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Dashboard

Meaning in project management, with examples

/ˈdæʃbɔːrd/nounCommon term

In project management, dashboard means: A one-page visual summary of a project's or portfolio's key information, such as progress, budget, risks and KPIs, usually with charts and status colours.

In Turkish: gösterge paneli, dashboard, özet panel

How it is used

Built in tools such as Power BI, Jira or Excel and used by managers who want a quick overview. People build, update, share and check a dashboard. A project dashboard often uses RAG colours.

Example sentences

  1. The CFO checks the portfolio dashboard every Monday before the management meeting.

  2. Can we add the open risks to the dashboard so the sponsor sees them without reading the full report?

Common collocations

  • project dashboard
  • build a dashboard
  • update the dashboard
  • portfolio dashboard
  • KPIShort for key performance indicator: a measurable value that shows how well a project, team or organisation is doing against an important goal.
  • RAG statusA simple traffic-light rating used in reports: red means serious problems, amber means some problems or risks, and green means everything is on track.
  • status reportA short, regular report that tells stakeholders how a project is going: what has been done, what comes next, and the main risks, issues and decisions needed.
  • PMOShort for project management office: a team or department that sets project standards, methods and templates, supports project managers and collects reports across many projects.

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