Line chart (7-day) | If below [threshold] || Row 1 | [Input Metric 2] | Line chart (7-day) | If below [threshold] || Row 2 | [Health Metric 1] | Gauge | Red if below [X] || Row 3 | [Experiment] | A/B comparison | If significance reached |## Refresh Cadence- Real-time: [Metrics that need live data]- Daily: [Most metrics]- Weekly: [Slower-moving metrics]## Review Ritual- **Daily standup:** Glance at Layer 1- **Weekly review:** Analyze Layers 1-3- **Monthly deep-dive:** Full analysis + action planning```---## References### Related Skills- `skills/strategy/north-star-metric/SKILL.md` — NSM definition- `skills/analytics/funnel-analysis/SKILL.md` — Funnel metrics- `skills/analytics/saas-economics-efficiency-metrics/SKILL.md` — Business metrics---**Skill type:** Interactive**Domain:** Analytics & Metrics

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