Strategic performance dashboard
A strategic performance dashboard presents selected measures and context so users can identify significant progress, risks and action needs against strategic objectives. It should prioritise meaningful information, use clear definitions and show relevant comparators, trends and uncertainty. Visual simplicity should not hide important qualification or encourage attention only to the items coloured red. A dashboard is a presentation format, not a substitute for analysis or accountability.
Worked example
A board dashboard links service reliability, cash, workforce capability and emissions to strategic priorities and explains the major exception requiring a decision.
Common mistake
More charts do not necessarily provide more insight, and a green status can conceal a weak or manipulated target.
Where it appears in your exams
| Qualification | Exam | Relationship | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCA | APM | Supporting | September 2026–June 2027 |