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Before building a dashboard, finish this sentence:
“When we see ___, we will ___.” It’s a useful way to clarify what your reporting is supposed to support. For example: “When an inquiry passes our response deadline, we will assign someone to follow up.” Now you can identify what the dashboard needs: the inquiry date, current status, assigned person, and agreed deadline. My checklist before choosing charts: • What operational question are we answering? • Who owns the data? • What reporting period matters? • What result should trigger action? In my housing resale and e-commerce analytics portfolio projects, I’ve worked with datasets to organize patterns for interpretation. These are portfolio exercises, not verified consulting-client outcomes. The principle I bring to my work is simple: define the decision first, then design the reporting around it. If you’re working through this in your business, visit addriannicolas.com and request a callback. Share the decision you need your dashboard to support.
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