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Sales dashboard examples for managers tired of working around missing numbers

Seven dashboards, each with the question it answers and the numbers it needs, plus a one-page KPI template to fill in each week. Excel or Word. Free, no sign-up.

Your team's week on one page

Update it once a week. Download the Excel or Word file, or copy it. In Excel, Change and On pace work themselves out, and so does the revenue a day you still need.

Sales KPI dashboard: [team name]

Week of: [date]. Updated: [date]. Month's target: S$[amount].

This week

NumberTargetThis weekLast weekChangeOn pace
Calls[target][count][count][difference][Yes or Behind]
Conversations[target][count][count][difference][Yes or Behind]
Meetings booked[target][count][count][difference][Yes or Behind]
Meetings held[target][count][count][difference][Yes or Behind]
Proposals sent[target][count][count][difference][Yes or Behind]
Deals closed[target][count][count][difference][Yes or Behind]
Revenue closedS$[target]S$[amount]S$[amount][difference][Yes or Behind]
Pipeline addedS$[target]S$[amount]S$[amount][difference][Yes or Behind]

The month so far

  • Revenue closed this month: S$[amount]
  • Working days left: [count]
  • Revenue a day needed: S$[amount] (what's left of the target divided by the days left)

Rates, last four weeks

  • Calls per meeting booked: [number]
  • Meetings per proposal: [number]
  • Proposals per deal: [number]
  • Average deal: S$[amount]

Who needs a hand

  • Behind on activity: [name, count]
  • Behind on meetings: [name, count]
  • One deal to help close this week: [deal, amount, rep]

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Seven sales dashboard examples, and the question each answers

A sales dashboard is a few numbers on one screen or page, so someone can see how sales are going at a glance. The ones that stay in use answer one question each. Copy the numbers from whichever row matches yours.

DashboardThe question it answersThe numbers on it
RepIs my week enough?Calls, meetings booked, proposals and deals against this week's target
Sales managerWho needs a hand this week?Each rep's calls and meetings against target, deals quiet for 14 days, the team's month so far
Sales activityIs the work happening?Calls, conversations, meetings booked and follow-ups, by day and by rep
PipelineWhat will close this month, and what's stuck?Open deals by stage, value and weighted value, deals with no next step
LeaderboardWho's ahead, and who moved up?Points for calls, meetings and deals, each rep's rank, the most improved
Monthly revenueWill we hit the month?Revenue closed against target, working days left, revenue a day needed
New repIs the new hire building the habit?Calls, conversations and meetings a week against their own target, and calls per meeting by week

If you run a team of three to ten reps, start with the sales manager dashboard. It shows you who to help. For the leaderboard row, use our leaderboard template.

Which numbers to put on it, and how to work them out

Put activity beside results. Calls, meetings and proposals are leading numbers, because they move first. Deals and revenue are lagging, because they arrive later. With both on the page, a slow month shows while the activity is still low.

NumberHow to work it outMade-up example
Calls per meeting bookedCalls divided by meetings booked1,104 calls, 108 meetings: 10.2
Meetings per proposalMeetings held divided by proposals100 meetings, 40 proposals: 2.5
Proposals per dealProposals divided by deals closed40 proposals, 16 deals: 2.5
Average dealRevenue closed divided by deals closedS$164,000, 16 deals: S$10,250
Revenue a day neededWhat's left of the target divided by working days leftS$36,000, 3 days: S$12,000

How to build a sales dashboard in a sheet

  1. Write the question at the top.
  2. Pick five to eight numbers that answer it. If a number never changes what anyone does, take it off.
  3. Give each number a target, this week's figure and last week's.
  4. Add Change (this week minus last week) and On pace (at or above target, or behind).
  5. Set one person and one time to update it each week.

Four rules for a dashboard your team will look at

  • Ask one question per dashboard.
  • Put a target beside every number.
  • Update it at the same time each week.
  • Read it twice a week: once to set the week, and once while you can still change it.

A filled-in week: a team of six, two reps behind

The team and all its numbers are made up. It's the week of 21 September.

NumberTargetThis weekLast weekChangeOn pace
Calls300276251+25Behind
Conversations909480+14Yes
Meetings booked302724+3Behind
Meetings held242522+3Yes
Proposals sent12139+4Yes
Deals closed545-1Behind
Revenue closedS$50,000S$41,500S$52,000-S$10,500Behind
Pipeline addedS$120,000S$134,000S$98,000+S$36,000Yes

The month's target is S$200,000. Revenue closed this month is S$164,000, which leaves S$36,000. With 3 working days left, that's S$12,000 a day.

Siti is behind on activity with 38 of 60 calls, and Grace is behind on meetings with 2 of 5. The deal to help close is Priya's: Northgate Print, S$12,000.

Seeing the activity half without updating it

The sheet works, and someone has to remember to fill it. On most teams that's you, and the numbers are as old as your last update.

Palby Sales Tracker keeps the activity rows current, with no CRM to feed it. Reps log each call, meeting and close in one tap, and the board moves within seconds. The board runs this week, last week, this month, this year or any dates. Needs you today lists who has no entry for 3 days, then who's furthest behind their weekly goal, then who's trending down over 30 days. Analytics shows trends, who has gone quiet, late entries and the edit trail, and you can export the board, the feed and a performance summary to CSV. It counts activity, so revenue and pipeline rows stay on your sheet. See KPI dashboards.

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