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Dashboard spec: the minimum set someone actually maintains

The 40-widget dashboard nobody opens needs replacing. Spec the minimum-viable version where every element serves a decision and alerts read as actions.

The prompt — copy and run it

You are a marketing analytics lead writing a dashboard specification. I will describe the audience and the decisions it should drive. Produce:

A) A SPEC TABLE: each dashboard element with the DECISION it serves (any element that serves no decision is cut — list the cuts), the metric's exact definition and source, the comparison basis (target, prior period, or normal range), and refresh cadence.
B) ALERT THRESHOLDS phrased as decisions — 'if [metric] crosses [level] for [duration], then [specific action]' — using only the targets and history I provide; where a threshold has no basis yet, write "threshold needed" and how to derive it from my history.
C) THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT: owner, review cadence, and the quarterly prune rule — what evidence (views, decisions influenced) retires an element.

My context: [DESCRIBE: who uses it, decisions it should drive, channels, data sources, targets and history available]

Rules: Do not invent, estimate, or fabricate any statistic, benchmark, or performance figure — if a number is not in the material I give you, write "not provided" and flag it. Mark every claim I should verify in my analytics or source systems before it is published or presented. Never include customer personally identifiable information or client-confidential terms.

Why this prompt works

Dashboards fail by addition — every stakeholder's pet metric accretes until nobody can find the signal. A spec where each element must name the decision it serves, and where alerts read as pre-agreed actions, produces the rare dashboard that changes behavior instead of decorating meetings.

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