KPI and gauge visuals are frequently used to present the most critical performance measures in dashboards. Given their compact size and supporting context, such as trend graphs and target values, users can quickly obtain useful insights from these visuals alone, on any device. However, to derive the most value out of these visuals, it’s often necessary to apply Visual level filters, create supporting target measures, and group related visuals.
In this recipe, a KPI and gauge visual are developed to present growth relative to planned growth. Groups of KPI visuals are then created to provide visibility to current period, prior period, and year-to-date.