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executive dashboard

/ɪɡˈzɛk.jə.tɪv ˈdæʃ.bɔːrd/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The one dashboard that must never be red while the report is open.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A summary view of high-level indicators built for senior leadership to track performance at a glance.

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See also

dashboardA wall of charts no one is assigned to act on.
rag statusAmber, the color of a team that has seen the number and would prefer not to be quoted on it.
vanity metricA number that goes up to make a slide feel better and a quarter look busier.