Provide guidelines for creating dashboards that support governance bodies, including components and design practices for clarity and actionability.
Dashboard Design for Governance: Metrics that Matter
Provide guidelines for creating dashboards that support governance bodies, including components and design practices for clarity and actionability.
Design principles
Dashboards for governance should be concise, scannable, and decision oriented. Present a top line that signals overall health and provide drill down options for context. Use consistent visuals and avoid clutter that distracts from action.
Key components: risk overview, incident trends, remediation progress, training completion, and policy status. Each widget has a defined purpose, data source, update frequency, and an interpretation note to guide decisions.
Accessibility and alignment: Ensure readability for diverse audiences, use color coding that supports accessibility, and anchor visuals to policy thresholds and governance processes to aid auditability.