
Speedometer Dashboard Widget
About
The AllDayIT Speedometer Widget is a versatile dashboarding tool that displays totaled values in a Speedometer gauge visualization. The widget can be used in a single board’s chart tab, or in a Dashboard monitoring values across multiple boards and groups.
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Values and percentages are numerically displayed in the widget as well as in a legend below the Speedometer. Goal and/or Stretch Goal values can be added for more business context. Displaying multiple Speedometers in a Dashboard for different KPIs or tracked values can ease the job of monitoring large multidimensional operations.
The speedometer features a customizable five-section colored heatmap scale that elucidates whether the current total is low or high. Text labels (also color-customizable) can be added to each gradient section. There are toggles to abbreviate large numbers, and to show or hide percentage tick-marks underneath the colored scale.
Implementation Notes
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For each use case, the widget can be configured to:
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Display multiple goals (baseline and stretch goals)
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Filter by specific criteria (department, individual, project, etc.)
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Show progress only for completed items or include in-progress items
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Aggregate data across multiple boards for comprehensive reporting
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Update in real-time as data changes
The visual nature of the speedometer makes it particularly effective for:
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Quick status checks in dashboard views
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Performance comparisons across teams or individuals
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Progress monitoring in client-facing presentations
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Executive summary reports
Speedometer Use Cases by Industry
Fundraising & Non-Profit​
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Pledge and Donation Tracking: Set up a comprehensive donation monitoring system:
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Use WorkForms to collect pledges that automatically populate your Donations board
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Deploy dual speedometers side by side:
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First speedometer tracks total pledges against initial and stretch goals
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Second speedometer monitors actual donations received versus targets
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Provides immediate visual feedback on campaign progress and pledge-to-donation conversion
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Enables real-time monitoring of fundraising milestones and stretch goal achievement
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Perfect for capital campaigns, annual fundraising drives, and event-based fundraising
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Grant Progress: Track multiple grant applications and their status toward goals
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Volunteer Hours: Monitor volunteer participation against needed coverage
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Program Impact: Display progress toward impact metrics versus goals
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Resource Distribution: Track distribution of aid or services against targets
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Sales & Business Development​
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Pipeline Management: Track dollar value of deals in pipeline versus quarterly targets, with separate speedometers for different sales territories or representatives
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Lead Generation: Monitor progress toward lead generation goals, showing both raw leads and qualified leads that have passed initial screening
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Customer Success: Display customer health scores and retention metrics against targets, helping identify accounts needing attention
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Revenue Tracking: Real-time visualization of monthly/quarterly revenue against projections, including recurring revenue and one-time sales
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Project Management & Development
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Sprint Progress: Track story points or tasks completed versus sprint goals, with filtering capability to show individual team member contributions
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Bug Resolution: Monitor bug fix completion rates against SLA targets, filtered by priority levels
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Development Milestones: Display progress toward major release goals, including both completed and in-progress features
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Resource Utilization: Show team capacity usage against optimal levels, helping prevent burnout and underutilization
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Manufacturing & Operations
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Production Quotas: Track units produced against daily/weekly targets, with separate gauges for different production lines
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Quality Control: Monitor defect rates against acceptable thresholds, with filtering by product type or manufacturing stage
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Inventory Management: Display stock levels versus reorder points, helping maintain optimal inventory levels
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Equipment Efficiency: Track Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) metrics against targets, filtered by machinery type
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Marketing
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Campaign Performance: Track multiple KPIs such as:
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Lead generation versus goals
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Email open rates and click-through rates against benchmarks
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Social media engagement metrics versus targets
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Content production progress toward editorial calendar goals
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Budget Utilization: Monitor spending across different marketing channels against allocated budgets
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ROI Tracking: Display campaign return on investment against projected goals
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Human Resources
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Recruitment: Track hiring progress against open positions, with filters for different departments or roles
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Training Completion: Monitor employee training program completion rates versus compliance requirements
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Performance Reviews: Track completion rates of performance evaluations against deadlines
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Employee Engagement: Display participation rates in company initiatives or survey completion rates
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Customer Service
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Ticket Resolution: Monitor resolution rates against SLA targets, filtered by priority or department
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Response Times: Track average response times against target metrics
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Customer Satisfaction: Display CSAT or NPS scores against goals, filtered by service representative or department
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Queue Management: Show current queue sizes versus optimal levels
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Construction & Project Planning
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Budget Tracking: Monitor project spending versus allocated budgets across multiple projects
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Timeline Progress: Display milestone completion rates against project schedules
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Resource Allocation: Track equipment and personnel utilization versus capacity
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Safety Metrics: Monitor safety incident rates against acceptable thresholds
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Education & Training
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Student Progress: Track class completion rates or test scores against educational targets
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Enrollment Goals: Monitor student enrollment numbers versus targets across different programs
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Attendance Tracking: Display attendance rates versus requirements, filtered by class or program
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Resource Utilization: Track usage of educational resources against capacity
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Healthcare
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Patient Satisfaction: Monitor satisfaction scores against benchmarks
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Treatment Plan Progress: Track completion of prescribed treatments versus plans
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Resource Management: Display bed utilization rates or equipment usage versus capacity
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Compliance Tracking: Monitor completion of required documentation against deadlines
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Event Management
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Registration Tracking: Monitor event registration numbers versus capacity goals
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Budget Management: Track spending across different event categories against budgets
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Vendor Management: Display vendor confirmation rates and setup progress
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Attendance Tracking: Show real-time attendance numbers versus expected turnout​