Dashboard Spec

---
title: Dashboard Specification
category: data
tags: [dashboard, visualization, kpi, reporting, business-intelligence]
difficulty: intermediate
models: [claude, gpt-4, gemini]
---

# Dashboard Specification

Create detailed dashboard specifications including KPI definitions,
visualization types, layout, interactivity, and data source mappings.

## When to Use

- Designing executive or operational dashboards
- Specifying requirements for BI teams (Tableau, Looker, Power BI)
- Creating self-serve analytics interfaces
- Standardizing reporting across departments
- Replacing ad-hoc spreadsheet reporting

## The Technique

A dashboard spec bridges the gap between business questions and technical
implementation by defining what to measure, how to display it, and how
users will interact with the data.

## Template