Executive dashboard template

Q: What is an executive dashboard?

An executive dashboard is a high-level view of business performance for leadership. It combines financial, customer, sales, product, and operational signals so executives can quickly understand what changed and where attention is needed.

Q: What should a CEO dashboard track?

A CEO dashboard should track revenue, growth, retention, pipeline, customer health, burn or runway, support quality, and operational risks. The exact metrics depend on the company's stage and business model.

A free executive dashboard template for CEOs, founders, and operators tracking growth, revenue, retention, pipeline, and risks.

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7 dashboard blocks Number, Line, Map, Donut, Table

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Executive overview

Board packet view

Live data

ARR

$18.6M +9% ($17.1M)

Runway

22 mo +3 mo (19 mo)

Forecast risk

$410K -8% ($446K)

ARR trajectory

ARR

Business by region

North America $11.2M

Europe $4.8M

APAC $2.6M

Investment allocation

Product 38%

Sales 26%

Marketing 18%

G&A 18%

Decisions needed

Enterprise renewal concessions $410K

Infrastructure budget +$32K

Partner channel expansion +18%

The prompt

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Dashboard instructions

Create an executive dashboard for a CEO and leadership team.

Show the most important top-line KPIs: revenue, customer growth, retention, sales pipeline, product usage, support volume, and operational risk. Use a mix of number cards, trend charts, funnel or bar charts, and a concise risk table.

Compare this period to the previous period and trailing average. Prioritize metrics that explain business health and avoid vanity metrics unless they directly affect revenue, retention, or customer experience.

Metrics

What to include.

Core metrics

ARR or MRR growth, net revenue retention, gross retention, and expansion revenue.
Pipeline coverage, forecasted bookings, win rate, and cycle time.
Active customers, churn risk, product adoption, and support load.
Burn multiple, runway, hiring plan progress, and incident risk.

Layout notes

Executive dashboards should explain business health in one scan. Put top-line metrics first, then use the next row to answer whether growth is accelerating, forecast coverage is strong, and risks are manageable.

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Frequently asked questions

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