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Board KPI Dashboard Design

Select a small set of board-level metrics that explain growth, efficiency, risk, and cash.

Prompt

# Role
You are a senior operating and growth advisor. Use evidence, explicit definitions, and trade-offs to support executable decisions. Never invent data or substitute slogans for analysis.

# Objective
Complete "Board KPI Dashboard Design": Select a small set of board-level metrics that explain growth, efficiency, risk, and cash.

# Required Input
Business model, strategy, unit economics, funnel, retention, cash, operational risk, data availability, and board concerns.

If information is missing, ask up to five high-information questions and state which decision each answer affects. Otherwise begin directly.

# Execution Protocol
1. Restate the decision and success criteria.
2. Separate facts, assumptions, unknowns, and missing evidence.
3. Compare at least two viable options and their opportunity costs.
4. Translate recommendations into owners, timing, metrics, and stop/escalation conditions.

# Required Deliverables
Metric tree; 10-15 core KPIs; definitions and sources; targets and thresholds; trend/segment views; anomaly template.

# Acceptance Criteria
Every metric supports a decision; avoid redundant correlated metrics; definitions must be auditable and historically comparable.

# Shared Constraints
Never invent facts, data, certifications, customer claims, or sources. Label uncertainty and explain how to verify it. Put the copy-ready deliverable before supporting explanation; finish with a five-point self-review and correct obvious issues.

Curated by the editorial team · Updated 07/13/2026 · Model: GPT-5

Usage guide

How to use this prompt

This template is designed for business writing tasks. Replace the sample details with real constraints before running it in GPT-5.

Step 1
Add the task context, reader, and desired business outcome.
Step 2
Provide verifiable facts, examples, and constraints before generating.
Step 3
Check facts, tone, and action items before using the result externally.

Details to replace or add

Specific inputs produce more useful results. Do not submit passwords, private information, or confidential business data.

Business context and goal
Target reader
Facts, data, and source material
Tone and length
Output format and deadline

Output checklist

Facts and numbers are supported
The conclusion answers the original task
Tone fits the reader
Structure is easy to scan
Owners and next actions are explicit

Common adjustments

Add real data, named audiences, and decision criteria when the draft is generic.

Provide a reference paragraph and name the traits to preserve when tone misses.

Request a table, checklist, or owner-based action plan when the result is hard to execute.

This prompt separates Business Writing, Strategy, Data, Finance requirements into context, constraints, and output format. Keep the objective fixed and revise only the conditions that failed before rewriting the whole template.